“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” This was an unpopular message of Jesus. In fact, so many people stopped following him when they heard him teach or preach like this. This is a message so unpopular in our culture of self-gratification and do-whatever-you-want...
It seems that for Jesus and later the apostles it is never enough to just believe. We are called to believe and put it into practice. To be not just hearers but also doers of God’s word. Practice is an integral part of discipleship and transformation. You do not become all the things God has...
Here is the thing, here is the mystery and good news. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are a new creation. God has already called out of us who he created us to be. When God looks at you he is not seeing anxious Betty, or lustful Edgar or prideful John. No, he is seeing...
When we read the accounts of Jesus life, we can read about the way he encountered people wherever he went, and how He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. We can read of Him healing the sick, casting out evil spirits, bringing good news to the poor and justice to the oppressed. When we...
Imagine the scene that Jesus has died, he has then been raised back to life and he has told his disciples to go ahead of him his group of friends that by then they were 11, they had stayed close with him and he invited them to go up on to this mountain with him...
This is a psalm that would be sung by the nation of Israel during their times of thank-offerings. While making sacrifices of praise. There were celebrations held during the worship times of Israel that included making sacrifices. Sacrifices made, specifically, to praise God and be grateful to him. This is the context in which this...
