This article first appeared on the BibleStudyTools website. You can find the original link to the article here. *** Discouragement is a part of life. We live in a fallen world. We are imperfect people, weak in our flesh – created beings who have little control over the circumstances of life. As followers of Jesus, …
Why Are You Afraid?
What stands out to you most in the story of Jesus calming the sea? If I had to guess, I would say what sticks in our minds is the amazing truth that Jesus is able to command the laws of nature. No one living today can make a storm lay down. If we could, there …
A Tiny Seed of Faith
Throughout the gospels, Jesus often talked about the “kingdom of God” or the “kingdom of heaven.” He came to give us access to this kingdom, which I believe the Bible teaches is both a physical place and a spiritual state of being. When the Lord saves us, we enter the kingdom. Our citizenship is in …
The Unseen Work We Cannot Do
Mark 4 records the parable of the sower and the soils. You can also find it in Matthew 13 and Luke 8. I love this parable because Jesus clearly explains its meaning, unlike some of the other parables where we are left to examine the lesson in the context of other scriptures to dig out …
Two Kingdoms
Whenever I read scripture, I’m always amazed at how human nature stays the same. The reactions, the comments, the attitudes, and the responses toward Jesus are the same today as they were more than two thousand years ago. Our culture prides itself on how evolved it has become – how much more knowledge and wisdom …
The Way Of The Word 