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This is the third time recorded in the gospels that the Father spoke in an audible voice to or about Jesus (First, at Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River and second, at the transfiguration of Jesus).
This verse makes it clear that it was a voice that the Father spoke in; however, there were different reports of the same event. Some people heard a voice and thought it was an angel who spoke. Others thought it was thunder.
This illustrates "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Cor. 2:14). A carnal man with a hardened heart will always find some natural explanation for the supernatural even if he...
Philip and Andrew had just brought word to Jesus that certain Greeks or Gentiles were seeking Him at the feast. He had ministered to other Gentiles, but this is the first time that the Gentiles came specifically to seek Him instead of what He could do. Apparently, this was an added signal to Jesus that His time had come and that He could no longer confine His ministry to only the Jews. Therefore, He made statements about His death and glorification, that would break down the middle wall of partition between the Jew and the Gentile.
There was a physical wall of partition that symbolized this division in the Jerusalem temple. The Gentiles could come into a designated area of the temple known as the court of the Gentiles, but a stone wall, about five feet high,...
There is nothing wrong with praising God. It is encouraged and commanded thousands of times in the scriptures. The reason the Pharisees were so upset was because they didn't accept Jesus as God. Indeed, it would be blasphemy for Jesus to accept worship if He wasn't God. This is another confirmation of the deity of Christ.
Only Luke records this instance of the Pharisees' objection and Jesus' answer. This was the triumphant entry of Israel's King that was prophesied and anticipated for centuries. The excitement could not be contained. If people refused to praise Him, the creation would have broken out in spontaneous praise. No rock...
HOW OFTEN DO YOU THANK GOD FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS? DO YOU EVER SACRIFICE YOUR TIME FOR HIM AND JUST SIT WITH HIM AND LIFT UP YOUR HANDS AND SING PRAISES TO HIM? HE DESERVES BOTH THE THANKS AND THE PRAISE, YOU KNOW. LOOK WHAT IT SAYS IN HEBREWS 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. SOMETIMES I JUST SING TO HIM AND ALTHOUGH I KNOW I SOUND TERRIBLE, I THINK HE LIKES IT AND, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, HIS WORD SAYS TO DO IT AND HE WANTS OUR OBEDIENCE.
The gifts of the Spirit are not meant to be a substitute for our own faith in the Lord. We are not to depend so completely on some individual with a spiritual gift that we neglect our own spiritual growth and maturity. We can receive anything we need from the Lord without a gift of the Spirit operating through another individual, if we know how to believe. Dependence on the Lord directly is superior to dependence on the Lord indirectly through someone operating in one of the spiritual gifts.
What if there were no gifts of the Spirit and the Lord established that the only way we could receive from Him was through our own faith? There would be some individuals who would get born...
TODAY AT 3PM WILL BE THE TOP 20 CHART FOR SEPT 2017 TO BE PLAYED FROM #20 TO #1 3:00 - 4:30 OR SO. So by using this blog, you can follow along with the show and be able to hear some tidbits along the way. So with any delay lets get rollin ....
20. The Blast from the Past ... I use this slot for past#1 songs from a couple of years ago, this one is Doris Johnson and "Am I A Soldier of the Cross" Beautifully done and it is from 3 years ago when the Top 20 was a weekly chart of the Top 10. Thank You Doris for blessing us with such a beautiful song..
19. " A Child of His Creation" - John Lord nice, easy guitar intro , John's rich voice comes in and its just right in balance to where you can follow the lyrics very...
HOW MUCH DOES HOLINESS COUNT WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR SALVATION? I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND HAVE BEEN DOING SO ALL THEIR LIVES. IT HAS BECOME SUCH A HABIT THAT THEY WOULD NOT CONSIDER MISSING FOR ANY REASON. I WONDER WHAT THEY WOULD SAY IF YOU ASK THEM WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN THEY WERE SAVED. THEY SHOULD REMEMBER BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST THING THAT HAD EVER HAPPENED TO THEM OR THAT EVER WILL. I AM AFRAID THERE ARE SOME THAT DID IT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS EXPECTED OF THEM. I WONDER IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE REALLY BORN AGAIN.
This is the fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy in Zechariah 9:9. Notice how specific Zechariah's prophecy is and how exactly it was fulfilled. Zechariah prophesied Jesus not only riding an ass, but also a colt (unbroken), the foal of an ass. Zechariah also mentioned the people rejoicing greatly and shouting which certainly came to pass on this day.
All four gospels include a triumphal entry, but only Matthew records a donkey with a colt. A simple explanation to a so-called "contradiction" is that Jesus rode the colt while the other donkey went along. No doubt, He rode each animal part of the way.
Not only was it a miracle that Jesus knew about the ass and its colt, but also where they would...