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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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About Humility
John 6:15, 'When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.'
Jesus 'was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin' (Heb. 4:15). The temptation for Jesus to submit to the crowd and exalt Himself must have been there but He didn't respond to it. He came to do the Father's will and not His own will (Jn. 6:38). He immediately withdrew from everyone and spent all night in prayer with His Father. Prolonged prayer is an antidote for the temptation of pride and will work a God-type of humility in your life.
In Galatians 2:20, Paul is preaching a death to self, but it is very important to notice how this death took place. Paul said he was...
THE GOSPEL
WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY SAY THE "GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST". IT IS "1 CORINTHIANS...
God's Options Or Ours?
Matthew 14:27-28. 'But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the water.'
MATTHEW 14:22-33
It is important to analyze Peter's statement. Peter was overwhelmed when he saw Jesus walking on the water, and he wanted to do the same. While there is really nothing wrong with his desire, the request he put before Jesus was totally wrong. He didn't ask the Lord if he wanted him to walk on the water, or if his faith was up to it. Instead he said, 'If it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.' What was Jesus going to say, 'It isn't me. Don't come.'?
There are no other examples of...
LOVE IS OF GOD
MATTHEW 5:43 "Thou shalt love thy neighbour"
He Blesses What We Already Have
John 6:9, 'There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?'
JOHN 6:1-13
Notice that Jesus didn't just turn some of the stones into bread (as Satan had tempted Him to do in Lk. 4:3). We find only one instance in scripture where God created a supply to meet a need (Num. 11:21-23). Usually, the Lord simply blesses what we set our hand to do. The resources were totally inadequate to meet the need in this instance, but when the Lord blessed it, there was more than enough.
Jesus didn't just teach the disciples, but He trained them also. He was constantly trying to involve them in these miracles. Just a matter of days later, He again asked...
WHAT IS TRUTH? THE DICTIONARY SAYS IT IS "Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be." WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT TRUTH? WE KNOW THAT IT COMES FROM JESUS. "JOHN 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." WE KNOW THAT IT WILL SET YOU FREE. "JOHN 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." WE KNOW THAT IT IS A SPIRIT. "JOHN 15:26 But when the Comforter is come , whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the...
Jesus Meets All Our Needs
Matthew 14:16, 'But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.'
MATTHEW 14:15-18
The disciples were using natural reasoning and recognized that they didn't have the ability to minister to the multitude's need for food. Jesus did have the ability and the willingness to minister to their needs, so the multitude did not need to depart. All of their needs could be met through Jesus.
The same thing is true today. Some disciples today are sending the multitudes to the world to meet their physical needs (finances, health, counseling, etc.) and proclaiming that God only meets spiritual needs. But, 'they need not depart.' The Lord is willing and able to heal our bodies, prosper us...
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