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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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DO YOU REMEMBER THE STORY ABOUT THE MAN BORN BLIND? JESUS SPAT ON THE GROUND TO MAKE CLAY, PUT IT ON THE MAN'S EYES, TOLD HIM TO GO WASH IT OFF AT THE POOL OF SILOAM, WHICH HE DID, AND HE CAME BACK SEEING.
WHEN THE PHARISEES HEARD ABOUT THIS, THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE MAN HAD BEEN BORN BLIND SO THEY CALLED HIS PARENTS AND ASK THEM. THEY TOLD THEM THAT HE WAS THEIR SON AND WAS BORN BLIND BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW HE RECEIVED HIS SIGHT AND SAID HE WAS OF AGE, ASK HIM. THEY SAID THIS BECAUSE...
This was the first time Jesus had ministered in Jerusalem. Multitudes believed on Him when they saw the miracles He performed (v. 23). This looked like a perfect opportunity for Jesus to take these people and use them to spread the news far and wide that He was the Christ. Instead Jesus did just the opposite. He didn't want people proclaiming His gospel in their own ability.
This reveals an attitude of Jesus which is lacking among many Christians today. Jesus is more concerned with the quality of ministry than the quantity of ministry. In contrast, today's Christians often feel that "the end justifies the means."
We take new converts and place them in leadership--which is directly opposed to the Bible's instructions (1 Tim. 3:6). Many times movie stars or other famous people...
I KNOW I TALK ABOUT STUDYING THE BIBLE AS MUCH AS I TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER SUBJECT AND I DO BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT. I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT IT BEING OUR OWNER'S MANUAL AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS. WELL, HERE IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE MESSAGES FOR YOU AND I PRAY THAT IT WILL REACH SOMEONE FOR JESUS THAT MAY NOT HAVE HEARD IT BEFORE.
Jesus brought the message of "love your enemies" to the world and demonstrated it in such a way that some people have forgotten instances like this when Jesus showed anger. Anger can also be a godly emotion.
Ephesians 4:26, tells us to "be angry and sin not". This means there is a righteous type of anger which is not sin. This is why we are told to hate evil (Ps. 45:7; 119:104, 163; Pro. 8:13; Rom. 12:9).
Ephesians 4:26, goes on to say, "Let not the sun go down upon your wrath". That doesn't mean that it's alright to be angry during daylight as long as we repent by nightfall. Rather, it is speaking of this righteous type of anger. We are never to let it rest. Don't ever put...
FOR YOU THAT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR, HAVE YOU REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I AM NOT ONLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO YOURSELF BUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU. LOVE THEM ENOUGH AT LEAST TO THINK ABOUT THIS MESSAGE. I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE THIS LONG AND DRAWN OUT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU ARE A SINNER AND THAT YOU NEED A SAVIOR. I JUST WANT TO GET YOU TO THINKING ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
God has been represented as a God who is on a tight budget and who disapproves of us asking for anything more than just the necessities. However, this first miracle of Jesus disproves that.
Scholars suggest that a firkin was equal to about nine U.S. gallons. This would mean that six of these water pots would hold 162 gallons of wine. That's a lot of wine!
In a similar instance when Jesus was asked to provide food for the multitude, He once again supplied more than the need (Mt. 14:15-21; Mk. 6:33-44; Lk. 9:11-17).
These examples show the Lord's willingness to meet our needs with plenty to spare. God is not cheap!
Today, don't limit God to barely meeting your needs. If you have enough, then believe for...
ARE YOUR NEEDS MET? THEY COULD BE IF YOU WOULD JUST LET JESUS SUPPLY THEM. HE LOVES US AND WANTS TO PROVIDE FOR US. LOOK WHAT HE SAYS IN MATTHEW 6:26 "Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" PHILIPPIANS 4:19 TELLS US WHAT GOD WILL DO (But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.) THIS MAKES IT PRETTY CLEAR IF YOU WILL JUST TRUST HIM AND DO HIS WILL.
Mary knew Jesus as no one else did at this point. The Bible supplies no details of the childhood of Jesus except his trip to Jerusalem at twelve years of age, but it is certain that Mary knew Jesus was no ordinary man. Her request of Jesus to provide the guests with more wine reflects her belief that He could do things others could not.
Her instructions to the servants were, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." This shows that she not only knew Jesus could work miracles, but she knew His way of doing things did not always conform to conventional thought. Sure enough, Jesus told the servants to fill the pots with water and then take it to the governor of the feast.
This defied logic! Everyone there knew the guests wanted more wine, not water. Yet these servants, at Mary's...