by David Keesling | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
1 Corinthians 9:1 “Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?” Observation: Paul has just finished saying in 1 Corinthians 8:13: “Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again,...
by David Keesling | Jan 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
1 Corinthians 7:35 “This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint on you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” Observation: Paul was sharing what he understood God’s desire to be regarding marriage. He...
by David Keesling | Jan 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
Matthew 8:29 “Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Observation: As Jesus passed a cemetery, two demon-possessed men confronted him. They were so crazed that locals avoided that section of road. The demons within these men instantly recognized the...
by David Keesling | Jan 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Matthew 11:6 “Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.” Observation: The evil king Herod, who was in an illegitimate relationship with his wife, Herodias, had imprisoned John the Baptist. John had called them on it. Even though Herod was intrigued by John and...
by David Keesling | Jan 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Matthew 15:9 “But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Observation: Jesus had rebuked the Pharisees for exalting their own traditions above the clear teachings of God. In bringing these charges He quotes Isaiah 28:13, “This people...
