Stumbling Over Jesus

Luke 7:23 “And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me.” Observation: John the Baptist is in prison and is about to be beheaded by evil King Herod and his wife Herodius.  Knowing his life was nearing its end, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if He was the one...

The Elusive Pinata

Acts 13:17, 19, 20-22 “The God of this people Israel chose our fathers…and with an uplifted arm He led them out from Egypt…He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan…He gave them judges…He gave them Saul…He raised up David to be...

Understanding the Times

Matthew 15:9 “But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.”  1 Chronicles 12:32 “The sons of Issachar, men who understand the times with knowledge of what Israel should do . . .” Observation: In Matthew, Jesus quoted from the prophet...

The Paperwork Problem

Acts 25:25-27 “’I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him. Yet I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before...

Splendid Isolation

Ezekiel 3:22-23 “The hand of the Lord was on me there, and He said to me, ‘Get up, go out to the plain and there I will speak to you.’ So I got up and went out to the plain; and behold, the glory of the Lord was standing there, …and I fell on my face.” Observation:...

Remembering Passover

Numbers 9:4-5 “So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover, and they did so in the Desert of Sinai at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses” (NIV). Observation: A year had passed...