Bible Study series: John 21:1-14. It took a miraculous catch of fish for them to recognize him.
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Fear of God, and He Values You
Bible Study series. Luke 12:4-7. Have no fear of humans, but fear God. Good news! He knows you but loves you anyway.
Jesus Is Handed over to Pilate and Sentenced to Die
Bible Study series: Mark 15:1-20: He was also mocked and violently mistreated.
Religious Leaders Again Demand a Sign
Bible Study series: Matthew 16:1-4. But Jesus told them of an unexpected sign.
Seven Sons of Scaeva Defeated and Ephesian Believers Renounce Occult
Bible Study series: Acts 19:13-20. When I first read that believers were the ones who needed to renounce the occult, I realized how important discipleship is.
The Purpose of John’s Gospel
Bible Study series: John 20:30-31. Now we know how to interpret the book with more clarity. And now we know how we can get saved through the word of God.
Watch Out for Hypocrisy
Bible Study series: Luke 12:1-3. Hypocrites will be exposed. “There is nothing that has been hidden away that will not be revealed, and concealed that will not be known.”
Peter Denies Jesus
Bible Study series: Mark 14:66-72. “Throwing himself out on the ground, he began to weep.”
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand Men, Plus Women and Children
Bible Study series: Matthew 15:32-39. Jesus’s miracles had a purpose: to help people in practical ways. He did not perform them just to show off. That’s too dangerous, for deceivers, later on, could exploit people (e.g. gold dust and “angel” feathers).
Paul Proclaims the Kingdom of God in Ephesus
Bible Study series: Acts 19:8-12. When he did this, miracles broke out, including through facecloths and work aprons.
Jesus Appears to Thomas
Bible Study series: John 20:24-29. Doubting Thomas believes and confesses that Jesus is Lord and God, reflecting the opening to John’s Gospel. “The Word was God.” Then Jesus speaks to us: “Because you see me, do you believe? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Woes Pronounced upon Pharisees and Legal Experts
Bible Study series: Luke 11:37-54. He was an invited guest. He was functioning as a prophet to the religious leaders.
Summary Passage: Jesus Heals Many People near Lake of Galilee
Bible Study series: Matthew 15:29-31. “Then the numerous crowds came to him, having with them the crippled, blind, lame, mute, and many others, and they placed them at his feet, and he healed them.”
Paul and Twelve Incomplete Disciples at Ephesus
Bible Study series: Acts 19:1-7. He got them filled with the Spirit.
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
Bible Study series: John 20:19-23. The first was Mary Magdalene. Now the disciples enjoy the privilege of his appearance to them
The Light of the Body
Bible Study series: Luke 11:33-36. Don’t hide your light under a basket.
Jesus Is Arrested and His Disciples Abandon Him
Bible Study series: Mark 14:43-52. He is alone now. It really is happening.
Introducing Apollos
Bible Study series: Acts 18:24-28. Apollos appears in the Corinthian correspondences, and here he is in Acts for the first time. Priscilla and Aquila have to introduce him to the fullness of the Spirit.
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
Bible Study series: John 20:11-18. She was the first one to see him alive. She evangelized the apostles about the resurrection. Her name appears in all four Gospels, at this crucial time. This indicates she was a valued leader and preacher in the early Jesus Movement.
His Generation Demands a Sign
Bible Study series: Luke 11:29-32. Our generation does this too. But caution! Satan can work signs and wonders. Know what to look for. Look for Jesus alone.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Bible Study series: Mark 14:32-42. He suffered in his prayer. He surrendered to the will of his Father.
Tradition of Elders or the Word of God?
Bible Study series: Matthew 15:1-20. Scripture always take first place. Traditions must submit to it.
Paul’s Hasty Visit to Ephesus and then Back to Antioch
Bible Study series: Acts 18:18-23. Paul finishes up his second missionary journey in v. 22 and begins his third in v. 23. He went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia.
The Resurrection of Jesus
Bible Study series: John 20:1-10. This historical fact changed the world, whether the world sees it or not. It is the firstfruits to the experience of all redeemed humanity.
The Ones Who Are Truly Blessed
Bible Study series: Luke 11:27-28. What do you have to do to be truly blessed?
Jesus Foretells Peter’s and Other Apostles’ Denial
Bible Study series: Mark 14:27-31. Peter declared he would never do this. However, …..
A Summary of Jesus’s Healing Ministry in Gennesaret
Bible Study series: Matthew 14:34-36. He drew large crowds, not only because he fed them. He also healed them. They touched the edge of his garment and were healed. Reach out in faith.
Paul Preaches, Is Persecuted, and Plants a Church in Corinth
Bible Study series: Acts 18:1-17. Then other Christian communities grew in surrounding areas, in house churches. Paul is just about to finish his second missionary journey and begin his third.
The Burial of Jesus
Bible Study series: John 19:38-42. A rich man, a secret follower, put him in his own tomb.
Return of the Unclean Spirit with Seven More
Bible Study series: Luke 11:24-26. We have to keep our house (our lives and souls) clean, when God sets us free. Don’t live in the same old pig sty of your past.
Jesus Introduces the New Covenant and the Communion Supper
Bible Study series: Mark 14:22-26. This may be the most important passage in all of Mark’s Gospel. He ended it with a hymn of praise.
Jesus and Then Peter Walk on Water
Bible Study series: Matthew 14:22-33. Peter got scared and lost his faith in Jesus. He took his eyes off of him.
Paul Preaches in Athens
Bible Study series: Acts 17:16-34 He preaches the resurrection. Athens was a major intellectual center. Everyone knew this. Athenian pride hindered their reception of the gospel. But a few did open up and convert.
The Crucifixion of Jesus
Bible Study series: John 19:17-37. The crucifixion changed the world.
Jesus against Beelzebub
Bible Study series: Luke 11:14-23. It can also be spelled Beelzebul. Either way, Jesus has bound him and is plundering Satan’s domain, looking for people under his thrall.
Jesus Has Passover with the Disciples
Bible Study series: Mark 14:12-21. As he was celebrating the biblical meal, he predicted his betrayal. Is it I? they asked, one by one. The atmosphere was tense in Jerusalem.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand Men, Plus Women and Children
Bible Study series: Matthew 14:13-21. This was a large-scale miracle. Its purpose was to help people.
Paul Preaches in Thessalonica and Then Berea
Bible Study series: Acts 17:1-15. In Thessalonica certain listeners were hostile. In Berea they studied to find out whether Paul’s teaching was rooted in Scripture. Be like the Bereans.
Pilate Sentences Jesus to Be Crucified
Bible Study series: John 19:1-16. Pilate was reluctant, so he had Jesus flogged, but the Jerusalem and temple establishment pushed Pilate to sentence Jesus to die.
Jesus Teaches Us about Persistent Prayer
Bible Study series: Luke 11:5-13. Many times for the same need! You have to persist in your request, being grateful to God for even allowing you to enter his throne room to receive mercy and grace and help in your time of need.
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Bible Study series: Mark 14:10-11. Judas plots. God plans and oversees.
The Death of John the Baptist
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:1-12. He was martyred for his righteousness and fearless preaching.
The Trials and Triumph of Paul and Silas in Philippi
Bible Study series: Acts 16:11-40 Timothy and Luke seem to slip into the background, in Philippi. Paul and Silas meet Lydia and her household. This chapter is filled with exciting events.
The Trial of Jesus before Pilate
Bible Study series: John 18:28-40. Jesus’s kingdom is not of this world. Then he says, “Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” In response, Pilate asks, “What is truth?” Jesus had earlier said he is the way, the truth, and the life (14:6). It all comes together now.
The Lord’s Model Prayer in Luke’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Luke 11:1-4. We may pray it word for word or as a model.
The Anointing at Bethany in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Mark 14:3-9. Her devotion will be remembered wherever the gospel is preached.
Jesus Is Rejected at Nazareth
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:53-58. They could not understand why he got so famous and worked miracles and taught with authority. Who does he think he is? His brothers are named in this passage.
Paul, Silas, and Timothy Travel Together
Bible Study series: Acts 16:1-10. A quick study of Timothy’s life is included. Paul also receives guidance by the voice of the Spirit and a vision.
Arrest and Trials of Jesus before Chief Priests, and Peter’s Denials
Bible Study series: John 18:1-27. Jesus underwent legal trials before the chief priests. Peter’s denials are sandwiched in between them.
The Plot to Kill Jesus
Bible Study series: Mark 14:1-2. Courage to stay in Jerusalem, knowing what’s coming.
Treasure Old and New
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:51-52. Educated disciples can bring out old and new treasures.
Paul and Barnabas Split
Bible Study series: Acts 15:36-41. They disagreed over John Mark. Barnabas and John Mark were cousins, so Barnabas took the young man with him. Paul left with Silas.
Jesus Describes His Second Coming
Bible Study series: Mark 13:32-37. After he predicted his coming in judgment on Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple, he now reveals his final Second Coming, when the end of this age will happen. It’s been two thousand years (and counting).
The Parable of the Net
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:47-50. Please be sure that you are a true citizen of the kingdom because people who seem to be in the kingdom actually cause sin and practice lawlessness. Angels will make the final determination.
The Jerusalem Council
Bible Study series: Acts 15:1-35. How can Jewish new converts get along with Gentile new converts? And should Gentiles be circumcised to seal their membership in the New Covenant?
Jesus Visits Mary and Martha
Bible Study series: Luke 10:38-42. Mary and Martha have two different responses to Jesus’s visit. Do you see yourself in one of them?
Jesus Predicts His Coming-In-Judgment on Jerusalem and Temple in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Mark 13:1-31. This is not his final Second Coming, but his judgment on Jerusalem and the temple. It happened from A.D. 66-70, in Jesus’s generation, just as he said. It would have been odd if he had not predicted this major upheaval. Roman generals stomped all over the temple and committed the “abomination of desolation.”
Two Short Parables
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:44-46. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price. You have to give up all you have to get the better thing.
Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria
Bible Study series: Acts 14:24-28. A positive and victorious report. Then they got back to work with the disciples.
“Cheer Up! I Have Overcome the World!”
Bible Study series: John 16:25-33. “I have spoken these things to you so that in me you may have peace.”
Greatest Commandments and Parable of the Good Samaritan
Bible Study series: Luke 10:25-37. These verses are important because they define what the greatest commandments are, and the parable is very beloved and admired.
Jesus Praises a Widow’s Offering
Bible Study series: Mark 12:41-44. She challenges us to be generous.
Parable of Weeds among Wheat, Explained
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:36-43. As noted in the companion post, leave judgment of the world up to God. Don’t cut down the weeds that look like wheat. You may damage the wheat.
Persecution, Recovery, and Appointment of Church Leaders
Bible Study series: Acts 14:19-23. Paul was stoned and left for dead. The disciples gathered around him, and he recovered.
Jesus Denounces Teachers of the Law
Bible Study series: Mark 12:38-40. They deserved it. In today’s Big Church Corporations, they need to hear the same thing.
The Use of Parables
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:34-35. The hidden things are now being revealed to those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
A Lame Man Is Healed, and the Town Reacts
Bible Study series: Acts 14:8-18. God cares for people and he will use yielded vessels to heal the one he has chosen to heal.
Judgments on Unrepentant Towns
Bible Study series: Luke 10:13-16. Not every judgment is equal. Some sins are worse than others.
Jesus Clarifies Who David’s Son Is
Bible Study series: Mark 12:35-37. Jesus taught this truth in the temple. He was greater than David.
Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:31-33. The kingdom of God expands slowly, as it rescues people from the kingdom of darkness. Each redeemed life represents kingdom expansion.
Proclamation and Persecution
Bible Study series: Acts 14:1-7. We’re still on Paul’s first missionary journey. This post describes the lives of the first generation of Christians.
Persecution Is Coming
Bible Study series: John 16:1-4a. “I have spoken these things to you so that you may not fall away.” We have been forewarned.
Jesus Commissions the Seventy-Two
Bible Study series: Luke 10:1-12. Now the circle of missionaries widens to include disciples who were not part of the twelve. Ordered to proclaim that the kingdom of God is near, they too were empowered to minister to people.
The Greatest Commandments
Bible Study series: Mark 12:28-34. The man who answered was not far from the kingdom of God.
Parable of Weeds among Wheat, Introduced
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:24-30. We must leave judgment of the world in God’s hands. Let’s not presume to judge worldly people before God’s time.
Gentiles’ Positive Response and Jewish Opposition to Paul and Barnabas
Bible Study series: Acts 13:42-52 At the end of the discourse, Paul and Barnabas were run out of town, though many had been saved.
The Paraclete Will Testify about Jesus
Bible Study series: John 15:26-27. “The advocate,” “the helper,” “the go-between,” “he who comes alongside” will glorify Jesus, and no one else.
Jesus Issues a Radical Call to Follow Him
Bible Study series: Luke 9:57-62. Jesus was firmly resolved to go to Jerusalem and complete his mission. Do you want to join him? It’s all in or move on.
Sadducees Question Jesus about the Resurrection, in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Mark 12:18-27. Jesus deftly handled their hypotheticals.
Parable of the Sower, Explained
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:18-23. Now we come to the interpretation. We need to see ourselves in the parable. Continue reading
Application of Paul’s Discourse: Forgiveness and Warning
Bible Study series: Acts 13:38-41. It’s time to receive the truth of the gospel.
You Are My Friends, though the World Hates You
Bible Study series: John 15:11-25. Strong contrast in these verses. Be friends with Christ, and the world will hate you. Some Christians are persecuted and even executed around the globe because of their friendship with the resurrected Jesus.
How Jesus Overcame Rejection
Bible Study series: Luke 9:51-56. He was resolved to move on and accomplish his mission. On to Jerusalem!
Paying Taxes to Caesar
Bible Study series: Mark 12:13-17. His answer was stunning and brilliant. Even his opponents acknowledged this. His answer always impresses me, no matter how many times I read it. Every. Time.
The Purpose of Parables
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:10-17. You have to dig for the answers, showing your hunger for the kingdom. You must also have humility.
Paul’s Discourse: He Proclaims Jesus
Bible Study series: Acts 13:23-37. Jesus is the Messiah, and God raised him from the dead.
“I Am the True Vine”
Bible Study series: John 15:1-10. This is an extended metaphor about staying connected to Christ. Our life source is in him.
Who the Greatest Is, and an Outsider Expels Demons
Bible Study series: Luke 9:46-50. People who seem to do the works of the kingdom are not far off. But please note. He was expelling demons in the name of Jesus, not a false god. Don’t discourage them. Instruct them in the full gospel.
Parable of the Vineyard and Wicked Tenants
Bible Study series: Mark 12:1-12. This parable is about the Jerusalem and temple establishment. We should expect more confrontations, since he is now in Jerusalem. The establishment had already heard of him.
The Parable of the Soils (Sower), Introduced
Bible Study series: Matthew 13:1-9. Where is your heart? Hard? Prepared? Let’s see.
Paul’s Discourse: Overview of Early Old Testament to King David
Bible Study series: Acts 13:16-22. David will testify that the son of David is the Messiah, who, Paul will say, is Jesus.
The Promise and Ministry of the Spirit and Christ’s Peace
Bible Study series: John 14:15-31. This chapter is great. “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” “The one loving me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.” “I leave my peace to you. I give you my peace. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled nor afraid.” You get the idea.
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
Bible Study series: Luke 9:43b-45. Jesus knew what his mission was. He’s about to set his face like flint to go into Jerusalem. He told his disciples what would happen, so they would expect it and not be shocked.
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
Bible Study series: Mark 11:27-33. This is a bad idea, because his Father supports him.
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:46-50: The title reflects the natural reading. He really did have brothers.
Paul and Barnabas Arrive at Pisidian Antioch and Paul Begins a Discourse
Bible Study series: Acts 13:13-15. His discourse is superb, well worth studying in detail.
“I Am in the Father and the Father Is in Me”
Bible Study series: John 14:1-14. This is a rich section of Scripture:. Samples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.” “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” You get the idea.
Deliverance of a Boy with Unclean Spirit
Bible Study series: Luke 9:37-43a. This was a great deliverance.
Lessons from the Withered Fig Tree
Bible Study series: Mark 11:20-25. Jesus gives us permission to speak to obstacles (and diseases and evil spirits). But everything must surrender to the will God, even our words. And speaking to obstacles right in front of us is not the same as decreeing, which only God does. Don’t confuse the categories and roles.
Return of the Unclean Spirit with Seven Others
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:43-45. The house that has been swept clean must be filled with the Spirit and the word.
Barnabas and Saul Reach the Island of Cyprus
Bible Study series: Acts 13:4-12. Cyprus was Barnabas’s home island. Begin at home.
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
Bible Study series: John 13:36-38. Peter’s boast was deflated. But Jesus was right.
The Transfiguration of Jesus, in Luke’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Luke 9:27-36 This is a display of the glory the Son enjoyed before he came down from heaven to earth.
Jesus Clears Out an Area of the Temple, in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Mark 11:15-19. Jesus said this is his Father’s house. Time to clear out one area of the temple. This was another action parable. It sent a message to the temple establishment.
Religious Leaders Demand a Sign
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:38-42. He did not grant their request, but told them of another prophet and his sign.
Barnabas and Saul Are Sent Out from Antioch
Bible Study series: Acts 13:1-3 So begins Paul’s / Saul’s first missionary journey. Barnabas went with him. God sent them out through prophecy.
The New Commandment
Bible Study series: John 13:31-35. “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for each other.”
‘Let Him Deny Himself and Pick Up His Cross Daily and Follow Me.’
Bible Study series: Luke 9:23-26. We must crucify our own selfishness and follow Jesus.
Jesus Rebukes a Fig Tree
Bible Study series: Mark 11:12-14. This is an action parable. Jesus lived in an agrarian society, where animals were slaughtered and trees uprooted or chopped down often enough. Just talk to a farmer today.
A Tree and Its Fruit
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:31-37. Jesus also discusses the blasphemy of the Spirit.
Barnabas and Saul Return to Antioch
Bible Study series: Acts 12:25. Saul (Paul) had gone to Tarsus. It is time for Barnabas to get him for their missionary trip in Acts 13-14, though neither one realizes it at this time. But God does.
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
Bible Study series: John 13:21-30. This was part of God’s plan to get his Son on the cross.
Jesus’s Questions and Peter’s Confession
Bible Study series: Luke 9:18-22. Who do you say that I am? How would you answer his question?
Jesus Enters Jerusalem Triumphantly
Bible Study series: Mark 11:1-11. He was destined to die, but for now the people honor him.
Jesus Binds Beelzebub
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:22-30. He bound or tied up Satan. Now we followers of Jesus can walk in victory, in his name.
Progress of the Word of God
Bible Study series: Acts 12:24. Nothing’s gonna stop it.
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
Bible Study series: John 13:1-20. Now begins the Upper Room Discourse. Jesus sets the right attitude. Be a servant.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Bible Study series: Luke 9:10-17. He cared for their needs in practical ways.
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
Bible Study series: Mark 10:46-52. Evidently Bartimaeus reported his healing to Mark’s community. That’s why Mark knew his name.
Jesus Is the Chosen Servant
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:15-21. In the previous section, the Pharisees were plotting to destroy him. Matthew writes, however, that Jesus is the Chosen Servant, chosen by God.
Divine Judgment on Herod Agrippa
Bible Study series: Acts 12:20-23. Herod accepted the praise that only God should get.
Jesus’s Word Judges People
Bible Study series: John 12:44-50. Jesus loves the world, and now his word (message) judges them. It will also judge them on the last day.
Herod’s Confusion about Jesus
Bible Study series: Luke 9:7-9. Herod was speculating about who the Messiah was.
Jesus Heals a Man with a Withered Hand on the Sabbath
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:9-14. He has a successful healing ministry because he was the Anointed One, the Spirit was on him, and the Father directed him.
An Angel Helps Peter Escape from Prison
Bible Study series: Acts 12:6-19. He went to Mary’s house and knocked, and the servant girl Rhoda answered the door. She told those in the house praying for Peter that he was outside, but they did not believe her.
Many Jews Do Not Believe, but Many Others Do, though in Private
Bible Study series: John 12:37-43 Many did not believe, but some rulers did, but they did not confess in public because they were afraid of the Pharisees and kicked out of the synagogue.
Jesus Commissions the Twelve
Bible Study series: Luke 9:1-6. He loves people and wants to reach them with his disciples. He was also training them to go out into all the world (Luke 24:47; Acts 1:8).
Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection, in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Mark 10:32-34. Jesus understood his ultimate mission. He was ready.
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
Bible Study series: Matthew 12:1-8. Did they really break the Sabbath or just the traditions built around it, functioning like a wall to protect it?
Martyrdom of James and Imprisonment of Peter
Bible Study series: Acts 12:1-5. God did not intervene for James, but he did for Peter. Pray according to God’s will and intervention to be done.
Jesus Ministers to Woman with Issue of Blood and Jairus’s Daughter
Bible Study series: Luke 8:40-56. Two females needed help. The daughter needed to be raised from the dead.
Jesus and the Rich Man
Bible Study series: Mark 10:17-31. What will Jesus say to the rich man? Did his love for wealth hold him back?
‘Come to Me and Rest, for My Yoke Is Easy and My Load Is Light’
Bible Study series: Matthew 11:28-30. These are the three most beloved verses in all the Bible, so I approach them with humility and even fear and trembling. Wonderful.
Famine Relief Is Sent to Judea
Bible Study series: Acts 11:27-30. A famine is predicted.
His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Bible Study series: John 12:12-19.It was a triumphal entry on his way to death, which he had already predicted.
Jesus Frees the Gerasene Demoniac
Bible Study series: Luke 8:26-39. Demonic oppression is real. Don’t look for it but don’t deny it, either.
Jesus Blesses the Little Children
Bible Study series: Mark 10:13-16. We should also bless children, especially those in our own household. Don ‘t mistreat them.
Only Jesus Knows the Father and Reveals Him
Bible Study series: Matthew 11:25-27. Jesus reveals his Father to those who are hungry. He is still doing this revelation ministry today, from his throne in heaven.
Antioch Becomes a Thriving Christian Base, and Barnabas Finds Saul
Bible Study series: Acts 11:19-26. They were first called Christians there. Barnabas is reintroduced. He is a good man, full of the Spirit.
The Plot to Kill Lazarus
Bible Study series: John 12:9-11. Many Jews believed in Jesus now because of the resurrection of Lazarus. The establishment had to eliminate him.
Jesus Calms the Storm, Who Is This Man?
Bible Study series: Luke 8:22-25. The disciples were trying to figure him out.
Jesus Teaches on Marriage and Divorce in Mark’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Mark 10:1-12. God himself set up marriage. We trifle with it to our own hurt.
Woes Pronounced on Unrepentant Cities
Bible Study series: Matthew 11:20-24. If you reject Jesus, you put your soul in peril. The same goes for entire towns.
Peter Is Questioned about Gentile Salvation and Replies
Bible Study series: Acts 11:1-18. Peter returned to Jerusalem and had to answer for his visit with Gentiles.
Mary Anoints Jesus’s Feet
Bible Study series: John 12:1-8. She was moved to be in Jesus’s presence. And she was preparing him for burial.
The Mother and Brothers of Jesus
Bible Study series: Luke 8:19-21. The natural reading is that these are his full brothers, not step-brothers.
Avoid Temptations to Sin, and Be Salt
Bible Study series: Mark 9:42-50. Keep your life scandal free. Then be salt for the kingdom community and the world.
Messengers from John the Baptist Ask Jesus If He Is the Coming One
Bible Study series: Matthew 11:1-19. John was in prison. He has room for doubt. Jesus reassured him.
Cornelius and Other Gentiles Experience Their Own Pentecost
Bible Study series: Acts 10:44-48. This scene continues on the fourth one. Everyone needs their own Pentecost.
The Plot to Kill Jesus
Bible Study series: John 11:45-57. Jesus left Jerusalem for a while.
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