Christians experience hard times. One of the great lies that has been spread in the Christian world is that if you are a Christian, God won’t let you suffer.

The events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus are well known by many Christians. They have been depicted in art and movies, and they are remembered each year around Easter. However, we need to be careful of becoming too familiar with these last days of Jesus.

On a few occasions, it appears Jesus was really impressed. The Gospels make it clear that Jesus spent a great deal of time with His Father in prayer. Because of that relationship, He often knew what was coming. So, we would be hard pressed to find Jesus in a “surprising” situation. However there were a…

Why did Jesus Heal People? After all, Jesus wasn’t the first. Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Elisha, and even David had experiences that healed others. Many were healed themselves when they asked for it. (Hannah, Hezekiah, and even Nebuchadnezzar.) Jesus healed others to show us what God was like.  Exodus 15:26 states that “God is Our Healer”.…

He Wants You to Know What and Who HE IS to You. And, It’s very important to remember that God doesn’t change. So when Jesus declares Himself the “I AM” it is important.

Exodus 3:14 (NLT) God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.” When God sent Moses to deliver the nation of Israel, he asked the question, “Who will I tell them sent me?” It seems a reasonable question considering the fact…

Matthew 5:1-2 (NLT) One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them. What was it REALLY Like? Hanging out with Jesus? Was it fun? Relaxing? Fulfilling? Intimidating? Awkward? Jesus certainly gave a great deal of…

Luke 15:1-2 (NLT) Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! The average, church attender today would likely not approve of Jesus’ company. Most often we like this…

Jesus’ sermon in Luke 6 refers to an entirely foreign way of life to us as Americans, and to us as humans, for that matter. This message has sent many into unknown futures, while causing others to give up everything, and still others to take fearless adventures in the name of Jesus.  Today we will…

Luke 6:20-49 has been called Jesus’ “Sermon on the Plain”.  It has a great deal of similarity to the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-8.  Most likely, both Sermons reflect a series of themes that Jesus often discussed. It was common for a teacher to do this in His time period. However, His content…