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In Luke 2:40 we read “And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.” In this one verse, Luke summarised Jesus’ development from the age of four to the age of twelve. Although Jesus was brought up in a spiritual Jewish home, this alone […]
By Grant Phillips The Parable of the Sower is found in Matthew 13:3-23; Mark 4:1-20 and Luke 8:4-15. I will be using the Matthew account. At this point in our Lord’s ministry He began speaking to the people in parables. Have you ever wondered why? The disciples did. At first He was speaking plainly, and then all of a sudden He starts speaking in parables. Beginning at verse ten we read,“And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” Jesus responded by saying, “… To you it has been granted to know the …
God the Father sent His Son Jesus to shed His blood on the cross in payment for the sin debt we owed Colossians 2:13-1413 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Mankind has a debt problem. In the physical world, our desire for a higher standard of living and more …
PSALM 116:15_________________________________________“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints .” How can death be a consolation of a welcomed experience? Death is man’s most feared and dreaded enemy. I once knew a person who feared death so much that he would not drive down a street where there was a cemetery for fear that death would visit him sooner. The world has good reason to be tortured by the thought of death. Non-Christians are petrified of death because they must yield to its relentless advances. Yet, how then can death be precious to the Christian? …