These are Jesus’ words. John the Baptist just baptized him. This was an incredible moment as God the Father affirms His Son and the Holy Spirit descends on Him. God has Jesus sent to the wilderness for forty days of testing by Satan. Then we see this happen:...
In Luke’s Gospel, we see two miraculous encounters with the angel Gabriel. The first is with Zachariah in the temple, and the second is with Mary. The angel tells Zachariah you will have a son and he responds. Luke 1:18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be...
We see this incredible calling of John the Baptist. His miraculous conception, and upon his circumcision on the eighth day, his mother and father knew to call him John. Upon this confession by his father, his tongue is loosed from being dumb for nine months, and he...
In Luke’s Gospel, Mary and Joseph take Jesus to Jerusalem yearly to celebrate the Passover. They are travelling with many others, friends, and family. Of course, at that time, they walked for miles. So the children would be together with friends and family. They...
What do we do when we find out people are being mistreated? Do we pretend it isn’t happening so we can keep the status quo? Or do we address the issue and bring truth to the situation? Nehemiah shows great leadership. The people bring their concerns to him....
Nehemiah had led the people to build the walls and gates of Jerusalem. He was under constant pressure, intimidation, and plots to thwart the work. But they persevered. Now he was to appoint leaders, and we read in Nehemiah 7:2 Nehemiah 7:2 I put in charge of Jerusalem...
