Earlier today I blogged on Jesus being the Lord of the Sabbath. I’m sure other people have different interpretations of that claim referring to the centrality of the Sabbath being based on Him or reference to the rest inferring the final rest and not the weekly observation. More renown men than I have debated the […]
Read More Sabbath ReflectionsThe Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27, 28) Miscommunication is not difficult. Something can be said and before too long its original meaning can be completely lost. When the Pharisees picked on Jesus’ disciples for corn picking on […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Lord Of The SabbathThere are times when I am only too aware that doing a job you love is not that straightforward. Sometimes I detect an urge to get the better paying job on the thinking that as it pays better it will be better, when the reality doesn’t always match up. I realised a fair while ago […]
Read More Serving Man: Days When I Love My JobFor even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45) God’s history of turning the underdog into the big dog is etched across the Old Testament, highlighted in the rise of David. One moment a shepherd boy in the […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Son Of ManEarlier I wrote on Jesus Christ as the Son of God and that has been a thought that has been bothering me for the last few days and here’s why. By bothers me, I don’t mean it troubles me as to whether it’s true or not. It bothers me because its implications are a lot […]
Read More He Is The Son Of God – Why It MattersNow Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30, 31) What an amazing claim […]
Read More Jesus Is … The Son Of GodI am really grateful to God for November. Overall, it was a good month. It was my birthday month and me birthday itself was alright – thanks again to those who remarked on it on me Facebook wall. I managed to get back to Stoke-on-Trent for the first time particularly since I moved to Bletchley. […]
Read More Loving Jesus in DecemberFollowing the recent blog on this month’s endeavour this is possibly the most important aspect of who Jesus is. When I think about who God is, the overwhelming element is His holiness and I don’t see that as being any different where Jesus is concerned and yet what attracts us closer to Him is His […]
Read More Jesus Is … LoveYou may recall that at the beginning of the month I asked the question, who is Jesus and this has a bearing on what follows. Also on the ‘do you remember’ trip, back in May this year I wrote an entry on this here blog about the truth that God loves. Reading it again in […]
Read More Introducing Jesus Is …So, recently it was my Dad who was getting props for how his example influenced my faith and allowed me to take prayer that bit more seriously. At this time I now think of my mother as I listen to this song. There is the tendency to worry. Doesn’t take much to see why – […]
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