Aug 6, 2018 | Word Among Us
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. It’s interesting the way God created us, isn’t it? He designed our bodies in such a way that the more we use them, the better they’ll perform. ...
Aug 4, 2018 | Word Among Us
The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve. Jesus spoke these words in response to an attempted power grab by two of his closest disciples. Through their mother, James and John had asked to be seated at Jesus’ right and left when he came into his...
Aug 3, 2018 | Word Among Us
Here are my mother and my brothers. Every human being has a deep desire to belong. We long to be part of a loving family. We want to be respected and accepted by our peers. We want our concerns to be listened to and understood. We want to be loved. If you...
Aug 2, 2018 | Word Among Us
Teacher, we wish to see a sign. How many signs did these Pharisees need? For months, they had seen Jesus heal the sick, cast out demons, and raise the dead. Would another sign really have made a difference for them? When a person steadfastly refuses to believe...
Aug 1, 2018 | Word Among Us
He withdrew from that place. Jesus had nearly exhausted himself from traveling, preaching, and performing miracles. He had just healed a man on the Sabbath, and he discovered that, despite his growing popularity, some Pharisees were plotting to kill him. What...
Jul 31, 2018 | Word Among Us
Your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath. It’s not uncommon to read in the Gospels about how a group of Pharisees began arguing with Jesus—like what we have in today’s reading. After reading stories like this, it might be easy to write these...
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