In Luke chapter 5, we see Jesus teaching from the edge of Lake Gennesaret. There were fishermen on the shore washing their nets, which meant they were done fishing. The nets were heavy and large, so cleaning them took a lot of work. He got into Simon’s ship and told him to thrust out a… Continue reading Relying on Jesus
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Paul’s View of Affliction
Paul wrote, “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18). I… Continue reading Paul’s View of Affliction
Don’t Get Mixed Up
Matthew 16:6, “Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Jesus gives a clear warning to the disciples, and to us. We know that leaven is used in baking and it only takes a little to change the entire outcome. Leaven is used as an illustration… Continue reading Don’t Get Mixed Up
Thoughts From Matthew 5
Matthew 5 has an endless supply of wisdom for us, we have heard plenty of sermons from this chapter. Isn’t God just good to us? To give us His Word that we get to read and hear preached? Have you ever really considered the Bible you are holding? All that happened to give you that… Continue reading Thoughts From Matthew 5