As I read through the Gospels I am really fascinated by the way Jesus never ends up being the way people expect. Even John the Baptist is surprised when Jesus wants to be baptized. It seems like Jesus should have gone to the religious people, but He didn't. Instead He made his company with those who were needy. I wonder if we would even ... [Continue Reading]
Fishers of men (Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3)
When Jesus called Simon (Peter) and Andrew to be his disciples he made a promise to them: "I will make you fishers of men." The two guys were fishermen, and this promise was apparently intriguing to them because they then followed after Jesus. History teaches us that Peter was really the one to begin evangelizing and building the early ... [Continue Reading]
What was it like to parent Jesus? (Matthew 2; Luke 2:39-52)
I sometimes wonder what it must have been like to parent Jesus. He was fully human, yet he was also fully God. That means he didn't make mistakes. As his parents it would probably have been frustrating to realize that every argument was going to end up with you being wrong. When Jesus didn't head home with his family after their visit at ... [Continue Reading]
A Savior for the rest of us (Matthew 1; Luke 2:1-38)
Isn't it funny that the shepherd's were the first to be made aware of Jesus' birth? If the Savior was coming to the world, wouldn't you notify the important people? Shepherds in this day were considered some of the lowest is society. They were considered dirty and ceremonially unclean. Why did the angels go to them first? ... [Continue Reading]
In the beginning (Luke 1; John 1:1-14)
After 400 years of silence, God finally spoke. I love the opening words of John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." This Jesus who is about the enter the stage of world history wasn't anyone new; His existence was from the start. How is that possible? Because He's God. ... [Continue Reading]
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