On the night before He was to be crucified, Jesus warned His disciples.  Matthew 26:31-35 “Then Jesus said to them, ‘All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:  ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’  But after I have […]

Many times, the Bible talks about the world.  The word “world” can have different meanings.  It can mean the earth, this planet that we all live on.  But it can also mean mankind and human affairs, especially that which is in opposition to God.  Perhaps this is how it is used in John 3:16-17 “For […]

Jesus had been resurrected from the dead.  Before He ascended into heaven, He showed Himself to his disciples at various times.  One day, Peter and some of the other disciples decided to go fishing.  Before they had been disciples of Jesus, many of them had been fishermen.  Now that they were not spending all of […]

Elijah was a prophet of God in Israel.  He was discouraged that the Israelites had given themselves to worship Baal and Asherah.  Elijah persuaded king Ahab to have a contest on Mount Carmel between the prophets of Baal and the Lord (Jehovah/YHWH).  You can read about the contest in 1 Kings 18.  The prophets of […]

When one of our loved ones passes away, we usually have a funeral, a wake, a memorial or some other means of remembering the one who has passed away.  Each section of society has their own special traditions for how they deal with death.  If the deceased is truly loved, the family will mourn the […]

Jesus was getting ready to be crucified, to be resurrected, and to return to the Father.  While His apostles didn’t understand what was really going to happen, they understood enough to be anxious.  So, Jesus reassured them.  John 14:1-6 “’Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  In My […]

The Bible tells us about the Israelite nation suffering as slaves in Egypt under Pharaoh.  God then performed mighty miracles through Moses to finally convince Pharaoh to let them go.  Exodus 13:17-18 “Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land […]

Before time began, God made a plan.  He planned to create the world and all that is in the world.  He also planned to create mankind.  But He knew that we would all sin and be lost.  So He purposed, before time began, that He would demonstrate His grace by sending Christ Jesus to the […]

Matthew 22:35-38 “Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’  Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’  This is the first and great […]

At the end of the letter by James, he listed some encouragements for specific situations.  James 5:13-15 “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.  Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with […]