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But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ (Acts 11:8-9) Peter was a devout Jew and obeyed the dietary laws found in the Torah. He has just …
Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” Acts 11:1-3 The Book of Acts (or Acts of the …
Happy Mother’s Day! Please honor your mother today, whether living or with the Lord, and share with others how much she means to you. Our mothers are among the first to teach us the love of Jesus and to know we are God’s children, too. Loving our God and each other is so important that …
In John 10:22-30 Jesus gives a lesson to the religious leaders of His time and to us today as well. They ask for proof that He is the Messiah, some perhaps honestly inquiring, but many only trying to trap Him that they might bring charges against Him. Does this sound familiar? How often do we …
What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”John 10:29-30 The religious leaders asked Him to tell them plainly, and Jesus does: “The Father and I are one.” How much more clear can it be? If …
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.John 10:28 In this short statement, Jesus makes the most wonderful promise – we are His and He will bring us to eternal life. It is an amazing gift He offers, that our sins can be forgiven …
My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 In most cases Jesus uses the term “sheep” gently and with care. He isn’t putting us down, merely indicating the depth of …
Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. John 10:25-26 Jesus says He has told us and shown us and we still have difficulty believing. In everything …
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” John 10:22-24 …
The scripture for this week, Acts 9:1-20, teaches us many things. In this passage we again meet Saul, the persecutor of the early church, on the road to Damascus with authority to arrest those who follow Jesus. He experiences the presence of the risen Christ and is struck blind until the disciple Ananias prays for …