From Olives to Oil

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take...

Sheep or Goat?

“Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled...

It’s Time to Be

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me....

Have You Seen?

“When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him,...

Are You Coachable?

“Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15:32‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27:6‬ ‭NKJV‬ “Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him...

The Match

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6:12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed...

Click Bait

“This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him…” John‬ ‭8:6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in...

God Stoops

“They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you...

Time to Evaluate

“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from...