Jump Start # 2168
Jump Start # 2168 Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Life and death. Our passages today states it the opposite, Death and life. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. With our words we can lift spirits […]
Jump Start # 2167
Jump Start # 2167 Luke 18:9 “And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt” Luke 18 is the chapter about prayer. There are two back-to-back parables about prayer. The persistent widow and the two men who went up to the temple […]
Jump Start # 2166
Jump Start # 2166 Matthew 15:12 “Then the disciples came and said to Him, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” We live in a time when everyone wants to be happy and the spirit of service is to please. I go to a pizza place, and at […]
Jump Start 2165
Jump Start # 2165 Luke 2:30 “And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid Mary; for you have found favor with God.” Our verse today is the announcement of Gabriel about the coming birth of Jesus. Mary of Nazareth was chosen. The virgin Mary is how the Catholic doctrine refers to her. She […]
Jump Start # 2164
Jump Start # 2164 Matthew 10:42 “And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you he shall not lose his reward.” I was thinking about this passage the other day. What was accomplished doesn’t seem very […]