I decided to restart this weekly blog on Easter in memory of my brother Keith Sarris. I love seeing Jesus’ praise and encouragement for imperfect people. Let me also invite you to view our new web site at http://GodIsJustLikeJesus.com – please share with friends. Consider this passage out of John 1 where Jesus meets Nathaniel: […]
Just so you don’t think the last post was a “one off,” let’s consider Jesus’ desires further. On the last night Jesus gathers with the 12 and some other disciples. They have their last meal together before Jesus is handed over to the Romans. At the table Jesus says something interesting. He says, “I have […]
Today let’s continue our theme of Jesus praising and encouraging people. Look at Luke 10 where Jesus visits Mary, Martha and Lazarus at their home. Jesus is talking about reality, life and God! Mary is totally captivated: “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named […]
Let’s continue our theme about Jesus finding things in imperfect people to praise and encourage! I wanted to turn to Peter for the next event because Peter has so many successes and so many failures! I want to highlight some of Peter’s failures so that everyone will know that our failures and sins do not set us […]
Strangely, the series we are working on presently is in fact a “Christmas” theme. We are considering who Jesus is eternally. We want to get more insight into His true identity. It is one thing to think about Jesus becoming a human baby. We celebrate this during Christmas. However, the more we get detailedknowledge about His life before He […]
Let’s continue looking at the combination of Jesus’ divinity and His humility! I am combining these two aspects of Jesus because it inspires awe and worship! In Matthew 23:34 Jesus says something, almost in passing, as He is confronting the Pharisees about the gravest deception and hypocrisy imaginable. The Pharisees are deceiving the people of God […]
I will be starting a mini-series comparing Jesus’ diety (the fact that He is God) to His humility. Specifically, I want to look at statements that indicate Jesus was alive before He became a human being. Since Jesus is God, it follows that He has always existed. Contrasted to His eternal identity, I want to explore the […]
Today’s post is the last part (Part 3) of our mini-series that looks at the rejection that Jesus faced.
This week lets work on part 2 of the rejection Jesus faced. Last week we looked at His home town rejecting Him at the very beginning of His ministry. We also looked at the Jewish leadership rejecting Him at the very end of His life on earth. What about in between?
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