“Increase our faith!” is the cry of the disciples in Luke 17. See the context. 3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry …
Ezra and Nehemiah were coworkers and knew each other. Fron the Bible, we see they used different methods to accomplish things, and God took care of both. Ezra and Nehemiah both traveled separately with thousands of people across Mesopotamia where there was risk of being attacked by robbers. Both prayed but quite differently. Ezra 8:21-23 Ezra was ashamed to ask the King to help, so asked God to protect. 21 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that …
Why would I want to talk about peripherals and our life in God? I named this blog main thing as hate seeing Christians fighting over the wrong things. We often fight over peripherals. Peripherals can help us, but they must not be emphasiuzed over main things. Note the computer with all the periperals. Our life in Christ nees to consider this. One of my children joined the Eastern Orthodox Church. Tnis seems crazy to me. They emphasize and even cannonize …
Who grows in faith, and becomes the person God wants? The gospel is revealed to little children.. At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. Notably the text says little children. We all need to be 3 year olds all our lives. Compared to our Heavenly …
Jesus in the the story of the grain that bears more fruit calls out worries riches and pleasures when he explains the parable. 13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked …
Jesus could spread the good news by Angels, but he chose to use us. He wants us to be co-laborers with Him. He spoke out what became a long term need for prayer and action as the workers are few. See what Jesus says in Luke: After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[a] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask …
