... the generation that saw Jesus in the flesh. Perhaps their faith was more tested than ours, for they saw Jesus with all the marks of humanness that we usually blot out. Yet, with it all, they believed with such certainty that they could turn the world upside down ... outward differences in us, and that the same Jesus Christ fulfills the need. About forty years ago I visited, outside Addis Araba, with a missionary nurse who was ministering to a hidden Ethiopian tribe which had no written language (thus not one ...
... History (Hebrews 11) The Prophecy About John the Baptist (Luke 1) John the Baptist’s Prophecy and His Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3; Mark 1:1-11; John 1:1-34) Peter’s Sermon and the Prophesy of Joel (Acts 2:14-41) The Punishment of Locusts ( ... Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of ...
... the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of ... began to call upon the name of the Lord again.” (Note Genesis 4:26). Moving on within the genealogy, we come to Noah, who marks the end of the former age, in which Methuselah is a key figure, and into a new covenantal time. According to Jewish lore, Noah ...
Murder Victim This meditation was preached at the funeral of a 60-year-old woman who was shot to death by her son in their home.The woman's husband was resting in another room of the home when the shooting took place. The son remained at the scene until the police arrived. We all know that a day will come when family and friends will gather to conduct funeral services for each of you. So, in that broad sense, we knew that this day would come for ____________. We knew that ____________ would die someday. ...
