John 10:32-41 (ESVST) Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself […]
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John 10:22-31 I and the Father Are One
John 10:22-31 (ESVST) 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication. It was apparently not a required pilgrimage festival, but the eight- day celebration of lights in the temple was beautiful, and many pious Jews from nearby Galilee would come to Jerusalem. It […]
John 10:15-21 The Good shepherd
John 10:15-21 (ESVST) just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. […]
John 10:1-15 The Good Shephered
John chapter 10 starts with a parable of the good shepherd. Jesus is still in Judea and still involved since chapter 5 already, in a war of words between himself and the Pharisees and the Jewish leaders. At the end of chapter 9 Jesus told them that it would have been better for them if […]
Acts 15 First Council of the Church. The Jerusalem Council Part 3
Acts 15:13-21 (NLTse) When they had finished, James stood and said, “Brothers, listen to me. 14 Peter has told you about the time God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for himself. 15 And this conversion of Gentiles is exactly what the prophets predicted. As it is written: 16 ‘Afterward I […]
Acts 15 First Council of the Church. The Jerusalem Council Part 2
Acts 15:6-12 (NLTse) So the apostles and elders met together to resolve this issue. This matter of wether the Gentiles who were being converted must also be circumcised and obey the law of Moses to be saved, was the very reason why the first council called the Jerusalem council was convened to discuss. The question […]
Acts 15 First Council of the Church. The Jerusalem Council Part 1
This message intends to shed light into what I see as a departure from what God intended with regards to the salvation of non Jews or Gentiles. God indicated through Paul that it was always his plan that Gentiles also be saved. This is the mystery that Paul refers to that has now being revealed. […]
Be Patient, God will Act! Don’t follow evil schemes that provide quick fixes. Part 2
God says and this is our main message: Psalms 37:7 (ESVST) Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! At the beginning of this psalm 37, in verse 1-2, God says that we must avoid being […]
Be Patient, God will Act! Don’t follow evil schemes that provide quick fixes. Part 1
If only I could have waited just a second more, I could have avoided the accident. If I had waited just a second longer, I would have avoided all this mess that I find myself in. If I had just took a second to calm down and think, I would have avoided my divorce, I […]
Christ the Wisdom and Power of God Part 2 (1 Corinthians 1:25-31 (ESVST))
We said in the previous message, in Part 1, that Jesus Christ is the wisdom and power of God to those that are being saved. Those that are perishing, stumbling block or foolishness. Paul challenged the wise and intelligent of this world and showed that God chose what was considered foolish by the world, to […]