Belief vs BELIEF

John 8:21-30 21 Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.” 22 This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?” 23 But…

Truth versus Blasphemy

Mark 14:55-65 55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. 56 Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree. 57 Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: 58…

Is Jesus the one?

Matthew 11:2-6 2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples 3 to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4 Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind…

Trust the Story

Mark 4:35-41 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over…

Jesus, ‘the Word’, is the way to life with God.

John 1:1-3, 14 1In the beginning the Word already existed.    The Word was with God,    and the Word was God.2 He existed in the beginning with God.3 God created everything through him,    and nothing was created except through him. … 14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we…

No room for doubt

1 Corinthians 15:3-8 3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. 5 He was…

How beautiful … are the feet of the messenger who brings good news

Isaiah 52:7-10 7 How beautiful on the mountainsare the feet of the messenger who brings good news,the good news of peace and salvation,the news that the God of Israel reigns!8 The watchmen shout and sing with joy,for before their very eyesthey see the Lord returning to Jerusalem.9 Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful…