Now, reading from v18, it says, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. What is this authority referring to? Jesus is the Son of God from heaven so it makes sense, all authority in heaven has been given to him. What about authority on earth? Who is the authority or […]
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2012 Vision – Make Disciples of All Nations (pt1 of 4)
Many things are going through my mind today. It’s my 12 year wedding anniversary today. I got married in the year of the Golden Dragon, Feb 2000, and apparently that is a super lucky year that only comes up once every 60 years. Right before we got married, Jackie and I were going through a […]
2012 Vision – The Life of Jesus and the Good Samaritan (pt2 of 4)
v45 is a weird verse. Luke 9 45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. Of course, this was a prediction of the cross where Jesus would die for their sins. And we […]
2012 Vision – The Great Commandment, the Great Commission, and the Good Samaritan (pt3 of 3)
I hope you are beginning to see the thread running throughout Scripture and the pointers to Jesus and the things he emphasized. Now let’s study the context for the Great Commandment and the Great Commission a bit because I think there is a lot we can learn by doing so. Take for example, Mark 12:28-31. […]
2012 Vision – The Great Commandment, the Great Commission, and the Good Samaritan (pt1 of 3)
Happy New Year! Hope you had a nice holiday last week. We had family visiting, 17 in total and 8 of them were kids, including 1 Elijah. I love family, but I have to be honest. I am very, very happy that the holidays are ending and the kids are going to be back in […]
1 Cor 4 – Church Leadership: Who Should I Imitate? (pt 4 of 4)
Paul was powerful not only because he preached the same gospel wherever he went, but also because his way of life matched what he was preaching. When there is a close correlation between what a person says and how he lives, we refer to such a person as having integrity. If there is a large […]