Collecting treasures and auction day
Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
A blessing for the world
Take a brief look at Abraham with me today as we continue our tour through Jesus’ Bible. Everyone should stop reading this article now and fetch your Bible! Before I continue, please read Genesis 12:1-9.
Testifying to the Resurrection
“With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them.” (Acts 4:33-34)
Jesus’ pattern for prayer
Matthew 6:9 “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.”
A thing worth preserving
Once a friend in Finland told me that Americans live in a “throw-away culture.”
True compassion
“All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.” (Acts 4:32)
How to get heavenly applause
Matthew 6:1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.”
Easter or resurrection?
Too many things in life leave me confused. Nevertheless, I am a curious person, so I seek for answers. And when a simple answer exists, perhaps the effort to find an alternative explanation turns out to be unnecessary. For example, throughout my adult life, it has never made any sense to me why truly devout followers of Jesus persist in using the term “Easter” to describe the commemoration of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The use of this term appears all too perplexing since a more explanatory and inspirational name exists. Why do followers of Jesus not simply abandon the term “Easter” and call this holiest of days Resurrection Day?
Shaken for witness
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” (Acts 4:31)
Loving your neighbors and your enemies
Matthew 5:43-44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you …”
