SHEMA
The Shema (shmah) consisted of three Biblical passages recited morning and evening by Jews, since before the time of Jesus. These passages are Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21 and Numbers 15:37-41. The first word of Deuteronomy 6:4…
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Rabbi, Teach Us to Pray
Yose ben Yoezer, a rabbi of the early Maccabean period of Jewish history, stated, “Let your house be a meeting place for the rabbis, and cover yourself in the dust of their feet, and drink…
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Jesus Prays, Part 2
Eugene Peterson states, “Prayer accomplishes within us, within our spirits, deep within our souls, what is later lived out in the circumstances and conditions of our obedience. If we are addicted to ‘results’ we will…
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Jesus Prays
In the next few posts we will follow our Savior and Rabbi through the gospels and discover when Jesus prayed, what He said about praying, and the prayers that He actually prayed. Reading these gospel…
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Sovereign Staging
Any study or pursuit of the person of Jesus Christ will prove to be exhilarating as well as exhausting. You will find Him to be as intimate as He is infinite. This is no less…
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Kingdom Manifesto, Conclusion
Jesus’ use of parables was to provoke thought and action in reference to his kingdom. Insights that emerge from the parables are lingering and progressive. Within the nearly forty stories in this genre, the following…
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Kingdom Manifesto
Any study of the person and work of Jesus Christ will prove to be fulfilling and fascinating. The pursuit of over thirty parables spoken by Christ is no exception. When responding to an inquiry about…
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Painting Pictures
God’s love drives him to communicate. How could he describe his abode to John, when none of John’s experiences or language could come close to the reality to be described? Perhaps God used drama staged…
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