Jul 26, 2020
At this point, Jesus is two years into his public ministry and at the height of his popularity. He has been healing people all over Israel of incurable diseases and handicaps, driving out demons, and restoring sanity and wholeness to thousands. Word about him is spreading to the common man and to secular and religious...
Jul 19, 2020
The disciples had just arrived on land from almost dying on the Sea of Galilee in a storm. This event taught them to trust Jesus with their lives. At the shore, the crowd sees ‘them’ but recognizes ‘him’. The goal of a disciple is to point people to Jesus (Gal. 2:20)! A new relationship with Jesus is a new...
Jul 12, 2020
As Jesus got out of the boat on the shore of Capernaum, he was mobbed by people who wanted his attention and those needing to be healed. In the crowd was a woman who suffered from continual bleeding for 12 years. As Jesus called her ‘daughter’, she may have been in her twenties and had dealt with this issue all her...
Jul 5, 2020
After God mercifully rescued Israel from slavery in Egypt, He led them to the Promised Land by Moses and gave them Laws to follow as His covenant family (Ex. 19:5; Deut. 6:22-25). These Laws were made to bless people by safeguarding them physically and allowing connection with God spiritually. God’s boundaries are...