Category: Jesus’ Life

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion It was Sunday, six days before the Feast of the Passover, and Jesus went to Bethany where he attended, what was possibly a Thanksgiving dinner for raising Lazarus from the dead. At the dinner, Martha, once again, did the serving and Lazarus ate at the…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion A passionate Jesus, probably on meeting a crowd of unbelieving people, proceeded to highlight the grave consequences of rejecting his teachings. He cried out, “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me, and the one who…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Jesus probably celebrated three Passovers in Jerusalem during his ministry, a ministry that lasted around three and a half years. He also performed numerous miracles, from his first in Cana when he changed water into wine, to raising Lazarus back to life and healing Malchus’…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Have you heard about the vast seed banks held by some countries? They are like libraries. The Millenium Seed Bank at Kew Gardens in London is the largest in the world and the seeds can remain dormant for hundreds, even thousands of years. When a group…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Do you have a daily routine? Getting up in the morning, going to work, returning home, relaxing with the family and then off to bed; that’s the routine for many of us! Of course, the time we spend doing each activity varies greatly. How did…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Jesus, having finished telling his disciples the Parables of the Ten Virgins and the Talents, gave a startling description of events on the last day, the end of our world as we know it. Jesus said: In His very graphic and fearful account, He compared…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Have you ever tried to list your talents and then score them from 1-10? It should be easy to do, don’t you think? Not for me, I have great difficulty judging myself! Yes, in broad terms, I could say I am a talented guitarist, average…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Have you got an extra supply of oil for your house lamp? Well, at one time it was a very important issue; no oil, no light – inside or outside of your home! Jesus told this Parable involving oil lamps; the bridegroom symbolised God, and…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion In Old Testament times, it wasn’t unusual for the master of a household to appoint a steward, often a trusted and faithful slave, to take charge of his family affairs. The slave’s duty was to manage the daily work of other slaves. Jesus used this well-known…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 15 – Jesus’ Ministry Before His Passion Do you take heed of warnings? On most occasions people generally do but surprisingly, we often ignore the potentially most dangerous; not wearing a seat belt or safety helmet, driving carelessly when not fully fit or going swimming when we can’t swim. Yes, thousands throughout…