Category: Jesus’ Life

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem “Aren’t you lucky?” We have all heard someone receive such praise. Indeed, we probably used the same words, on numerous occasions, to praise others. But, it’s still sometimes hard to fathom why some people’s lives seem to run smoothly while others, apparently remain in total…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem Have you ever heard the saying, “A true friend is a rare and precious gift. They never let you down, they are always there to help”? These or similar words are embedded in many poems and songs, bringing joy to numerous listeners. Jesus told a…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem Mary and Martha were sisters. Martha invited Jesus into their home, it was a great privilege. Soon, Martha was complaining to Jesus that she had all the cooking to do in the kitchen, preparing their lunch, while Mary sat comfortably listening to His wonderful stories.…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem When Jesus was asked by a Jewish Expert in the Law who was his neighbour, He told him this parable: There once was a man who was beaten by robbers, stripped and left half-dead by the roadside. By chance a priest was passing by and…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem Many times in my life I have listened to storytellers share the most wonderful of narratives and skillfully entertain attentive and bemused crowds with words of joy and happiness. Then, at the right moment, they have ended their story with a few simple words of…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem As Jesus continued on his journey to Jerusalem, He appointed seventy-two disciples and sent them ahead of him in pairs to the villages and towns that he planned to visit. He told them not to carry a bag, money or sandals but where they were…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 10 – Jesus’ Last Journey To Jerusalem When the time approached for Jesus’ crucifixion and death, He started to plan His long journey to Jerusalem; it was in Jerusalem that it would happen and He was not going to avoid His Father’s will. Instead, He “set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem”. At…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 9 – The Way To The Cross After Jesus said to Simon Peter, forgive your brother “not seven times but seventy-seven times”, He told the disciples this parable: The Kingdom of Heaven is like a King who, when settling his accounts, ordered a man along with his wife and children to be sold…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 9 – The Way To The Cross The Apostle, Simon Peter, approached Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?”Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!” Jesus was saying that the number of…

Jesus’ Life: Chapter 9 – The Way To The Cross Jesus said to his disciples, “If two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them”. Here, Jesus was asking his…