Tag: Gospel
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Jesus Explains The Coming Of Elijah
Story 147 – The Way To The Cross Following Jesus’ transfiguration, He said to the disciples Simon Peter, James and John, “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead”. The disciples then asked Jesus why the Jewish Experts in the Law insisted that Elijah the Prophet,…
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The Transfiguration Of Jesus
Story 146 – The Way To The Cross The Transfiguration is rated as one of the most significant events in Jesus’ life. There are very good reasons. Jesus took Peter, James and John up to the top of a mountain. There his clothes became, “Radiantly white” and the Old Testament Prophets, Moses and Elijah, appeared…
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Jesus:- “If Any Man would Come after Me”
Story 145 – The Way To The Cross If you heard that a friend would suffer a torturous death, how would you react? Jesus rebuked Simon Peter for suggesting that his passion and death must not be allowed to happen. He then turned to his disciples and said, “If anyone wants to become my follower,…
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Jesus Foretells His Passion
Story 144 – The Way To The Cross When you love someone and have promised your life to them, parting in any circumstances is heartbreaking. Jesus told his disciples that he would suffer many things, be rejected by the Jewish leaders, killed and in three days rise again. Simon Peter, thinking as we might in…
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Peter’s Confession to Jesus at Caesarea Philippi
Story 143 – The Way To The Cross The disciples spent much of their time listening to Jesus teach and preach, and watch him perform numerous miracles including, raising the dead back to life. When Jesus asked the disciples who the people thought he was, they gave answers ranging from the Prophet Elijah to a…
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Many Disciples Take Offence At Jesus
Story 142 – The Way To The Cross Today, we happily receive the Sacred Body and Blood of Jesus through the Holy Eucharist; the Bread of Life. However, this belief wasn’t always so willingly accepted. When Jesus first said, “I am the bread of life”, many of his followers left Him. Of course, other things…
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Jesus Heals A Blind Man At Bethsaida
Story 141 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 When Jesus arrived at Bethsaida, people brought a blind man to Him to heal. Jesus took the man and led him outside the village, probably to avoid a crowd or the attention of the Pharisees. He then performed a two-stage healing. Firstly, he rubbed spit on the man’s eyes…
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Jesus Warns Of The Yeast Of The Pharisees
Story 140 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 Some Pharisees and Herod wanted to find fault with Jesus. Perhaps it was their own insecurity that drove them to do so. Jesus was aware of their thoughts and warned his disciples about their intentions saying, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”…
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Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
Story 139 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 Once again another large crowd gathered to hear Jesus preach and teach. They stayed with him for an incredible three days and numbered around four thousand excluding, women and children. By then their food reserves were probably exhausted. Not wanting to send the people away hungry, Jesus had…
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Jesus Heals A Deaf Mute
Story 138 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 Doing something good, gets noticed. But sometimes, not being noticed, is preferred. When Jesus was asked to help a deaf man with speech difficulties, he took him aside, so people might not notice. Then putting his fingers in the man’s ears and touching his tongue, he looked to…