Tag: Jesus’ Life Story
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The Anointing Of Jesus’ Feet By Mary
Story 245 – Ministry Before the Passion It was Sunday, six days before the Feast of the Passover, and Jesus went to Bethany where he attended, what was probably a thanksgiving dinner for raising Lazarus from the dead. At the dinner, Martha, once again, did the serving and Lazarus ate at the table along with Jesus…
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The Unbelief Of The Jewish People
Story 243 – Ministry Before The 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’ ear cut off by…
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Greeks Seek Jesus; His Hour Had Come
Story 242 – Ministry Before The Passion Have you heard about the vast seed banks in the world? They are like libraries. The Millenium Seed Bank at Kew Gardens in London is the largest in the world and their seeds can remain viable for hundreds, even thousands of years. When a group of Greek people arrived in…
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The Ministry Of Jesus In Jerusalem
Story 241 – Ministry Before The Passion Do you have a daily routine? Get up in the morning, go to work, return home, relax 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 may vary greatly. How did Jesus spend his…
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The Last Judgment
Story 240 – Ministry Before The 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: He will return in his divine glory and judge all people. “All nations”…
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The Parable Of The Talents
Story 239 – Ministry Before The 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 communicator but poor footballer.…
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The Parable Of The Good And Wicked Servants
Story 237 – Ministry Before The 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 system to demonstrate to…
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The Parable Of The Flood And Call To Watchfulness
Story 236 – Ministry Before The 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 the world will die…