Tag: reflection
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Jesus Says, “The Truth Will Make You Free”
Story 191 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) Was all of Jesus’ time during the Feast of Tabernacles a personal disappointment? People from across Israel had travelled to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival. Jesus spent much of his time in the Temple Courts preaching. Many Jewish leaders, already aware of Jesus’ works, challenged…
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Jesus’ Discussion With The Jews
Story 190 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) What is the Holy Trinity? When answering such a question, we delight in reciting Jesus’ testimony: the Holy Trinity is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit; three divine persons but only one God. Our faith in Jesus’ testimony is a…
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Jesus Says, “I am the Light of the World”
Story 189 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) Do you judge others? What criteria do you use? Jewish law stated that fact should be established by the testimony of two or more witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15). So, Jesus said to a group of Pharisees challenging his authority, “I testify about myself and the Father…
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The Woman Caught In Adultery
Story 188 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) At the end of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus again went to the Temple Courts, sat down and a crowd gathered around him. While teaching them, some experts in the law and Pharisees brought a woman to him who had committed adultery. They forced her in…
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Jesus Teaching In The Temple
Story 186 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) During the second half of the week-long Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus, who had secretly travelled to Jerusalem, went to the Temple Courts and openly taught the crowds. This was despite knowing some wanted to kill him. The people were astonished at his preaching saying, “How…
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Jesus’ Secret Journey To Jerusalem
Story 185 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) Jesus left Galilee and went secretly to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, a week-long event. He did so despite knowing that some Jewish Leaders were trying to find a reason to arrest him and have him killed. Not surprisingly, the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem…
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Jesus Remains In Galilee
Story 184 – Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles (By John) It was the Feast of Tabernacles; one of the seven annual Holy Days in the Jewish calendar. People would traditionally travel from throughout Israel to Jerusalem and celebrate the weeklong festival. It was a reminder to them of the forty year journey of the Israelites…
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The Pharisee And The Tax Collector
Story 183 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) I was too young to even know the meaning of the word Parable when my teacher told my class the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. I thought my teacher was referring to the people in our small village Church. To make matters worse, she…
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Parable Of The Widow And Unjust Judge
Story 182 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Tiredness takes its toll but persistence seems to make all the difference. I once witnessed a mum arrive with her husband and two exhausted children at a hotel lobby. It was 9 o’clock at night. They had been cycling on two tandem cycles, children going pillion, since…