Tag: reflection
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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…
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Jesus Shows Mercy To A Canaanite Woman
Story 137 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 Have you ever been relentlessly followed by a persistent vendor, beggar or someone who simply wouldn’t take, “NO”, for an answer? Jesus was! But, it was begging of a different kind. It was a woman from Canaan who saw Jesus and begged Him to heal her, “Horribly demon…
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Jesus Explains What Defiles A Person
Story 136 What qualities would you like to see in your best friends? How about openness and honesty? Then they could tell you all your faults, in great detail. Would you like that? Hmm… perhaps not in every little detail, I hear you say; everyone still wants to feel good about themselves and be encouraged…
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Jesus:- Breaking Jewish Traditions
Story 135 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 “Well, I have always done things that way, so why should I change,” he insisted. It’s a common response when people are asked to do something differently. Is it our complacency, wanting others to lead and then we follow, too big an issue to handle, impatience, or something else that…
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Jesus Says:- I Am The Bread Of Life
Story 134 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 Jesus had miraculously fed five thousand people with five loaves and two fish, so the next day, many in the crowd went looking for Him. When they found Jesus, He already knew what they were thinking and said: “You are looking for me not because you saw miraculous…
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Jesus Says:- I Have Come To Do The Will Of My Father
Story 133 – Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee: Part 3 Over the centuries, people have suffered greatly from many natural disasters. Earthquakes, tsunamis and flooding have alone, accounted for millions of deaths and incalculable damage. Countries and nations have been wiped out overnight. Personal and family suffering has often been very great. Today, large loss of life…