Posts with the tag “jesus”

“The sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings” — Malachi 4:2 ESVThe last chapter of the Old Testament sets the stage for the New Testament by prophetically announcing the coming of th...  Read More

“King of kings and Lord of lords” — Revelation 19:16Throughout human history, there has always been a lust for power.  Through conquests, reigns of terror, and totalitarian systems of government, dict...  Read More

“Are you the Expected One?” — Matthew 11:3 NASBAround the time of Jesus’ birth, there was what has been called “the Messianic Hope,” or “the Messianic Expectation.”  People in Israel were anticipating...  Read More

“Our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep” — Hebrews 13:20 ESVThe picture of Jesus being the Shepherd and us being the sheep is an analogy of great depth.  We will look at just three elements o...  Read More

“I am the way, the truth, and the life” — John 14:6 ESVThe temple was a key to understanding the way the Jews approached worship, the presence of God, and God Himself.  The temple area in Jerusalem co...  Read More

“I am… the bright morning star” — Revelation 22:16 ESVThe “Morning Star” is actually not a star.  It is actually a nickname for the planet Venus.  Venus is called the “Morning Star” because1) it looks...  Read More

“I am the light of the world” — John 8:12 ESVScripture uses light to describe our Creator.  God Himself as associated with light.  Consider 1 John 1:5 — “God is light, and in him there is no darkness ...  Read More

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” — Revelation 22:13 ESVMaybe you can identify with this, maybe you can’t.  But usually, when I read a book, I start at...  Read More

“I am the resurrection and the life” — John 11:25 ESVThe resurrection is at the heart of the gospel.  It is what the message of the gospel is about. Paul said “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the d...  Read More

“And they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us)” — Matthew 1:23 ESVWhat is the Bible about?  When you step back and get the big-picture view of the Bible (what you might call the 30,...  Read More

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me” — Matt. 11:29 ESVIn the Hebrew culture in which the Bible was written, and in the Hebrew world during Jesus’ ministry, life was seen as one big classroom.  Th...  Read More

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me” — Luke 4:18 ESVThe word “Christ” is the Greek word for the Hebrew word, “Messiah,” which means “Anointed One.” But what does it mean to ...  Read More

“I am… the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. — Revelation 1:18 ESVJesus faced everything we faced.  Jesus wept (John 11:35).  He knew what ...  Read More

“We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God” — Hebrews 4:14 ESVWhen most people think about Jesus, they think about the 33-year life He lived on the earth.  ...  Read More

“A friend of tax collectors and sinners” — Luke 7:34 ESVWhen Jesus was on earth, His whole life was an evangelistic mission.  Jesus was the ultimate Evangelist, because everything He did was for the p...  Read More

“Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of Glory” — James 2:1 ESVJesus is called “the Lord of Glory.”  As the note in the Reformation Study Bible indicates, it is also possible to translate “the Lord of glor...  Read More

“Holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners”—Heb. 7:26 ESVJesus is holy.  What is holiness? It is a state of moral purity and separation from anything sinful.  It is being radically different f...  Read More

“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” — John 6:35 ESVJesus’ miracles always had a point to them.  There was something to be lea...  Read More

“This is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit” — John 1:33 ESVJohn the Baptist had a two-fold message.  The two-fold message was two different revelations of who Jesus is, and showed two different asp...  Read More

“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” — John 1:29 ESV“The wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).   After Adam and Eve sinned, death came.  However, instead of immediately crus...  Read More

“The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost” — Luke 19:10 ESV____________Jesus’ most frequently used name for Himself was “The Son of Man.”  That is how he referred to Himself.  He called Himself t...  Read More

“His name shall be called Wonderful” -- Isaiah 9:6 ESV“Wonderful” is one of those words we throw around without considering the weight of everything it means.  We call our beach vacation “wonderful.” ...  Read More

“He shall save his people from their sins” — Matthew 1:21 ESVThe purpose of the birth of Christ was the death of Christ. The purpose of the incarnation was the atonement. He went to the cradle so that...  Read More

“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” -- John 1:14God speaks to us. Thought human history, God has spoken in many ways, but there is one particular way that He has spoken to us that stands out.  ...  Read More

“And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” — Acts ...  Read More

“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:” — Matth...  Read More