Jesus said, “You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you…[read more]
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said: “I am God the Almighty. Walk in my presence and be blameless.” Genesis 17:1 We are told that when God first created humanity, God would walk with them each afternoon. Before the experience of the fall, before we lost our “original…[read more]
Herod had Peter taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the Church was fervently being made to God on his behalf. Acts 12:4-5 On…[read more]
As the sun was about to set, a trance fell upon Abram, and a deep terrifying darkness enveloped him. When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch which passed between those pieces. It was on that occasion that the Lord made a covenant with…[read more]
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and spacious the way that leads to destruction, and many are entering through it. How narrow is the gate and hard the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Matthew 7:13-4 On Sunday, three of us made our return…[read more]
How can you say to your brother or sister, “Let me remove that splinter from your eye” while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s or sister’s eye. Matthew 7:4-5 Some claim…[read more]
We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. . . . we are . . . always carrying about in the Body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. For we who live are…[read more]
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. All of us, gazing with unveiled faces on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:17-8 If you allow…[read more]
Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit for anything as coming from us; rather, our qualification comes from God, who has indeed qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter brings death, but the Spirit gives life. 2 Cor 3:5-6 Amen, I say…[read more]
You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so your light must shine before others, that they…[read more]
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