“The High Priest Of The New Covenant!”
“The High Priest Of The New Covenant!”(Heb.8:1ff).The content of the letter to the Hebrews is quite contextual as it addresses specifics as to why the Jews should embrace the gospel as a fulfilment of the covenant relationship that they had with Yahweh. We remind ourselves that a covenant is an agreement between two parties whose […]
“…I Am With You…!”
“…I Am With You…!”(Jer.15:10&15-21).The other time, we said the prophet Jeremiah may not be a prototype of Jesus, but they have many things in common. In today’s text, Jeremiah made a confession to God that disguises a complaint. The prophet feels abandoned by God in the same way that Jesus asked on the cross, “My […]
“Face Your Destiny!”
“Face Your Destiny!”(Lk.18:31-34).“Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; they will flog him and […]
“Christ For All People!”
“Christ For All People!”(Jn.12:20-26).“Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. Jesus replied, “The […]
“Justified Freely By God’s Grace…!”
“Justified Freely By God’s Grace…!”(Rom.3:21-26).Yesterday I was having a light conversation with an elder and she was telling me about what she noticed at a certain funeral celebration. A choir group was served food and drink in an open space where they sat mixed with people from other places. What the elder noticed and was […]