Tag: authority
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The Authority of Jesus, His Power over all flesh
He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, even as You gave Him authority over all flesh… John 17:1b-2a NASB Let us pray: LORD, help us to understand the Person of Your Son Jesus Christ through His prayer to the Father. Amen. We have begun our look…
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In case you missed it, Church..
“that you also love one another! This is the NEW COMMANDMENT of Jesus. The Lord Jesus does NOT instruct followers to ‘love the world’ (as God so loved-the world…), but HIS first NEW commandment is to LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Jesus asks the Apostles who have been together for three years as a church, iterate followers…
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A River of Redemption Flowing from Eden – Justice
Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you. -Deuteronomy 16:20 ESV
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By What Authority? – Leaders, Law, Scriptures, God
When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. – Proverbs 29:2 This Palm Sunday post continues Lent 2018 series: ‘Your Mistake‘. What authority in A.D. 2018? Can you come up with a proverb from scripture anymore applicable to leaders of this 21st century? They self-appoint a leader…
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Interrupting Jesus 5 – persistent faith
And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country. – Luke…
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lord. What does it mean?
Jesus is Lord. What does that mean? Is this a Kingly title… like, “Sir Jesus, most exalted ruler” of someone or some land or maybe even some angels? Is that what you mean by, Jesus is lord? I say this tongue-in-cheek, but the question of the title ‘lord’ probably yields a not much better answer in…
