Tag: wine
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for it was not the season for figs – 5
The Lord vs. Kings We began this series examining an incident of the Lord Jesus cursing a fig tree. It seemed so unlike the Son of Man who would a few days later sacrifice His own blood as perfect Passover sacrifice for the sins of man. In the Beginning: It is in Eden where we…
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Interrupting Jesus 2 – gift for a bride & groom
“Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” – John 2:4 A young Jewish man from an insignificant town of Nazareth in Roman occupied Galilee, though only thirty years old, begins to gain a following. He is unmarried and head of his family, consisting of a widowed mother and younger brothers. Disciples of this…
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Are You the One? – 2
Jesus to the multitudes Speaking of John the Baptist… Luke 7 English Standard Version (ESV) 26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before…
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The Pervasiveness of Sin
If you perceive the pervasiveness of sin, you will pour forth great gratitude for God’s grace and the cross of Christ. Revelation 18: For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries. 24 In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood…
