John Chapter Eight

Scripture They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”  ~John 8:7, NLT Quote If Jesus is the Son of God, his teachings are more than just good ideas from a wise teacher; they are divine insights on…

Mystery And Intrigue

Scripture Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ~Acts 13:1, NASB Quote Remember: If God can take away something you never expected to lose, He can replace it with something you never…

Suckers

Scripture He lops off every branch that doesn’t produce, and He prunes those branches that bear fruit for even more fruit. ~John 15:2, LNT Quote I never saw a fruit bearing Christian who did not abide in the word of God. ~Dwight L. Moody I don’t know much about vineyards or pruning grape vines but…

The Light Of The World

Scripture In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.  ~John 1:4-5, NLT Quote All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. Such is the power of light. ~Francis of Assisi John was a…

Fitting In

Scripture And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. ~I Peter 2:5, NLT Quote Every believer in Christ is a living stone designed to fit into God’s Spiritual House [Temple]…

Felix

Scripture  And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. ~Acts 24:24, NLT Quote Politicians are notoriously immoral: even when they know what is right, they seldom do it. ~Harry Brown Marcus Antonius Felix was a Greek who…

Break Down Every Idol

Scripture So Paul agreed to their request and the next day went with them to the temple for the ceremony, thus publiciing his vow to offer a sacrifice seven days later. ~Acts 21:26, LNT Quote Don’t get sidetracked. If you do get sidetracked, get back on track as soon as possible. ~Donald J. Trump James…

Greater Love

Scripture “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. ~John 15:13 Quote Freedom isn’t Free! ~Anonymous I had a blog ready to post and then I went to the kitchen to get another piece of that L.A. roast {thank you very much Teddy and Lisa} and while in the…

New Testament Red-necks

Scripture You stiff-necked heathens! Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? But your fathers did and so do you! ~Acts 7:51, LNT Quote In God’s hands–Intended evil becomes eventual good. ~Max Lucado It seems that Stephen had been performing “signs and wonders” in the presence of Hellenistic Jews since it is said that he aroused…

The Corrupt Sadducees

Scripture “Didn’t we tell you never again to preach about this JESUS,” the high priest demanded, “and instead you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring the blame of this man’s death on us.” ~Acts 5:28, LNT Quote Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist. ~Edmund Burke There are…