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Who Is Jesus?
There are so many things that can be said about who Jesus is that at times we might be hesitant to even begin. But, of course, the reason there are so many things to say about Him is that He is so wonderful
Continue reading...The Emotional Jesus – Compassion
Jesus is an emotional person. We’re all familiar with the anger he displayed when he chased the money changers out of the temple courtyard. We remember he wept at Lazarus’ funeral. Is it fair
Continue reading...Jesus Is Angry With Me, This I Know
He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” (Mark 3:5) This was written about Jesus in the midst of a test the Pharisees
Continue reading...Oh the Deep, Deep Joy of Jesus
Jesus makes two remarkable statements in front of his disciples during their time in the upper room right before he is arrested and crucified: “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that
Continue reading...The Astonished Jesus
It is hard to define the emotion of surprise. It is the feeling one gets when something unexpected happens, either of a happy sort or unhappy. It catches one off-guard and one has to scramble a bit
Continue reading...Jesus’ Zeal for God
I can get fairly zealous about a University of Memphis basketball game. Perhaps you get fairly zealous about someone you love or about a political platform you endorse or a ministry you support. Zeal!
Continue reading...Jesus Full of the Holy Spirit
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert (Luke 4:1). One of the most important factors in Jesus’ earthly life was His dependence upon the Holy
Continue reading...Jesus Filled with the Holy Spirit
Jesus was not only full of the Holy Spirit (characterized by the Spirit’s holy qualities because of countless hours spent in His presence and depending upon Him), he was also filled with the Spirit on
Continue reading...Jesus the Teacher (Part 1)
His disciples said after a particularly hard message from Jesus, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” (John 6:68) Two disciples who got a personal lesson from the resurrected
Continue reading...Jesus the Teacher (Part 2)
I pride myself on being a teacher, but when I compare myself to Jesus I’m not even in the ballpark. There are several reasons for this. One, he is the Son of God. Two, he has no internal sin issues
Continue reading...Jesus the Discipler
It is fascinating to me that one of the very first things Jesus did upon beginning his public ministry was to draft disciples. Jesus knew that his time on earth was short and that he was not going
Continue reading...Jesus the Friend
Jesus told his disciples, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant
Continue reading...Jesus the Apologist
An apologist is someone active in defending the truthfulness of any viewpoint. Jesus chose at times to defend what he was teaching. When he was accused of casting out demons by the Devil (Matthew 12:22-29),
Continue reading...Jesus the Fulfiller of Prophecy
The prophecies Jesus fulfilled can be broken down into (1) the prophecies about Jesus’ lineage, (2) those describing the attributes of God that Messiah would bear, (3) those about what Messiah would
Continue reading...Jesus the Prophet
“Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (Matthew 16:13,14) Jesus did what a prophet
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