WHAT PRECEDED THE PRONOUNCEMENT The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 Thirty years transpired between Jesus’ birth and John’s pronouncement of who Jesus really was. Thirty years prepared the Son of God for three years …
SPONTANEOUS WORDS My soul magnifies the Lord. Luke 1:46 Words of faith do not originate from a vacuum. What spills out during the times when I am stretched to my limit reflects the kind of faith I have cultivated previously. A well known bible teacher said, “Who I am when hard times hit is really who I …
LET THEM TALK! A lineup of O.T. characters speak up. Many of you wrote yesterday about Abraham. Like me, you were astounded that God had preached about Jesus to Abraham, and that even Jesus admitted that Abraham knew Him. Is he the only Old Testament character who knew of Jesus? James Boice, a down to …
ABRAHAM AND JESUS What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:1-3 …
