How Yeshua became Jesus (Greek Jesus vs Hebrew Yeshua)
How did the name Yeshua become Jesus? Did you know that the name “Jesus” is less than 400 years old? …
Category Archives: God is God
Questions that Jesus Asks in the Good News According to Matthew
It is stunning how skillfully our Master Jesus, the Messiah, uses questions (read more here) to teach vital spiritual truths. …
Can I hope based on scripture as the word of God?
I need to find more hope. God is good and in a good mood. Justice, while lacking here some days, …
Does the Message that points to the Messiah on the Cross seem like sheer silliness to those hellbent on destruction?
The way God works seems silly to those who don’t know Him. For many, “Why” is the big barrier to …
Does death come from a phantom life of evil and their friends?
There is a way to live and there is a way to die. Living comes from aligning myself with God …
How will we conduct our affairs?
It all starts at home. Work is important and so is the church, but living love out at home is …
Are we going to Jerusalem with Jesus?
Jesus destiny was in Jerusalem. God’s goal for Him would come to pass there. He would die and be raised …
Do we become children of God by new birth? Is that even possible?
This is stunning. As disciples of Jesus, we are the chief objects of God’s fatherly love. We become God’s children …
Is the peace of Jesus ruling my heart?
Some things just aren’t forced on us. We can have it or we can not. God isn’t just going to …
Why should we obey our government and leaders?
This is pretty straight forward. We are to be responsible. We are to respect our leaders. We are to pay …
Should I beg God? Will God keep His promises?
Jesus said, “Everyone who asks (begs) receives …” Sometimes it takes a lot for us to ask. We think we …
Will we wait for Jesus?
It is Holy Saturday. Jesus is in the tomb. What do we do? We wait. We have remember the passion …
Is America, as we know it, passing away? What will endure? What will last?
My love for the Father should squeeze out everything else. Wanting my own way is not the Father’s way. Wanting …
What do I want from God? What should I ask for?
God offered Solomon anything he wanted. He could have anything at all. Now that is amazing. What did Solomon want? …
Does False Doctrine contradict the good news of Jesus the Messiah?
Jesus, the Son of God, is the Messiah. God sent him to live among us, die for our missing God’s …
Is good character a great insurance policy?
Good character is important. Doing the right thing, God’s thing, makes all the difference. Solomon’s dad understood that following what …
“Beware … ” ~Jesus — What the New Testament has to say on deception by religions leaders
This is a series of quotes to emphasize the seriousness of deception and our responsibility to look out for it …
What are some examples of meekness in the life of Jesus?
Jesus is clear that I will be more than happy if I am meek and gentle. I will in fact …
Is the resurrection of Jesus evidence of God?
Jesus rose from the dead. That is amazing and represents the good news of God. God is not dead. We …
Do I know beyond a shadow of a doubt?
Luke got it right. Knowing and having supernatural courage (faith) about Jesus is what it is all about. He made …
What is God’s master plan for our lives? Can we know it?
God has a master plan for us all. I can tap into it and know the special assignment He has …
Am I caught up in the wrong priorities?
We get caught up in the wrong things. We don’t have the right priorities. What church do we go to …
Is it reasonable to ask Jesus what I must do to do the works of God in my life?
‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’ A question from the disciples. I look at the question …
You don’t expect to bury your children.
She is 12 years old. She got sick. She died. Everyone is beside themselves in grief and horror. You don’t …
Are we surprised when fiery ordeals come our way?
I am being refined. No doubt about that. Life does present difficulties. Jesus said that in this world we would …
Do we have to wait for God to send His Holy Spirit? Should we be patient?
Jesus told them they had to wait. He didn’t have to. He could have given them the Spirit of God …
God has a plan. He uses it for His glory. He uses it for our redemption.
Jesus was performing many signs and wonders. The raising of Lazarus from the dead capped it off. That had everyone …
What can we add to God’s plan?
God is complete in what He has done. There is nothing to be added to. Not a thing at all. …
Did Jesus finish it? Is it complete?
Jesus, God’s Son, shows how He completes what was started in the Old Covenant (Testament). Jesus is the completer in …
Where is Jesus now? What is He doing?
This is stunning. God raised Jesus from the dead and He is in charge of running everything. The totality of …
Who are we trusting? Ourselves? God?
What happens when we trust our own resources to solve the problem? We solve the problem but we don’t see …
Is God strong? Is God’s strength vast? Can we count on it?
Some things are amazingly simple with God. Here is one of them. God is strong. Nothing weak about him at …
Does Jesus care if we are hungry?
The events of the day had been stunning. A 12 year old had just been raised from the dead. At …
What Does the Bible Say about Freedom?
“Biblical freedom has a theological component which sets it apart. In the Bible, people are made free for a specific purpose: …
Where do we get our nourishment? From doing God’s will?
It can be confusing to talk with Jesus. We’re talking this world and He’s talking about God’s world. Jesus challenges …
Will there be a day of judgement?
Tyre and Sidon were well known pagan cities in Jesus time. It might be like saying Las Vegas and New …
What is the formula we can use for healing like Jesus?
Let’s say you wanted to “learn” how to heal the blind. Who better to “teach” you than Jesus? So what …
Did Jesus complete God’s mission and goals?
It was a dark day as Jesus hung from the cross. Figuratively and literally. The sun disappeared. Jesus was alone. …
What is so special about a city on the hill? Does Jesus know?
There are times Jesus will do things and suggest that it not be shared with others. It is a God …
Is God’s government (Kingdom) a democracy?
I need to change my mind (aka repent). God’s government (Kingdom) is not a democracy. We’ve been raised to see …
How can we help?
Here is what Jesus did. He didn’t make it easy on himself by avoiding anything. Particularly when it came to …
7 things Jesus said on the cross as He died for us
Jesus hung on the cross and died for us. He said seven things during that time. Luke 23:34: Father, forgive them, …
Will we give up? These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times!
Sometimes it seems like we just can’t make it. Yet, perseverance rules the day. Even if it looks like things …
Did Jesus have the right to destroy 2,000 pigs and possibly put their owners out of business?
God is great. Nothing is impossible for Him. Jesus shows us how great God is and what a good mood …
How should ministries be financially supported?
Jesus sent the disciples out to spread the good news about how God rules. He recognized that they would need …
Jesus is whispering. He is talking. He is shouting!
Jesus is whispering. He is talking. He is shouting! Jesus has some amazing things to say. In what I read. …
Should we be anxious about anything?
My part is to rejoice. God is so very good and He is always in this amazing mood. Jesus has …
Is God’s justice impartial? Is it social justice?
Justice is a term used for what is right or “as it should be.” Justice is one of God’s attributes …
Is Jesus a lackey to the Sabbath? What is more important, rules or the Ruler?
What is more important? Rules and regulations? Or the Ruler? Jesus deals with the problem of “being religious” head on. …
God is God. His word is always true. Can we count on it?
God means what He says. What God says is important. What He says is not to be trivialized in any …
Why has God put everything into the hands of Jesus?
Oh my goodness. Jesus has everything. It is a great gift from His Father. All authority, power, love. Everything!! Nothing …
Jesus brings calm into our lives. Jesus brings peace. Jesus drives out the darkness.
I remember as a child not wanting to sleep in the dark. There were monsters in the closet and under …
What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
Jesus is referred to as the “Son of Man” 88 times in the New Testament. That is a lot so …
Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good. He came to make dead people live!
Jesus lives. He is resurrected. God is a God of resurrection. God is a God of life. In Jesus we …
Will the dead hear the voice of Jesus? Will we all be resurrected from the dead?
Every person who has or will live on this earth will experience resurrection. I know that we as believers understand the …
How can I not go to Hell?
What is Hell? What does the Bible say about Hell, and how can I not go to Hell? Not going …
Is Jesus your hero?
Who is your hero? We ask that a lot. Who do we look up to? We all want to know. …
Who is God? Is God omnipotent (all powerful)?
Omnipotent means to have unlimited power (omni = all; potent = powerful). God is able and powerful to do anything …
Is anything impossible with God?
Imagine being a young woman. You are a virgin. An angel shows up and lets you know you are going …
Does Jesus know what is in our heart? How well does He know us?
Jesus knows me. Jesus knows my heart. Jesus knows my secrets and my longings. Jesus knows everything about me. it …
“Think of your sufferings as a weaning from that old habit of always expecting to get your own way which misses God’s goal.” ~Peter
We can learn to think like Jesus. He didn’t expect to get His own way. Now that is radical. Who …
Is it time to think long and hard about the power of God?
There is a time to think long and hard. That of course would be about what God has created. Just …
Is Jesus in charge of those who are in charge?
It is one thing to be a Master and King. It is quite another to be the Master of masters …
Did Jesus’ death atone for sin? Does that mean we have been reconciled to God?
In Christian thought, the act by which God and man are brought together in personal relationship. The term is derived …
What is healing? How does Jesus bring it about?
Jesus is wired with the power of God. God’s energy flows through Jesus continuously. So much so, when a sick …
What does it mean that God is serious business?
There is a lot frivolity going on and there is nothing wrong with that. Fun is fun and God is …
What does it mean that Jesus is the great “I am”?
I want to know who Jesus is. It is a burning question for many of us. This isn’t anything new. …
Who is God? Is God Infinite? Is He Self-Existing, without origin or end?
God IS. That is the revelation of the scripture. This one of the essential attributes of God. The infinite nature …
Will we take Jesus seriously?
The religious scholars and the average Jewish person of Jesus time on earth thought they took “the Law”, what Moses …
Who would take a light and hide it? Yet, isn’t that what we do some days?
Jesus doesn’t want us to play a game of hide and go seek. Now think about it. God is light. …
What kind of thinking leads to a dead end? Why must we change our way of thinking?
Sometimes we think of God as we think of ourselves. Big mistake. That kind of thinking leads us to dead …
Has Jesus provoked us to sarcasm?
We get consumed with our feelings. Jesus challenges us to move beyond that and see His world. Jesus can provoke …
Could Jesus, Paul and James all be wrong?
This theme seems very clear. There isn’t too much to be added here. 8 very specific references citing Jesus, Paul …
Does Jesus know what He is talking about?
Am I the one Jesus brings into the room with Him or am I the one provoked to sarcasm and …
Is Jesus the Messiah God’s ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one?
Different cultures and religions have unique views of God. There is only one message though. That is the message of …
Who is in the drivers seat?
Jesus challenges us to live life with Him in charge. Now that is tough because we all like to be …
Will we have courage and believe our Master Jesus the Messiah?
With faith comes a risk. “What if ….”, we think. What if God doesn’t answer.What if we look silly. We …
How great is our God?
This says it all. Jesus and His Father are so pleased to give us life. And not just any kind …
Are we ready for one perpetual victory parade?
Parades are so much fun. The bands, the floats, and the celebration of a special day. Everyone gets into it. …
Are we ready to be bold in God?
God is speaking. He is moving. Will I keep quiet about what I have seen and heard? Will I speak …
Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery?
After Jesus was crucified, he was hastily buried as the clock was ticking moving toward the Jewish Sabbath. No work …
Have we missed God? Is anything left in our memory of his Message? Do we take his Messenger seriously?
God sent Jesus. Jesus is His plan. There is danger in missing all of this. We need to slow down …
Does death have the last word on things?
Death has no power over us. It has been swallowed up whole by the triumphant resurrection of our Master Jesus. …
Jesus was dead. What would they do?
They had waited. It wasn’t easy but they honored the Sabbath. So much had happened and they were so distraught. …
“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” ~Apostle Paul
If you consider yourself an atheist with a sincere interest in truth, there are several things about being a disciple …
“I remembered the word of the Master.” ~Peter
Let us consider the word “master” (usually translated Lord). So here is a fundamental question: “What is the foundational reality …
Is anything exempt from the rule of Jesus the Messiah?
Who is Jesus? The very Son of God who, as man, died for us and is now resurrected into an …
“I give eternal life to them.” ~Jesus
It is an important question to figure out. Is eternal life a gift or something we earn by being a …
“The righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” ~Jesus
God is doing a work in His people. It leads to glorification. Now that is amazing. Is this a promise …
Will I stand firm when Jesus challenges me?
You come to Jesus. Your son is sick and is going to die. You ask Jesus to come and heal …
“You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” ~Apostle Paul
“Christ” means “Messiah” or “anointed one”. As the Messiah, Jesus is the one who fulfils all old testament expectations. Is …
Will we wait for Jesus?
It is Holy Saturday. Jesus is in the tomb. What do we do? We wait. We have remember the passion …
“From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ~Apostle Paul
God goes to the Jewish people first. He declares that the good news message be proclaimed to Jews first. Nothing …
“Now the Messiah has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep” ~Apostle Paul
I believe that Jesus, the anointed Messiah of God, was crucified in my place, to pay my penalty for missing …
“Little children, guard yourselves from idols.” ~Apostle John
The definition of idolatry, according to Webster, is “the worship of idols or excessive devotion to, or reverence for some …
What was the most important thing to Jesus?
Everything was complete. The last thing Jesus says is so profound. This is the way it has always been with …
Is the resurrection of Jesus evidence of God?
Jesus rose from the dead. That is amazing and represents the good news of God. God is not dead. We …
“But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” ~Apostle John
The most common old covenant expression of the means of atonement was the sacrifice and offering up of the blood …
Why don’t our faithless solutions allow God to shine through?
Jesus challenges us. It had been a long day. It was beginning to get late. His disciples came to him …
“Woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!” ~Jesus
Betrayal is a gross violation of trust and can be one of the most devastating forms of pain inflicted upon …
