Snakes are not something I normally associate with Advent but maybe I should rethink that. Two of the most common Biblical texts read during the season of Advent mention snakes. First, there is Isaiah 11:8–9: “The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on…
Mark 6:14–29 records one of the saddest stories in the Bible, the death of John the Baptist: King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” [15] But others said, “He…
Mark 1:1–3 “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, [3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”…
In the third segment of this study we look at John the Baptist wrapping up his ministry in grand fashion and Jesus starting his ministry by calling his first disciples. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17]…
In this first video in the series we cover some introductory material about the Gospel of John and then jump right in to one of the greatest parts of one of the greatest books of the Bible. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should…
They say among musicians that the hardest instrument to play is second fiddle. John the Baptist was a gifted and courageous prophet yet he had no problem playing second fiddle to Jesus, the one for whom he was sent to prepare the way. He is also the source of the second one-liner we have chosen…
This Sunday, June Ninth, Christians will celebrate the Day of Pentecost, the last major festival of their church calendar. This festival commemorates yet another promise kept by Jesus, the promise to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples. Since Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter with such gusto, the Day of Pentecost is sometimes overlooked. Yet…
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