Jesus could be mysterious at times. So when He asked His disciples questions, its a wonder that someone would speak up. Thankfully Simon Peter would speak up. And His answer this time is as solid as

The religious leaders were full of hot air, it seems. Jesus condemned their prideful refusal to believe the evidence from God that Jesus was the Messiah sent from heaven. Rather, they stubbornly clung

This story is uncomfortable for us, and is probably intended to be. We know Jesus is compassionate and not prejudiced but it sounds bad here. Maybe Jesus has more going on here than meets the eye. May

The believers in Philippi had given generously to Paul once again. And he wanted to express his gratitude without sounding too desperate yet not unappreciative either. Plus he wanted them to know that

Do we think about what we are thinking? Our lives follow our thoughts. Thus Paul says to direct our thoughts where we want to go. And we can ask God to help us with our thoughts in prayer and thanksgi

Isaiah foretold of the Servant of God who would suffer death as the perfect sacrifice for the sin of Gods people. His words remained mysterious for seven hundred years until Jesus of Nazareth accompl

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to cheering crowds, hailing Him as their favorite conquering king. But while He does not silence the crowd, He also does little to encourage the scene. He shows up in humili

Paul has already challenged his readers that he has considered all his prior accomplishments before Christ as worthless in comparison to knowing Christ and being like Him. Now Paul says that it is his

Peter proclaimed that the mysterious gift of the Holy Spirit was through Jesus the Messiah, crucified and risen. But those people could change their mind and ask God for mercy. The physical symbol of

Paul said that nothing compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ by faith and experience of walking with Him in trust and obedience. And self-righteousness prevents us from knowing Christ