He preached the Word
Scripture: Mark 2:2 …and he preached the Word to them. Observe What did he preach? The New Testament preached Christ and his work, but that hasn’t happened in Jesus’ timeline yet. He probably preached the law but with authority people hadn’t seen before. He probably preached what he shared with his disciples in…
Hanging out with sinners
Scripture: Mark 2:16 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners. Observe That’s what Jesus came to do: save the sinners. That’s who he came to be with. Most Christians – like me – spend our time with the ‘righteous’. But if we truly are the body of Christ, we should…
Seeing the spiritual
Scripture: Mark 1:10-13 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son and with you I am well pleased.’ At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert…
More precious than silver
Scripture: Proverbs 8:10-11 Choose my instructions instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice good; for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Observation Yesterday I encountered a man who has not been in a church for twenty years. He was in the world making money…
Catch sin at the thought level
Scripture: Proverbs 7:22 All at once he followed her. Observation ‘All at once…’ The authour see a simple young man and a woman. The woman kisses him, tempts him. It’s only temptation but what is he going to do? The moment of decision. He could walk away. But ‘all at once he follows…