Peter and John were instrumental of God in the healing of a man who had been lame from birth. After the man was healed, and the crowds were gathered together, Peter used this opportunity to speak to his fellow Israelites and to share with them the gospel of Jesus Christ. He said to them, “Repent … Continue reading Keep On Speaking the Truth
Year: 2024
Except for Our Feet
“Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's … Continue reading Except for Our Feet
They Loved the Glory that Comes from Man
“Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “’Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?’ “Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah … Continue reading They Loved the Glory that Comes from Man
While You Have the Light
“So Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.’” … Continue reading While You Have the Light
Death Must Come Before Life
“And Jesus answered them, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life … Continue reading Death Must Come Before Life
We are More Than Conquerors
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is … Continue reading We are More Than Conquerors
Our Helper in Weakness
“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to … Continue reading Our Helper in Weakness
Confirming Your Calling
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or … Continue reading Confirming Your Calling
Becoming Partakers of the Divine Nature
“Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. “His divine power has granted to … Continue reading Becoming Partakers of the Divine Nature
In the Sight of God
“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, … Continue reading In the Sight of God