John 11:1- 48 The account of Lazarus’ death was full of emphasis. The emphasis was placed on Mary, who anointed Jesus with her oil, to demonstrate how significant she is to Jesus. Jesus loved Lazaru, both Mary and Martha had close affinity with Jesus. But when Jesus learned of Lazarus sickness, He said it was […]
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Matt 19:16- 27 In the story of the rich man, Jesus presented the realities of the man’s life to him, revealing the genuine state of his heart. Jesus’ response was not supposedly true to the question because as at that time he lacked sufficient explanation to give for eternal life. The rich man inquired as
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Encounter with Jesus is transformational. John 8:1-11, John 9: 1-11 Jesus was coming from a place of encounter; that’s why when they called him to judge, he judged accurately. When Jesus came to the temple, all the people came to him, and then the Scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who was caught in adultery,
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John 20:20-31 This text focuses on the encounters the disciples had and the significance of personal encounters with the lord. The encounter of another man cannot sustain you, you cannot run your Christian race or have a robust fellowship with the lord on the premise of someone else’s encounter. This scripture by the holy ghost allowed
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John 5:1- 14 Encounters with Jesus The above account is that of a man who has been lame for 38 years waiting for his healing. He carried his bed after being healed and was queried by the teachers of the law for his act because it’s not normal for people to carry their bed on
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An encounter with Jesus can completely transform a person’s life. In Luke 19:1-10, Zacchaeus, a man of wealth, position, and influence, despite his many possessions and status, felt an unfulfilled longing, a deep desire to see Jesus. His life demonstrates that no amount of resources or power can truly satisfy if one does not have
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There’s a place of knowledge, that is, having understanding and clarity of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, but there’s a place of you encountering the Lord. We looked at how men in the Bible had encounters with Jesus. No one had an encounter with Jesus, and his or her life remained the same.
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The summary of what we have been looking at this month is that Growing in grace is growing in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, Growing in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ is growing in all things. Growing in all things connote growing in virtue. We understand that the Grace of God
Ephesians 4:7 “Everyone” here refers to all believers. Grace is given to every believer according to the measure of the gift of Christ. No one is graceless.1 Peter 4:10-11 Out of the graciousness of Christ, he has given you grace. Galatians 2:7-9 The gift of Christ is distributed or apportioned differently. It is to accomplish
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Ephesians 4:13-19, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Peter 1:1-2 Growing in grace is growing in the knowledge of the saviour which is Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:1-2, reveals that our faith is from the righteousness of God which explains further to be Jesus our Lord. The knowledge of God Is the knowledge of Jesus our Lord.
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