Discipleship
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Acts 19
Journey Through The Bible Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 1-4 New Testament Reading: Acts 19 But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples, and conducted discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. ThisRead More …
Acts 18
Journey Through The Bible Old Testament Reading: Leviticus 24-27 New Testament Reading: Acts 18 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, an eloquent man who was competent in the use of the Scriptures, arrived in Ephesus. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being ferventRead More …
Acts 14
Journey Through The Bible Old Testament Reading: Leviticus 11-15 New Testament Reading: Acts 14 After they had preached the gospel in that town and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch, strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by tellingRead More …
Acts 11
Journey Through The Bible Old Testament Reading: Leviticus 1-3 New Testament Reading: Acts 11 News about them reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel as far as Antioch. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of themRead More …
Luke 14
Journey Through The Bible Old Testament Reading: Genesis 18-20 New Testament Reading: Luke 14 In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple (Luke 14:33). We’re all familiar with the marketing phrase today, “Have it your way”. For asRead More …
Luke 9
Journey Through The Bible Old Testament Reading: Genesis 3-5 New Testament Reading: Luke 9 Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, butRead More …
Obedient Servants
At the wedding in Cana described in John 2, Jesus tells the servants to fill the jars with water that were there for the Jewish rites of purification. John is very specific that there were 6 stone water jars each holding twenty or thirty gallons. He also notes that the servants filled them to the brim so there would be no doubts that there was no room in the jars for Jesus to add anything to them.