THE PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL (Lk.12: 16-21) The parable was a sly way to illustrate a serious problem. Jesus used it to warn His people of the inherent danger of placing their trust in perishable things. The fool was...
March 2011 Archives
I WAS TOO RICH TO FOLLOW JESUS (Mk.10: 17-31; Mt.19: 16-30; Lk.18:18-30) I was young, a ruler and very rich. In spite of my accomplishments at my young age and the acquisition of wealth, I was discontent and unhappy. There...
HE RESTORED MY HAND (Mk.3: 1-6; Mt.12: 9-14; Lk. 6: 6-11) For the life of me, I never realized how controversial our legal system was. What was even more controversial was that it was all about me. I ended up...
I AM THE DISOBEDIENT LEPER (Mk.1: 40-43; Mt.8:1-4; Lk.5:12-16) Yes, I am that disobedient leper. There is nothing that I can say that will ever justify what I did. I was carried away by my emotions. I was so overwhelmingly...
UNGRATEFULL PEOPLE We do have Jewish blood in our family and we are also followers of Jesus. I am dumfounded why some Jews are so adamantly opposed to us when we pray in His Name. We are not against you...
I WAS A DESPERATE FATHER WITH LITTLE FAITH (Mk.9:14-29; Mt.17:14-20) Day in and day out, I watched my son being tortured by some power that made absolutely no sense. It was an evil source that sapped him of all his...
I RETURNED FROM THE DEAD (John 11). I am Lazarus, the man that had died, and Jesus did the unbelievable; He brought me back from the dead. I became ill and my physical body just gave out. My soul took...
EXPOSING TRUTH IS DIFFICULT Jesus told His followers, "If you obey my teaching, you are truly my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (Jn.8: 32). "I am the way and the truth...
I WAS THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS (Mt.3, 11; Mk.1; Lk.1, 3, 7; Jn.1). I guess the introduction says it all. I was the man, in the desert, preaching repentance and forgiveness of sins. I was sent to prepare the...
I AM THE PENITENT THIEF (Luke 23: 26-43). My day of execution had come. I was not really that bad. I was just a victim of my society. No one would hire me with my record. The only way for...
HE AWAKENED OUR DAUGHTER (Mark 5: 21-23, 35-43) I am Jairus and a headmaster of a school. My daughter was at the point of dying. This was not a time to debate whether Jesus was who He claimed He was...
DARKNESS IS UPON US John wrote, "In Him was life, and that life was the light of man" (1: 4). When darkness fell on the land during the crucifixion, even the Son of God had to cry out, "My God,...
LIKE SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD I was fourteen when we became refugees for the second time. We ended up in the heart of Germany where arable land was scares. People with two or three sheep entrusted them to a shepherd....
HE GAVE ME BACK MY SON (Lk.7: 11-16) I was a widow and lived in Nain. It was a pleasant and delightful hamlet. It was located on a small hill and compared with the blessed Mount Hermon - the Mountain...
I DISRUPTED THE SABBATH (Lk.13: 10-17). It was the Sabbath and I had an urge to go to the House of Prayer. I had a condition that did not let me stand up straight. It was believed that God was...
I WAITED FOR THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS (John 5: 1-15). Thirty-eight long years I lay near the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem and no one would help me. There were five covered shelters and they were all filled with sick and handicapped...
RELIGIOUS BEING AND LOOK ALIKE We have seen many attempts to make us belief that Judaism, Christianity and Islam have much in common. Just how much commonality is there between the three Religions?" Jesus raised this question, "Do people pick...
GOD'S FAVOR IS NOT FOR SALE. Simon, the Great, had gained fame with his magic. When he could not do what Peter did through the Spirit of God, Simon attempted to buy into the power of God's Spirit. Peter rebuked...
I HAD A DISTORTED VISION (Mark 8: 22-26). I lived near the village of Bethsaida. It was founded by a fisherman and named for his home; namely, the house of the fisher. It was located on the Northeast corner of...
I HAD FOUR FRIENDS (Mt.9: 1-8; Mk.2: 1-12; Lk.5: 17-26). It is true. I had four friends. If it had not been for their faith in Jesus, I would have died as a paralytic and in sin. Yes, a paralyzed...
I AM THE BOY WTH THE LUNCH (John 6: 1-15). I do not know exactly where to begin and how it all happened that my lunch was more important than I was. I was called the, "lad or hi boy."...
A DRINK OF WATER (John 4: 1-42). It was hot that day and I had to go and get water from Jacob's well outside of town. The other women went when it was cooler. I could not go with them...
A FAITH NONE LIKE IT (Mt.8: 5-13; Lk.7: 1-10). I was a Roman officer in charge of one hundred soldiers. I led a life of obedience to my superiors and expected no less from my subordinates. I cared for my...
WHO HAS SINNED? (JOHN 9: 1-41) I sat by the side of the road and held out my hands for alms whenever I could. I heard that Jesus was passing and He had stopped in front of me. Then, one...
PUSHING GOD IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE Paul, the Apostle began his ministry persecuting the followers of Jesus. While on the road to Damascus, he heard an inaudible voice asking, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you...
I MUST STAY AT YOUR HOUSE (Luke 19: 1-10) I am Zacchaeus with two a's and two c's. I lived in Jericho. Yes, the Jericho where the walls came tumbling down during the days of Joshua. The walls were rebuilt...
I WAS ACONFUSED LEADER (John 3: 1-21) I admit. It was painful to be confused. And I was confused as confused a man can get. To add insult to injury, I was a teacher of Israel and sat on the...
I TOUCHED HIS HEM (Mt.9: 18-26; Mk.5: 21-43; Lk.8: 40-56). I was at the end of my wits, my means and my hope. I had turned for help to everyone that showed some glimmer of skill to help me. For...
I WAS ABOUT TO BE STONED (Jn. 8: 1-10) It was prayer time. Only, I was not headed for prayer but being dragged to a place where I would be stoned. And of all places they dragged me to the...
