The lawyer who questioned Jesus took it for granted that the way to inherit eternal life was by doing. Martha had the same outlook. But Mary did nothing. She simply sat and believed as Jesus spoke his wonderful words of life.
Read more...Faced with the challenge of God’s law, a lawyer wanted to whittle away its demands. “But who is my neighbour?” he asked. Jesus’s reply was devastating!
Read more...Jesus’s messengers returned from their mission and reported on its success. Jesus and messengers rejoiced together. Why did they rejoice? And why did Jesus rejoice?
Read more...When Jesus sent out his seventy messengers, he made it clear what qualities they (and we) would need to finish the task. We examine seven characteristics he aimed to develop in them.
Read more...Jesus sent out seventy (or was it seventy-two?) messengers. Like the elders chosen by Moses, they were his representatives, sharing his work and equipped by his Spirit.
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