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It reminds us that Jesus knows what it is to work, and He has shared in the kind of life we experience. The other is an incident when Jesus was12. (You can read about it in Luke 2:41-52). Every year, Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast — a special time of worship and thanksgiving.
1. Tell them about God’s plan—peace and life. God loves you and wants you to experience the peace and life He offers. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). He has a plan for you.
A: If you gave your life to Jesus Christ you might not change as much as some would—at least on the surface. God is in the business of changing lives —and the more we need to change, the more we’ll actually be changed, by the power of God. But you’ll notice I said you might not change much “on the surface”—and I used that phrase ...
A: One reason Jesus stayed on earth for 40 days after His resurrection instead of ascending immediately into heaven was to demonstrate to His followers that He truly was alive. After all, they knew the Roman authorities had put Jesus to death, and that His body had been taken down from the cross and sealed in a tomb.
But each one of the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John—also gives us a portrait of Jesus, each revealing aspects of Jesus’ life and ministry that are important for us to know. Take, for example, the Gospel of Matthew. It was written by Matthew, who had been a tax collector for the Roman government—and as such, was probably despised by ...
Long before the birth of Jesus, God began to give His people specific information about Jesus’ life and ministry. The good news is that the death of Christ satisfied God’s wrath, and all who believe are now welcome to join His family. “We moved to a new city a few months ago and have started attending a nearby church.
Here are some key ideas from the Bible about freedom—including how to find true freedom in your life. 1. People have been searching for it for thousands of years. The quest for freedom is a theme found throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Just three chapters into the story of God’s creation, humanity gave up its freedom by ...
The most important events in human history are the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Without this, the cross is meaningless. Jesus made this wonderfully profound statement that changed the world, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live” (John 11:25). The resurrection is our ...
Why do you need Jesus? You need Him first of all because you need His salvation. You see, you aren’t here by accident; God created you, and He put you here for a reason. In fact, He loves you, and life’s greatest joy comes from knowing that God is your friend, and that He is with you every day. I often quote Jesus’ words: “I have come ...
The Bible tells us Jesus was the Son of God, who came down from heaven to give us the greatest gift any person can ever receive—the gift of eternal life. By nature we are separated from God because of our sins, but Jesus came to take away our sins and make us part of God’s family forever. The Bible says, “For the wages of sin is death ...