Archive for 'Divinity'

By Whose Authority?

Mark 11: 27-33 Jude 17,20b-25 / Ps 63 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men? Tell me! (Mark 11:30) By what authority do they act To make laws that control and define Our moral statutes that are in fact Beyond the sphere of human design? They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was [...]

Sustained by the Bread of Life

John 6: 35-40 Acts 8:1b-8 / Ps 66 I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. (John 6:35) Faith puts hope in the invisible, ‘Cause the visible leads to despair. Jesus as Bread is conceivable In the Eucharist that we all share. [...]

Jesus’ Claim to Divinity

John 5: 17-30 Isa 49:8-15 / Psa 145 He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father Who sent him. (John 5:23) Jesus is one with the Father In purpose, honor and power; With faith in His Word we gather To follow Christ, our Redeemer. Jesus said to them, “My Father is [...]

One Kingdom Under God

Luke 11: 14-23 Jer 7: 23-28 / Ps 95: 1-2, 6-9 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. (Luke 11:23) Our God Almighty does not reign Over a divided kingdom; All divisions in His domain His Word and love shall overcome. Jesus was casting [...]

The Authority of Jesus

Mark 1: 21-28 1 Sm 1:9-20 / 1 Sm 2: 1,4-8 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!” (Mark 1:24) No evil spirits can prevail Against the power of God’s Word; Read it daily, it will [...]

The Coming of God’s Kingdom

Luke 17: 20-25 Wis 7: 22b—8:1 / Psa 119 For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be (in His day). (Luke 17:24) Jesus said, ‘Seek first God’s kingdom’, Make it our goal, constantly in mind. Let our hope be the [...]