Showing posts with label preach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label preach. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2016

Friday Focus #42

Get Near to Jesus

There was so much power in the physical touch of Jesus as he was God in the flesh. He could touch you and heal you. He could speak to you and heal you of an ailment that has plagued you for decades. There was nothing that he couldn't heal. In Luke 6:17-19, Jesus ministered to a bunch of people. The first thing he did was he stood on a level area (verse 17). That could just be a simple way of saying so he was balanced in a place where there was not much balance to be found (mountainous or hilly area). But you can metaphorically connect it to mean when you are going to do some preaching and teaching and ministering, make sure that your life is in balance, not imbalanced. Imagine watching someone stand in an area that was unstable. You could get distracted by watching them try to keep their balance. The same way we need to keep our balance with God's word and managing what we allow in our lives from the cultures that we live in. My second point is contained in verses 18-19 which show how people from various areas knew of Jesus and wanted to hear him speak and have him heal their illnesses. Those who had unclean spirits and were troubled sought to be healed by Jesus. They wanted to be healed by him because they knew he had power. Just getting near to Jesus can be healing. You must have faith to even believe that he can heal. If they didn't believe that he could heal, would they have gotten near to him or tried to hear him speak. Get near to Jesus.


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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Matthew 23:3- Hyposcrisy

Matthew 23:3 "...But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach..” commentary- Once again Jesus talks about the The Pharisees and called out their hypocrisy. Jesus tells people to follow what the Pharisees say, but do not do what they do. The Pharisees were known for saying one thing and doing the opposite.

The Pharisees were not seeing that they just were telling people what to do and not actually focusing on love. They didn't love people, they were lording over people. The same could be said today about religious leaders who speak about sin and then indulge in that sin. I often say, it is one thing to make a mistake, it is another to live a lifestyle.