And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
There is a transition made in the New Testament. Old Testament is the protection and preservation of Israel, the promises of God made to Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David, all made with the promise of a rescuer, a Messiah. Jesus claims to be THAT Messiah!
“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”
R-eveal- v-18; E-ager- vs-19-20; N-ow- vs-23-25; E-nabled- v-26; W-ork to do
The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
I was tempted to title this sermon “Ugly Miracles” due to the graphic picture being posed. Let’s be honest, if we would have witnessed this firsthand, it may have hit us differently than just reading the story.
Time to Build an Ark!
Malachi= “My Messenger”
Charles Wesley wrote “Hark, the Herald Angel Sing!” inspired by this text.
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”