Tag: sign

  • What Does it Mean to Believe (According to the Bible)? [part 2]

    In this 2nd of a 4-part series on what it means to believe according to the Bible, I examine the Scriptures which discuss the word “belief” within the Gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). Here’s a link to part 1 of the series covering belief in the Old Testament. This article seeks to follow…

  • November 25 – Simple Christianity

    Reading Acts 13:1-15:35 Devotional Sometime after Saul and Barnabas returned from Jerusalem to Antioch, the Holy Spirit spoke to the church leaders there and called Saul and Barnabas for a mission. After they finished fasting and praying, the church leaders there laid hands on Saul and Barnabas and sent them off to the work the…

  • November 23 – Jesus Calls Saul of Tarsus

    Reading Acts 8:1b-9:31 Devotional On the day that Stephen was killed there arose a great persecution against the Christians in Jerusalem. Everyone except the apostles fled Jerusalem to the surrounding regions of Judea and Samaria. Saul of Tarsus was a key part of those persecuting the Christians. He went into Christians’ homes and dragged off…

  • November 12 – Prophecy of Judgments

    Reading Mark 13:1-2 Matt. 24:3; Mark 13:3-4 Matt. 24:4-35; Mark 13:5-31; Luke 21:8-33 Matt. 24:36-51; Mark 13:34-37; Luke 21:34-36 Matt. 25:1-46 Devotional On the Tuesday before Jesus’ death, as He and His disciples left the temple, one of them pointed out the majesty of the stones and the buildings there. Jesus explained to them how…

  • October 23 – Jesus’ Early Work in Judea, Samaria, and Galilee

    Reading John 1:35-51; 2:1-25; 3:1-36; 4:1-54 Luke 3:19-20 Devotional Jesus gathered His first four apostles: Andrew, Peter, Philip and Nathanael. Andrew had been one of John the Baptist’s disciples and had left John to follow Jesus. Andrew asked Jesus where He was staying, followed Him and spent the day with Him. Andrew went and found…

  • August 21 – GOD Kills Ezekiel’s Wife As A Sign

    Reading Eze. 24:1-27 Devotional On the very day that Jerusalem was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar, GOD spoke to Ezekiel and told him what was happening hundreds of miles away from Babylon. In one of the saddest and most difficult to explain events in all of Scripture, GOD tells Ezekiel that He is going to take the…

  • June 29 – Isaiah Prophesies about the Savior

    Reading Isa. 7:1-9:21 Devotional When Ahaz was still king of Judah, the king of Aram and Remaliah king of Israel allied together to attack Jerusalem, but they were unable to defeat it. GOD told Isaiah and his son to go to Ahaz and instruct him to request a sign, but Ahaz was unwilling. Isaiah replied…

  • January 10 – GOD Answers the Prayer of Abraham’s Servant

    Reading Gen. 24:1-67 Devotional When Abraham was very old he sent his oldest, most trusted servant on a mission: find a wife for Isaac from Abraham’s family. Abraham promised the servant that GOD would send an angel to be with him on this quest. The servant promised to obey Abraham’s instructions and off he went.…