A Tree Planted Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.” Luke 13:6 My Takeaways Something Old Jesus touched the crippled woman and healed her. Could Jesus touch…
Greed Over God Is A Never Good Thing Then He said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” Luke 12:15 My Takeaways Something Old Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” Luke…
Free, Free, Free “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 My Takeaways Something Old Do I listen gladly to the words of God? (John 8:47) Something New This freedom includes: Freedom from the powerless life of habitual sin. (Romans 6:1) Freedom from the condemnation of…
Courageous Fear But no one had the courage to speak favorably about Him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders. John 7:13 My Takeaways Something Old What keeps me from have courageous conversation? If it is fear, what am I afraid of? Confrontation Condemnation Humiliation Lack…
Faith Enough For If The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” Mark 9:24 My Takeaways Something Old We see God can, we admit that we can’t. Faith and doubt at times can hold hands, but we can’t let doubt win. Christians know what the Bible says,…
The Changing of Me As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance as transformed,… Mark 9:2b My Takeaways Something Old met-am-or-fo’-o metá, “change after being with” morphóō, “changing form in keeping with inner reality” – properly, transformed after being with So how do we become like our inner reality, despite being born with a sin nature? Same word we…