Thursday, May 29, 2014

"Learn From Me" - Part 5 (Hebrews 4:14-16)

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offered a two-fold invitation. First, Jesus offered rest. But Jesus also offered an opportunity to learn of Him (KJV) or from Him (NKJV). We want to learn "of" or about Jesus. We also want to learn "from" Him. Over the next several weeks, we're going to look at several passages in an effort to do just that.

Previous Posts in the SeriesPart 1Part 2Part 3, Part 4

Do you ever feel like no one knows what you're going through? Do you ever feel like you're the only one who has ever experienced anything like what you're experiencing? If so, hopefully today's passage--Hebrews 4:14-16--will give you some encouragement. 

Thursday, May 8, 2014

"Learn From Me" - Part 4 (Colossians 1:13-18)

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offered a two-fold invitation. First, Jesus offered rest. But Jesus also offered an opportunity to learn of Him (KJV) or from Him (NKJV). We want to learn "of" or about Jesus. We also want to learn "from" Him. Over the next several weeks, we're going to look at several passages in an effort to do just that.

Previous Posts in the SeriesPart 1Part 2, Part 3

What did Jesus look like? There have been countless paintings and renderings of Jesus. A number of movies have been made where Jesus is portrayed. Of course, there was no such thing as flash photography in the first century, so people are only making their best guess as to the appearance of Jesus.

The truth is, we don't know what Jesus looked like physically. Scriptures don't describe His body type, His build, or His features.

However, I believe one of the best "pictures" of Jesus Christ is found in Colossians 1:13-18. It is a beautiful picture that once again shows the deity and power of Christ. Many people today try to lower Jesus to the level of man. This paragraph of Scripture helps us to see Christ for who He is, was, and always will be.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

"Learn From Me" - Part 3 (John 14:5-11)

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offered a two-fold invitation. First, Jesus offered rest. But Jesus also offered an opportunity to learn of Him (KJV) or from Him (NKJV). We want to learn "of" or about Jesus. We also want to learn "from" Him. Over the next several weeks, we're going to look at several passages in an effort to do just that.

Previous Posts in the SeriesPart 1Part 2

Have you ever wondered what it might have been like to be one of the apostles? I mean, you'd be walking with Jesus every day. You would have it all figured out, wouldn't you?

Well, if you did, you wouldn't have been much like the twelve apostles that Jesus chose. We see many times in scripture that the apostles had questions, they wondered, they worried, and they doubted--at least while Jesus was with them. 

The apostles had much to learn. Today's text is John 14:5-11. In this text, we find at least two of the apostles learning very important lessons from Jesus.