Luke 4:16-30 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your own version of the Bible after the link opens. After Jesus began his public ministry in the region called Galilee he went to his hometown of Nazareth where the people had already heard rumors of the wonderful things he had been doing in the other towns. Jesus first went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, the same as he had done in the other towns. When he
Luke 4:14-15 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your own version of the Bible after the link opens. These two verses immediately follow the account of Jesus and his time of temptation by Satan in the wilderness. This was the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. Jesus went in the power of the Holy Spirit and began his ministry in the region around the Sea of Galilee. From these two verses, he must have been an instant
Isaiah 11:1-3 Click on link to read passage. You may select your own version of the Bible after the link opens. Jesus is the branch that was to come up from the stump of Jessie. This is one of the prophesies of the Old Testament that predicted the coming of the Messiah. Jessie was the father of David, and the Messiah was foretold to be descended from King David. The rest of this passage elaborates on the attributes of Jesus
Various environmental scientists are expressing concern over lowered water tables in areas where there has been sustained drought. Farmers and homeowners are having to dig deeper wells to replace wells that have run dry. Not only are we having a shortage of water, we are also experiencing a settling of land in some parts of the country where the decrease in the amount of water underground has caused the particles of sand to settle closer together. This is happening in areas
Philippians 3:12-16 Click on link to read passage. You may select your own version of the Bible after the link opens. Since the first verse in this passage reflects on the previous few verses, I’m adding an extra link here to keep us from taking anything out of context. When the author claims he hasn’t yet attained “all of this,” a reflection on these earler verses shows that he has been discussing the source of his righteousness and