Walking With Jesus 12And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Mark 1:12-13 Sometimes I have wondered why the Spirit of God drove Jesus into the wilderness. We don’t know [...]

Walking With Jesus  7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” 8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, but only Jesus. Mark 9:7-8 Recently we had snow here in Central Texas. It snowed all day and piled [...]

Walking With Jesus #102 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. Mark 1:30-31 So here we are back in the bedroom [...]

Walking With Jesus 10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever. Psalm 111:10 The wisdom that translates into a meaningful way of life must be learned from God over time. It is very different from learning knowledge which we can get [...]

Walking With Jesus 16As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1: 16-19 We don’t [...]

Walking With Jesus  45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” 46Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” John 1:45-46. “Come and See.”  That [...]

Walking With Jesus 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.11 And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." Mark 1:10-11 As we remember and [...]

Walking with Jesus  13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, 14“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” 15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go [...]

As we celebrate Christmas this year we are drawn into the social and cultural remembering of this past year.  It has been a trying time for all of us.  Some of you may have been ill with the coronavirus, or had family and friends suffer from it.  We have all experienc3ed social distancing, [...]

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