The Gospel In Galations: Old Testament Faith -- 1 of 5 -- For October 29, 2011 -- 4th Quarter Adult Sabbath School Lesson by Pine Knoll Publications. Follow these links to for more: www.sabbathschoolstudy.org www.pineknoll.org<< MORE >>

The Gospel In Galations: The Priority of the Promise -- 2 of 5 (Jon Paulien) -- For November 5, 2011 -- 4th Quarter Adult Sabbath School Lesson by Pine Knoll Publications. Follow these links to for more: www.sabbathschoolstudy.org www.pineknoll.org<< MORE >>

The Gospel In Galations: The Road to Faith -- 3 of 5 & this continues on 4 of 5 in this series -- (Jon Paulien) -- For November 12, 2011 -- 4th Quarter Adult Sabbath School Lesson by Pine Knoll Publications. Follow these links to for more: www.sabbathschoolstudy.org www.pineknoll.org<< MORE >>

The Gospel In Galations: [This starts with the end of 3 of 5; The Road to Faith] then, From Slaves to Heirs -- 4 of 5 (Jon Paulien) For November 19, 2011 4th Quarter Adult Sabbath School Lesson. (This talk continues on 5 of 5) Follow these links to for more: www.sabbathschoolstudy.org www.pineknoll.org << MORE >>

The Gospel In Galations: From Slaves to Heirs -- 5 of 5 (Jon Paulien) For November 19, 2011 4th Quarter Adult Sabbath School Lesson. Follow these links to for more: www.sabbathschoolstudy.org www.pineknoll.org << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Living Faith -- God's Heroe's -- 24 Amazing Bible Stories of Courageous Faith Energize your personal and family worship time -- Master storyteller Dick Duerksen brings to life amazing, true Bible stories that will keep you and your family listening - and then keep you talking about God. This all new series includes visits to Bethlehem, Mahanaim, Egypt, Sinai, Philippi, Rome and much more! Each episode is personalized, true to the Biblical account, spiritually challenging, and includes probing questions for you to discuss and fun projects to complete. << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Exodus -- Emergency Exits -- How to Experience God's Saving Presence -- by Jon Dybdahl. Are you looking for a way out of the difficult situations in your life? Do you ever wonder where God is and why He seems so slow to respond to you? The God who graciously provided an emergency exit for Israel still works today. Find out how you can experience His saving presence with this encouraging series exploring the Exodus story. << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Colossians -- Life After Death -- How to Begin A New Life In Christ -- Have you ever had a day that by 9 a.m. you wanted to start all over again? Does your entire life sometimes feel like that? Listen to Paul's hope-filled letter to the Colossians. If you would like to make a fresh start, this series is especially for you. Dr William Richardson will aquaint you with a group of people in the process of starting over. << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Joshua -- Strong and Courageous -- How to Live the Victorious Christian Life -- The Book of Joshua is like an exciting novel -- the miraculous crossing of the Jordan river, the crash of Jericho's walls, the sun stopping in the sky. We are amazed at God's faithfulness and power. The battles we face today are different, but very real. We are challenged by false values, temptations, discouragement, and stress at home, school, and work. << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Mark 9-16 -- Where is Jesus going? -- Dare we follow Him? (Volume Two) -- These questions govern the action in the second half of Mark's Gospel. We follow Jesus from the glorious mountain of transfiguration all the way to the dark midnight of Golgotha's hill. The twelve disciples, like us today, have trouble facing Jesus' plain words about the cross. At the summit of the story all seems to end as Jesus Himself cries out in despair. << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Mark 1 - 8 -- The Secret's Out! -- Who is The Messiah? Should We Follow Him? -- Who is Jesus, really? That is the question that dominates the first half of the book of Mark. People are amazed at His authoritative teaching and miracles. The twelve disciples follow Him but have trouble understanding who He is. It is only the demons that seem fully aware of His power, and He silences them again and again. Finally, the disciples recognize who He really is -- but this brings them to a most troubling discovery.<< MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: The Book of Judges -- Rebels and Rescuers -- Struggles in Faith & Actions is one of the liveliest, most colorful books of the Bible. In a violent age disturbingly similar to our own, the Israelites often rebelled against their Divine King. Mercifully, God kept sending them rescuers such as Ehud, Barak, Gideon, and Samson.<< MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: The Ultimate Gift -- Our Salvation, Our Destiny, Our Privilege, Our Duty -- Romans: "The clearest gospel of all", Paul's epistle to the Romans is central to the message of the New Testament and to understanding the Apostle's mind. God accomplished in Christ what could not happen any other way: —a new, perfect standing with Him, peace with God, freedom from the power of sin, freedom from the law's condemnation and thinking of law as a method of salvation, and freedom from the ultimate enemy -- —death.<< MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: 2nd Corinthians -- The Strength of Weakness -- Having Less, Depending More on God -- When you face tough times do you just sit and spin, asking "Why? Why? Why?" Or do you know how to experience God's comfort? << MORE >>

Bible Explorer: 1st Corinthians -- Life, Love and The Mystery Revealed: Answers to Questions That Really Matter -- Never a dull moment -- the Apostle Paul deals with issues as contemporary as tomorrow: issues, disagreements and division in the church, Christians willing to sacrifice love for one another on the altar of their own selfish erroneous agenda. Sound like the church today? << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Daniel -- Who Is Like God! Rock Solid Promises For Your Future -- For centuries and even millennia the book of Daniel has been a source of courage and hope for believers.<< MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Revelation 16:12 ~ 22:21 -- The End of ALL Things -- It's worth the wait! ... zeros in on the Battle of Armageddon, the end of earth's history, the millennium, and the glorious new earth. Few subjects are as intensely interesting as these. Jon Paulien teaches with a freshness and a clarity, allowing the Bible to explain itself as you have never heard before. Listen and discover how it all ends! << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Revelation Chapter 10:1 - Chapter 16:11 -- Building to the Final Crisis: Things get worse before they get better! ... focuses especially on the final crisis of earth's history, the difficulties, issues and deceptions that the people of God will face, and the kind of character that they will need in order to overcome during the End-Time. This is essential information for those who want to be prepared for the exciting days just ahead. Listen and be ready! We know that we cannot predict exactly when Jesus will come, but can we know for sure when we are in the final era of Earth's history? << MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Revelation 6 ~ 9 -- The Seals and The Trumpets -- God's Horror Show -- covers the seven seals and the seven trumpets. Few would question that these passages are among the most vexing and difficult to understand of any in the whole Bible. When you get to Chapter 6, things start getting really strange in the Book of Revelation. How can we navigate the text without getting lost?<< MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Seven Churches and a Heavenly Vision -- What makes a person a Prophet? The author of Revelation was is called a Prophet. How did he become a Prophet? The Lamb and His Wayward Saints: Revelation 1 - 5 includes letters from Jesus to churches caught in the rough and tumble of everyday life. The church's greatest need is for a vision of the heavenly Christ, enthroned in glory, and powerful to intervene in world affairs and in the lives of His people on earth.<< MORE >>

Bible Explorer Series: Introduction to Revelation -- Keys to the Code -- How to study Revelation without losing your mind. The Book of Revelation has both delighted and frustrated readers ever since it was written. Contradictory and often bizarre interpretations of the book abound. In this unique CD series, however, Jon Paulien guides the listener to an approach that unlocks the book's own inner genius. Now you can discover all the hope. Without all the hype. << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: The Holy Spirit and the Unpardonable Sin -- What is the unpardonable sin? Have you committed the unpardonable sin? Is it possible to know for sure? << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Prophets in the End Time -- Is God finished with the era of using Prophets to lead His People? What about false Prophets? Has He destined humankind to go through the most critical time of the end without a Prophet? Don't miss this vital talk.<< MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Antichrists, Cults, and Avoiding Deception -- Is the Holy Bible still trustworthy and reliable? Can we depend upon it to enlighten us with Truth so we will avoid deception? The Bible and the Bible alone should form the basis of our faith in God and His plan for our salvation through Christ. If we rely upon the Holy Bible for our faith and beliefs, God will guide us and keep us safe from deceptive cults or Churches that just don't teach the same thing as what the Bible teaches.<< MORE >>

Some popular Bible Teachers claim there is not a shred of Bible Prophecy that speaks of the United States rising up in the time of the end. But, in this talk, you will be able to learn the true facts for your own self about the United States in Prophecy. It is unmistakable. << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: The World of Tomorrow -- Is this world of sin the only opportunity we have to live life? Or, is there hope for the future of an Earth restored to its original Edenic beauty? << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Revelation Reveals God's End Time Church -- Does Revelation help us to identify God's People... His true Church, at the very end of time? << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Revelation's Lake of Fire -- Revelation talks about a Lake of Fire! Is that where sinner's are thrown into to be burned up by an angry God? Or is there something else that we should consider? You won't want to miss this talk! << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Revelation's Final Events -- There are some scarry events that are talked about in Revelation ... but it definitely has a very happy ending.<< MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Hope When Death Occurs -- The book of Revelation teaches that the last enemy to be destroyed is death itself. The Resurrection of Jesus offers life and hope to all who follow Him.<< MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: A New Life -- This is a talk that will inspire you with hope & promise. Christ offers each of us a brand new life in Him.<< MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: The Seal of God & the Mark of the Beast -- You won't want to miss this talk about two of the key elements of the book of Revelation.<< MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: Fall of Babylon -- God's People are called to come out of Babylon... that in the end of time, Babylon will fall. What are we being called out of? << MORE >>

Decoding Prophecy: History Forgotten -- Don't miss the lessons of History Forgotten<< MORE >>

Jesus declared that He was the Lord of the Sabbath. Can we learn from Jesus what it means to have true Sabbath Rest?<< MORE >>

What does the Bible teach about the sign of allegiance to God. Is there a Seal of God that denotes His Authority & Domain? Does that evoke from us our allegiance to Him?<< MORE >>

Are we saved by keeping God's Law? Or, are we saved by God's Grace that we receive through Christ Jesus? Did Jesus come to save us "from" sin or "in" sin?<< MORE >>

A fascinating prophecy in Daniel 8 reveals we are living in the judgment hour. This talk will take you deep into Bible Prophecy. Did the Bible predict and event that happened within the last 170 years?<< MORE >>

Often times the words "judgment" and "good news" don't go together in the same sentence. This talk reveals the biblical truth that for Christians, the judgment is Good News.<< MORE >>

Want to know how to delay your funeral? The health principles that you learn can add years to your life & greatly improve the quality of those years. << MORE >>

Who is the Lamb of Revelation? Who makes war against this Lamb? Who wins the war? Whose side will you be on in this war of all wars?<< MORE >>

The Most Important Message For Today -- Revelation 14 announces God's last message to every people, group, and nation before the final days of Earth's history. What is this special world wide message? << MORE >>

Where did good and evil begin? Why is there pain and suffering? Find the answers to these questions through what the Bible says on sin and suffering.<< MORE >>

The Battle of Armageddon appears only once in Revelation, as part of the seven last plagues, but its impact is universal. What is it? When will it be? Who will be involved? Will anyone be spared from the seven last plagues?<< MORE >>

How close are we to the end of the world? Will it end on December 12, 2012, like some people think? Discover what Jesus and Bible prophecy have to say.<< MORE >>

Listen to Decoding Prophecy: A New Empire -- An Ancient King's dream gives us a clue to the next Empire to rule this Earth. Using the Bible as its own interpreter, we will look at how this dream affects us today.<< MORE >>

Dr. Jay Miller sings Wonderful Merciful Savior: Enjoy!<< MORE >>

Dr. Jay Miller sings Chris Tomlin's Amazing Grace: Enjoy!<< MORE >>

Jay Miller, MD; presents the vital topic:   Handling Adversity: From Pain to Peace; taking a closer look at God's purpose being fulfilled in our lives through the trials that draw us closer to Him.  It is valuable information for anyone suffering through trials or adversity. The talk was based upon two talks that Dr Miller gave on the Eden to Eden TV show, in Lincoln, Nebraska... and re-presented in Lexington, KY. Hopefully, we will be able to post those talks here as well in the future.

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 Listen to: Rejoicing in the Lord

The children of God are called to be representatives of Christ, showing forth the goodness and mercy of the Lord. As Jesus has revealed to us the true character of the Father, so we are to reveal Christ to a world that does not know His tender, pitying love. "As Thou hast sent Me into the world," said Jesus, "even so have I also sent them into the world." "I in them, and Thou in Me; . . . that the world may know ...

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 Listen to: What to do with Doubt

Many, especially those who are young in the Christian life, are at times troubled with the suggestions of skepticism. There are in the Bible many things which they cannot explain, or even understand, and Satan employs these to shake their faith in the Scriptures as a revelation from God. They ask, "How shall I know the right way? If the Bible is indeed the word of God, how can I be freed from these doubts and perplexities?"

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 Listen to The Privilege of Prayer

Through nature and revelation, through His providence, and by the influence of His Spirit, God speaks to us. But these are not enough; we need also to pour out our hearts to Him. In order to have spiritual life and energy, we must have actual intercourse with our heavenly Father. Our minds may be drawn out toward Him; we may meditate upon His works, His mercies, His blessings; but this is not, in the fullest sense, communing with Him. In order to commune with ...

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 Listen to: A Knowledge of God

Many are the ways in which God is seeking to make Himself known to us and bring us into communion with Him. Nature speaks to our senses without ceasing. The open heart will be impressed with the love and glory of God as revealed through the works of His hands. The listening ear can hear and understand the communications of God through the things of nature. The green fields, the lofty trees, the buds and flowers, the passing cloud, the falling rain, the babbling ...

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 Listen to The Work and the Life

God is the source of life and light and joy to the universe. Like rays of light from the sun, like the streams of water bursting from a living spring, blessings flow out from Him to all His creatures. And wherever the life of God is in the hearts of men, it will flow out to others in love and blessing.

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 Listen to Growing Up in Christ

The change of heart by which we become children of God is in the Bible spoken of as birth. Again, it is compared to the germination of the good seed sown by the husbandman. In like manner those who are just converted to Christ are, "as new-born babes," to "grow up" to the stature of men and women in Christ Jesus. 1 ...

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"If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17. A person may not be able to tell the exact time or place, or trace all the chain of circumstances in the process of conversion; but this does not prove him to be unconverted. Christ said to Nicodemus, "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit." John 3:8. Like the wind, which is invisible, yet the effects of which are plainly seen and felt, is the Spirit of God in its work upon the human heart. ... << MORE >>

As your conscience has been quickened by the Holy Spirit, you have seen something of the evil of sin, of its power, its guilt, its woe; and you look upon it with abhorrence. You feel that sin has separated you from God, that you are in bondage to the power of evil. The more you struggle to escape, the more you realize your helplessness. Your motives are impure; your heart is unclean. You see that your life has been filled with selfishness and sin. You long to be forgiven, to be cleansed, to be set free. Harmony with God, likeness to Him--what can you do to obtain it? << MORE >>

CHAPTER 5 Consecration God's promise is, "Ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13. The whole heart must be yielded to God, or the change can never be wrought in us by which we are to be restored to His likeness. By nature we are alienated from God. The Holy Spirit describes our condition in such words as these: "Dead in trespasses and sins;" "the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint;" "no soundness in it." We are held fast in the snare of Satan, ... << MORE >>

CHAPTER 4 Confession "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Proverbs 28:13. The conditions of obtaining mercy of God are simple and just and reasonable. The Lord does not require us to do some grievous thing in order that we may have the forgiveness of sin. We need not make long and wearisome pilgrimages, or perform painful penances, to commend our souls to the God of heaven or to expiate our transgression; but he that confesseth and forsaketh his sin shall have mercy. << MORE >>

CHAPTER 3 Repentance How shall a man be just with God? How shall the sinner be made righteous? It is only through Christ that we can be brought into harmony with God, with holiness; but how are we to come to Christ? Many are asking the same question as did the multitude on the Day of Pentecost, when, convicted of sin, they cried out, "What shall we do?" The first word of Peter's answer was, "Repent." Acts 2:37, 38. At another time, shortly after, he said, "Repent, . . . and be converted, that your sins may be ... << MORE >>

CHAPTER 2 The Sinner's Need of Christ Man was originally endowed with noble powers and a well-balanced mind. He was perfect in his being, and in harmony with God. His thoughts were pure, his aims holy. But through disobedience, his powers were perverted, and selfishness took the place of love. His nature became so weakened through transgression that it was impossible for him, in his own strength, to resist the power of evil. He was made captive by Satan, and would have remained so forever had not God specially interposed. It was the tempter's purpose to thwart the ... << MORE >>

Chapter 1 God's Love for Man Nature and revelation alike testify of God's love. Our Father in heaven is the source of life, of wisdom, and of joy. Look at the wonderful and beautiful things of nature. Think of their marvelous adaptation to the needs and happiness, not only of man, but of all living creatures. The sunshine and the rain, that gladden and refresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains, all speak to us of the Creator's love. It is God who supplies the daily needs of all His creatures. In the beautiful words of the psalmist-- << MORE >>

Neil Nedley presents Part 2 of 2 of his talk in Improving Emotional Intelligence. Complete the assessment you began in part one. ... ... << MORE >>

By Neil Nedley: This talk includes an asssessment to help you learn about your Emotional Intelligence, so grab a paper and pen!  Enjoy! 

Here are some notes from the talk that you may find helpful, since there is a lot of information in the talk that you may want to remember.

 

Improving Emotional Intelligence --
Set Free – Clearing the Channel for the Spirit of God – Preparing for God to Work in ...

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BIO: Neil Nedley, M.D., is a full-time practicing physician in Internal Medicine with emphasis in Gastroenterology, Mental Health, Lifestyle Medicine, and the difficult-to-diagnose patient.

He has provided continuing medical education courses to physicians and health professionals around the world. He has also given numerous health education seminars to general public audiences worldwide.

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Chapter 87

"To My Father, and Your Father"

[This chapter is based on Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-12.]

The time had come for Christ to ascend to His Father's throne. As a divine conqueror He was about to return with the trophies of victory to the heavenly courts. Before His death He had declared to His Father, "I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do." John 17:4. After His resurrection He tarried on earth for a season, that His disciples might become familiar with Him in His risen and glorified body. Now He ...

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Chapter 86

Go Teach All Nations

[This chapter is based on Matt. 28:16-20.]

Standing but a step from His heavenly throne, Christ gave the commission to His disciples. "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth," He said. "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations." "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15. Again and again the words were repeated, that the disciples might grasp their significance. Upon all the inhabitants of the earth, high and low, rich and poor, was the light of heaven ...

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Chapter 85

By the Sea Once More

[This chapter is based on John 21:1-22.]

Jesus had appointed to meet His disciples in Galilee; and soon after the Passover week was ended, they bent their steps thither. Their absence from Jerusalem during the feast would have been interpreted as disaffection and heresy, therefore they remained till its close; but this over, they gladly turned homeward to meet the Saviour as He had directed.

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Chapter 84

"Peace Be Unto You"

[This chapter is based on Luke 24:33-48; John 20:19-29.]

On reaching Jerusalem the two disciples enter at the eastern gate, which is open at night on festal occasions. The houses are dark and silent, but the travelers make their way through the narrow streets by the light of the rising moon. They go to the upper chamber where Jesus spent the hours of the last evening before His death. Here they know that their brethren are to be found. Late as it is, they know that the disciples will ...

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Chapter 83

The Walk to Emmaus

[This chapter is based on Luke 24:13-33.]

Late in the afternoon of the day of the resurrection, two of the disciples were on their way to Emmaus, a little town eight miles from Jerusalem. These disciples had had no prominent place in Christ's work, but they were earnest believers in Him. They had come to the city to keep the Passover, and were greatly perplexed by the events that had recently taken place. They had heard the news of the morning in regard to the removal of Christ's body ...

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Chapter 82

"Why Weepest Thou?"

[This chapter is based on Matt. 28:1, 5-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18.]

The women who had stood by the cross of Christ waited and watched for the hours of the Sabbath to pass. On the first day of the week, very early, they made their way to the tomb, taking with them precious spices to anoint the Saviour's body. They did not think about His rising from the dead. The sun of their hope had set, and night had settled down on their hearts. As they walked, they ...

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Chapter 81

"The Lord Is Risen"

[This chapter is based on Matt. 28:2-4, 11-15.]

The night of the first day of the week had worn slowly away. The darkest hour, just before daybreak, had come. Christ was still a prisoner in His narrow tomb. The great stone was in its place; the Roman seal was unbroken; the Roman guards were keeping their watch. And there were unseen watchers. Hosts of evil angels were gathered about the place. Had it been possible, the prince of darkness with his apostate army would have kept forever sealed the ...

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Chapter 80

In Joseph's Tomb

At last Jesus was at rest. The long day of shame and torture was ended. As the last rays of the setting sun ushered in the Sabbath, the Son of God lay in quietude in Joseph's tomb. His work completed, His hands folded in peace, He rested through the sacred hours of the Sabbath day.

In the beginning the Father and the Son had rested upon the Sabbath after Their work of creation. When "the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them" (Gen. 2:1), the ...

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Chapter 79

"It is Finished"

Christ did not yield up His life till He had accomplished the work which He came to do, and with His parting breath He exclaimed, "It is finished." John 19:30. The battle had been won. His right hand and His holy arm had gotten Him the victory. As a Conqueror He planted His banner on the eternal heights. Was there not joy among the angels? All heaven triumphed in the Saviour's victory. Satan was defeated, and knew that his kingdom was lost.

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Chapter 78

Calvary

[This chapter is based on Matt. 27:31-53; Mark 15:20-38; Luke 23:26-46; John 19:16-30.]

"And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him."

"That He might sanctify the people with His own blood," Christ "suffered without the gate." Heb. 13:12. For transgression of the law of God, Adam and Eve were banished from Eden. Christ, our substitute, was to suffer without the boundaries of Jerusalem. He died outside the gate, where felons and murderers were executed. Full of significance are the words, "Christ hath redeemed ...

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Chapter 77

In Pilate's Judgment Hall

[This chapter is based on Matt. 27:2 , 11-31; Mark 15:1-20; Luke 23:1-25; John 18:28-40; 19:1-16.]

In the judgment hall of Pilate, the Roman governor, Christ stands bound as a prisoner. About Him are the guard of soldiers, and the hall is fast filling with spectators. Just outside the entrance are the judges of the Sanhedrin, priests, rulers, elders, and the mob.

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Chapter 76

Judas

The history of Judas presents the sad ending of a life that might have been honored of God. Had Judas died before his last journey to Jerusalem he would have been regarded as a man worthy of a place among the twelve, and one who would be greatly missed. The abhorrence which has followed him through the centuries would not have existed but for the attributes revealed at the close of his history. But it was for a purpose that his character was laid open to the world. It was to be a ...

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Chapter 75

Before Annas and the Court of Caiaphas

[This chapter is based on Matt. 26:57-75; 27:1; Mark 14:53-72; 15:1; Luke 22:54-71; John 18:13-27.]

Over the brook Kedron, past gardens and olive groves, and through the hushed streets of the sleeping city, they hurried Jesus. It was past midnight, and the cries of the hooting mob that followed Him broke sharply upon the still air. The Saviour was bound and closely guarded, and He moved painfully. But in eager haste His captors made their way with Him to the palace of Annas, the ex-high priest. ...

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Chapter 74

Gethsemane

[This chapter is based on Matt. 26:36-56; Mark 14:32-50; Luke 22:39-53; John 18:1-12.]

In company with His disciples, the Saviour slowly made His way to the garden of Gethsemane. The Passover moon, broad and full, shone from a cloudless sky. The city of pilgrims' tents was hushed into silence.

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Chapter 73

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

[This chapter is based on John 13:31-38; 14-17.]

Looking upon His disciples with divine love and with the tenderest sympathy, Christ said, "Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him." Judas had left the upper chamber, and Christ was alone with the eleven. He was about to speak of His approaching separation from them; but before doing this He pointed to the great object of His mission. It was this that He kept ever before Him. It was His joy that all ...

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Chapter 72

"In Remembrance of Me"

[This chapter is based on Matt. 26:20-29; Mark 14:17-25; Luke 22:14-23; John 13:18-30.]

"The Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: and when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in My blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of ...

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Chapter 71

A Servant of Servants

[This chapter is based on Luke 22:7-18, 24; John 13:1-17.]

In the upper chamber of a dwelling at Jerusalem, Christ was sitting at table with His disciples. They had gathered to celebrate the Passover. The Saviour desired to keep this feast alone with the twelve. He knew that His hour was come; He Himself was the true paschal lamb, and on the day the Passover was eaten He was to be sacrificed. He was about to drink the cup of wrath; He must soon receive the final baptism of ...

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Chapter 70

"The Least of These My Brethren"

[This chapter is based on Matt. 25:31-46.]

When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another." Thus Christ on the Mount of Olives pictured to His disciples the scene of the great judgment day. And He represented its decision as turning upon one point. When the nations are gathered before Him, there will ...

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Chapter 69

On the Mount of Olives

[This chapter is based on Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21:5-38.]

Christ's words to the priests and rulers, "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate" (Matt. 23:38), had struck terror to their hearts. They affected indifference, but the question kept rising in their minds as to the import of these words. An unseen danger seemed to threaten them. Could it be that the magnificent temple, which was the nation's glory, was soon to be a heap of ruins? The foreboding of evil was shared by the disciples, ...

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Chapter 68

In the Outer Court

[This chapter is based on John 12:20-43.]

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: the same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus."

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Chapter 67

Woes on the Pharisees

[This chapter is based on Matt. 23; Mark 12:41-44; Luke 20:45-47; 21:1-4.]

It was the last day of Christ's teaching in the temple. Of the vast throngs that were gathered at Jerusalem, the attention of all had been attracted to Him; the people had crowded the temple courts, watching the contest that had been in progress, and they eagerly caught every word that fell from His lips. Never before had such a scene been witnessed. There stood the young Galilean, bearing no earthly honor or royal badge. Surrounding Him ...

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Chapter 66

Controversy

[This chapter is based on Matt. 22:15-46; Mark 12:13-40; Luke 20:20-47.]

The priests and rulers had listened in silence to Christ's pointed rebukes. They could not refute His charges. But they were only the more determined to entrap Him, and with this object they sent to Him spies, "which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of His words, that so they might deliver Him unto the power and authority of the governor." They did not send the old Pharisees whom Jesus had often met, but young men, who ...

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Chapter 65

The Temple Cleansed Again

[This chapter is based on Matt. 21:12-16, 23-46; Mark 11:15-19, 27-33; 12:1-12; Luke 19:45-48; 20:1-19.]

At the beginning of His ministry, Christ had driven from the temple those who defiled it by their unholy traffic; and His stern and godlike demeanor had struck terror to the hearts of the scheming traders. At the close of His mission He came again to the temple, and found it still desecrated as before. The condition of things was even worse than before. The outer court of the temple was like a vast ...

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Chapter 64

A Doomed People

[This chapter is based on Mark 11:11-14, 20, 21; Matt. 21:17-19.]

The triumphal ride of Christ into Jerusalem was the dim foreshadowing of His coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory, amid the triumph of angels and the rejoicing of the saints. Then will be fulfilled the words of Christ to the priests and Pharisees: "Ye shall not see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord." Matt. 23:39. In prophetic vision Zechariah was shown that day of ...

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Chapter 63

"Thy King Cometh"

[This chapter is based on Matt. 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19.]

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass." Zech. 9:9.

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Chapter 62

The Feast at Simon's House

[This chapter is based on Matt. 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-11; Luke 7:36-50; John 11:55-57; 12:1-11.]

Simon of Bethany was accounted a disciple of Jesus. He was one of the few Pharisees who had openly joined Christ's followers. He acknowledged Jesus as a teacher, and hoped that He might be the Messiah, but he had not accepted Him as a Saviour. His character was not transformed; his principles were unchanged.

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Chapter 61

Zacchaeus

[This chapter is based on Luke 19:1-10.]

On the way to Jerusalem "Jesus entered and passed through Jericho." A few miles from the Jordan, on the western edge of the valley that here spread out into a plain, the city lay in the midst of tropic verdure and luxuriance of beauty. With its palm trees and rich gardens watered by living springs, it gleamed like an emerald in the setting of limestone hills and desolate ravines that interposed between Jerusalem and the city of the plain.

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Chapter 60

The Law of the New Kingdom

[This chapter is based on Matt. 20:20-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34.]

The time of the Passover was drawing near, and again Jesus turned toward Jerusalem. In His heart was the peace of perfect oneness with the Father's will, and with eager steps He pressed on toward the place of sacrifice. But a sense of mystery, of doubt and fear, fell upon the disciples. The Saviour "went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid."

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Chapter 59

Priestly Plottings

[This chapter is based on John 11:47-54.]

Bethany was so near Jerusalem that the news of the raising of Lazarus was soon carried to the city. Through spies who had witnessed the miracle the Jewish rulers were speedily in possession of the facts. A meeting of the Sanhedrin was at once called to decide as to what should be done. Christ had now fully made manifest His control of death and the grave. That mighty miracle was the crowning evidence offered by God to men that He had sent His Son ...

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Chapter 58

"Lazarus, Come Forth"

[This chapter is based on Luke 10:38-42; John 11:1-44.]

Among the most steadfast of Christ's disciples was Lazarus of Bethany. From their first meeting his faith in Christ had been strong; his love for Him was deep, and he was greatly beloved by the Saviour. It was for Lazarus that the greatest of Christ's miracles was performed. The Saviour blessed all who sought His help; He loves all the human family, but to some He is bound by peculiarly tender associations. His heart was knit by a strong bond ...

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Chapter 57

"One Thing Thou Lackest"

[This chapter is based on Matt. 19:16-22; Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23.]

And when He was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to Him, and asked Him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?"

The young man who asked this question was a ruler. He had great possessions, and occupied a position of responsibility. He saw the love that Christ manifested toward the children brought to Him; he saw how tenderly He received them, and took them up in ...

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Chapter 56

Blessing the Children

[This chapter is based on Matt. 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17.]

Jesus was ever a lover of children. He accepted their childish sympathy and their open, unaffected love. The grateful praise from their pure lips was music in His ears, and refreshed His spirit when oppressed by contact with crafty and hypocritical men. Wherever the Saviour went, the benignity of His countenance, and His gentle, kindly manner won the love and confidence of children.

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Chapter 55

Not With Outward Show

[This chapter is based on Luke 17:20-22.]

Some of the Pharisees had come to Jesus demanding "when the kingdom of God should come." More than three years had passed since John the Baptist gave the message that like a trumpet call had sounded through the land, "The kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matt. 3:2. And as yet these Pharisees saw no indication of the establishment of the kingdom. Many of those who rejected John, and at every step had opposed Jesus, were insinuating that His mission had failed. ...

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Chapter 54

The Good Samaritan

[This chapter is based on Luke 10:25-37.]

In the story of the good Samaritan, Christ illustrates the nature of true religion. He shows that it consists not in systems, creeds, or rites, but in the performance of loving deeds, in bringing the greatest good to others, in genuine goodness.

As Christ was teaching the people, "a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" With breathless attention the large congregation awaited the answer. The priests and rabbis had thought to ...

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Chapter 53

The Last Journey From Galilee

[This chapter is based on Luke 9:51-56; 10:1-24.]

As the close of His ministry drew near, there was a change in Christ's manner of labor. Heretofore He had sought to shun excitement and publicity. He had refused the homage of the people, and had passed quickly from place to place when the popular enthusiasm in His favor seemed kindling beyond control. Again and again He had commanded that none should declare Him to be the Christ.

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Chapter 52

The Divine Shepherd

[This chapter is based on John 10:1-30.]

"I am the Good Shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." "I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine. As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down My life for the sheep."

Again Jesus found access to the minds of His hearers by the pathway of their familiar associations. He had likened the Spirit's influence to the cool, refreshing water. He had represented Himself as the ...

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Chapter 51

"The Light of Life"

[This chapter is based on John 8:12-59; 9.]

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

When He spoke these words, Jesus was in the court of the temple specially connected with the services of the Feast of Tabernacles. In the center of this court rose two lofty standards, supporting lampstands of great size. After the evening sacrifice, all the lamps were kindled, shedding their light ...

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Chapter 50

Among Snares

[This chapter is based on John 7:16-36, 40-53; 8:1-11.]

All the while Jesus was at Jerusalem during the feast He was shadowed by spies. Day after day new schemes to silence Him were tried. The priests and rulers were watching to entrap Him. They were planning to stop Him by violence. But this was not all. They wanted to humble this Galilean rabbi before the people.

On the first day of His presence at the feast, the rulers had come to Him, demanding by what authority He taught. They wished ...

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Chapter 49

At the Feast of Tabernacles

[This chapter is based on John 7:1-15, 37-39.]

Three times a year the Jews were required to assemble at Jerusalem for religious purposes. Enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, Israel's invisible Leader had given the directions in regard to these gatherings. During the captivity of the Jews, they could not be observed; but when the people were restored to their own land, the observance of these memorials was once more begun. It was God's design that these anniversaries should call Him to the minds of the people. But ...

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Chapter 48

Who Is the Greatest?

[This chapter is based on Matt. 17:22-27; 18:1-20; Mark 9:30-50; Luke 9:46-48.]

On returning to Capernaum, Jesus did not repair to the well-known resorts where He had taught the people, but with His disciples quietly sought the house that was to be His temporary home. During the remainder of His stay in Galilee it was His object to instruct the disciples rather than to labor for the multitudes.

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Chapter 47

Ministry

[This chapter is based on Matt. 17:9-21 ; Mark 9:9-29; Luke 9:37-45.]

The entire night had been passed in the mountain; and as the sun arose, Jesus and His disciples descended to the plain. Absorbed in thought, the disciples were awed and silent. Even Peter had not a word to say. Gladly would they have lingered in that holy place which had been touched with the light of heaven, and where the Son of God had manifested His glory; but there was work to be done for the people, who were already ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 17:1-8 ; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36.]

Evening is drawing on as Jesus calls to His side three of His disciples, Peter, James, and John, and leads them across the fields, and far up a rugged path, to a lonely mountainside. The Saviour and His disciples have spent the day in traveling and teaching, and the mountain climb adds to their weariness. Christ has lifted burdens from mind and body of many sufferers; He has sent the thrill of life through their enfeebled frames; but He also is compassed with humanity, and with His ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38; Luke 9:18-27.]

The work of Christ on earth was hastening to a close. Before Him, in vivid outline, lay the scenes whither His feet were tending. Even before He took humanity upon Him, He saw the whole length of the path He must travel in order to save that which was lost. Every pang that rent His heart, every insult that was heaped upon His head, every privation that He was called to endure, was open to His view before He laid aside His crown and royal robe, and stepped ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 15:29-39; 16:1-12; Mark 7:31-37; 8:1-21.]

"Again He went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis." Mark 7:31, R. V.

It was in the region of Decapolis that the demoniacs of Gergesa had been healed. Here the people, alarmed at the destruction of the swine, had constrained Jesus to depart from among them. But they had listened to the messengers He left behind, and a desire was aroused to see Him. As He came again into that ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30.]

After the encounter with the Pharisees, Jesus withdrew from Capernaum, and crossing Galilee, repaired to the hill country on the borders of Phoenicia. Looking westward, He could see, spread out upon the plain below, the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon, with their heathen temples, their magnificent palaces and marts of trade, and the harbors filled with shipping. Beyond was the blue expanse of the Mediterranean, over which the messengers of the gospel were to bear its glad tidings to the centers of the world's great empire. But the time ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23.]

The scribes and Pharisees, expecting to see Jesus at the Passover, had laid a trap for Him. But Jesus, knowing their purpose, had absented Himself from this gathering. "Then came together unto Him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes." As He did not go to them, they came to Him. For a time it had seemed that the people of Galilee would receive Jesus as the Messiah, and that the power of the hierarchy in that region would be broken. The mission of the twelve, indicating the extension of ...

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[This chapter is based on John 6:22-71.]

When Christ forbade the people to declare Him king, He knew that a turning point in His history was reached. Multitudes who desired to exalt Him to the throne today would turn from Him tomorrow. The disappointment of their selfish ambition would turn their love to hatred, and their praise to curses. Yet knowing this, He took no measures to avert the crisis. From the first He had held out to His followers no hope of earthly rewards. To one who came desiring to become His disciple He had said, "The foxes ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:14-21.]

Seated upon the grassy plain, in the twilight of the spring evening, the people ate of the food that Christ had provided. The words they had heard that day had come to them as the voice of God. The works of healing they had witnessed were such as only divine power could perform. But the miracle of the loaves appealed to everyone in that vast multitude. All were sharers in its benefit. In the days of Moses, God had fed Israel with manna in the desert; and who ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13.]

Christ had retired to a secluded place with His disciples, but this rare season of peaceful quietude was soon broken. The disciples thought they had retired where they would not be disturbed; but as soon as the multitude missed the divine Teacher, they inquired, "Where is He?" Some among them had noticed the direction in which Christ and His disciples had gone. Many went by land to meet them, while others followed in their boats across the water. The Passover was at hand, and, from far ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 14:1, 2, 12, 13; Mark 6:30-32; Luke 9:7-10.]

On returning from their missionary tour, "the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And He said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat." ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 10; Mark 6:7-11; Luke 9:1-6.]

The apostles were members of the family of Jesus, and they had accompanied Him as He traveled on foot through Galilee. They had shared with Him the toils and hardships that overtook them. They had listened to His discourses, they had walked and talked with the Son of God, and from His daily instruction they had learned how to work for the elevation of humanity. As Jesus ministered to the vast multitudes that gathered about Him, His disciples were in attendance, eager to do His bidding and to ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56.]

Returning from Gergesa to the western shore, Jesus found a multitude gathered to receive Him, and they greeted Him with joy. He remained by the seaside for a time, teaching and healing, and then repaired to the house of Levi-Matthew to meet the publicans at the feast. Here Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, found Him.

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 8:23-34; Mark 4:35-41; 5:1-20; Luke 8:22-39.]

It had been an eventful day in the life of Jesus. Beside the Sea of Galilee He had spoken His first parables, by familiar illustrations again explaining to the people the nature of His kingdom and the manner in which it was to be established. He had likened His own work to that of the sower; the development of His kingdom to the growth of the mustard seed and the effect of leaven in the measure of meal. The great final separation of ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 11:28-30.]

"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."

These words of comfort were spoken to the multitude that followed Jesus. The Saviour had said that only through Himself could men receive a knowledge of God. He had spoken of His disciples as the ones to whom a knowledge of heavenly things had been given. But He left none to feel themselves shut out from His care and love. All who labor and are heavy-laden may come unto Him. ...

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 12:22-50; Mark 3:20-35.]

The sons of Joseph were far from being in sympathy with Jesus in His work. The reports that reached them in regard to His life and labors filled them with astonishment and dismay. They heard that He devoted entire nights to prayer, that through the day He was thronged by great companies of people, and did not give Himself time so much as to eat. His friends felt that He was wearing Himself out by His incessant labor; they were unable to account for His attitude toward the Pharisees, and ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-17.]

Christ had said to the nobleman whose son He healed, "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe." John 4:48. He was grieved that His own nation should require these outward signs of His Messiahship. Again and again He had marveled at their unbelief. But He marveled at the faith of the centurion who came to Him. The centurion did not question the Saviour's power. He did not even ask Him to come in person to perform the miracle. "Speak the word only," he said, "and my servant ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 5; 6; 7.]

Christ seldom gathered His disciples alone to receive His words. He did not choose for His audience those only who knew the way of life. It was His work to reach the multitudes who were in ignorance and error. He gave His lessons of truth where they could reach the darkened understanding. He Himself was the Truth, standing with girded loins and hands ever outstretched to bless, and in words of warning, entreaty, and encouragement, seeking to uplift all who would come unto Him. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16.]"And He goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto Him whom He would: and they came unto Him. And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach." ...<< MORE >>

The Sabbath was hallowed at the creation. As ordained for man, it had its origin when "the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy." Job 38:7. Peace brooded over the world; for earth was in harmony with heaven. "God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good;" and He rested in the joy of His completed work. Gen. 1:31. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 9:9-17; Mark 2:14-22; Luke 5:27-39.]Of the Roman officials in Palestine, none were more hated than the publicans. The fact that the taxes were imposed by a foreign power was a continual irritation to the Jews, being a reminder that their independence had departed. And the taxgatherers were not merely the instruments of Roman oppression; they were extortioners on their own account, enriching themselves at the expense of the people. A Jew who accepted this office at the hands of the Romans was looked upon as betraying the honor of his nation. He was despised ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 8:2-4; 9:1-8, 32-34; Mark 1:40-45; 2:1-12; Luke 5:12-28.]Of all diseases known in the East the leprosy was most dreaded. Its incurable and contagious character, and its horrible effect upon its victims, filled the bravest with fear. Among the Jews it was regarded as a judgment on account of sin, and hence was called "the stroke," "the finger of God." Deep-rooted, ineradicable, deadly, it was looked upon as a symbol of sin. By the ritual law, the leper was pronounced unclean. Like one already dead, he was shut out from the habitations of men. Whatever ...<< MORE >>

Chapter 26

At Capernaum

At Capernaum Jesus dwelt in the intervals of His journeys to and fro, and it came to be known as "His own city." It was on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and near the borders of the beautiful plain of Gennesaret, if not actually upon it.

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[This chapter is based on Matt. 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11.]Day was breaking over the Sea of Galilee. The disciples, weary with a night of fruitless toil, were still in their fishing boats on the lake. Jesus had come to spend a quiet hour by the waterside. In the early morning He hoped for a little season of rest from the multitude that followed Him day after day. But soon the people began to gather about Him. Their numbers rapidly increased, so that He was pressed upon all sides. Meanwhile the disciples had come to land. In order to escape ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Luke 4:16-30.]Across the bright days of Christ's ministry in Galilee, one shadow lay. The people of Nazareth rejected Him. "Is not this the carpenter's son?" they said. ...<< MORE >>

"Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel." Mark 1:14, 15. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 11:1-11; 14:1-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 7:19-28.]John the Baptist had been first in heralding Christ's kingdom, and he was first also in suffering. From the free air of the wilderness and the vast throngs that had hung upon his words, he was now shut in by the walls of a dungeon cell. He had become a prisoner in the fortress of Herod Antipas. In the territory east of Jordan, which was under the dominion of Antipas, much of John's ministry had been spent. Herod himself had listened to the preaching of the Baptist. The dissolute ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 5.]"Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water." ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 4:43-54.]The Galileans who returned from the Passover brought back the report of the wonderful works of Jesus. The judgment passed upon His acts by the dignitaries at Jerusalem opened His way in Galilee. Many of the people lamented the abuse of the temple and the greed and arrogance of the priests. They hoped that this Man, who had put the rulers to flight, might be the looked-for Deliverer. Now tidings had come that seemed to confirm their brightest anticipations. It was reported that the prophet had declared Himself to be the Messiah. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 4:1-42.]On the way to Galilee Jesus passed through Samaria. It was noon when He reached the beautiful Vale of Shechem. At the opening of this valley was Jacob's well. Wearied with His journey, He sat down here to rest while His disciples went to buy food. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 3:22-36.]For a time the Baptist's influence over the nation had been greater than that of its rulers, priests, or princes. If he had announced himself as the Messiah, and raised a revolt against Rome, priests and people would have flocked to his standard. Every consideration that appeals to the ambition of the world's conquerors Satan had stood ready to urge upon John the Baptist. But with the evidence before him of his power, he had steadfastly refused the splendid bribe. The attention which was fixed upon him he had directed to Another. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 3:1-17.]Nicodemus held a high position of trust in the Jewish nation. He was highly educated, and possessed talents of no ordinary character, and he was an honored member of the national council. With others, he had been stirred by the teaching of Jesus. Though rich, learned, and honored, he had been strangely attracted by the humble Nazarene. The lessons that had fallen from the Saviour's lips had greatly impressed him, and he desired to learn more of these wonderful truths. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 2:12-22.]"After this He went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His brethren, and His disciples: and they continued there not many days. And the Jews' Passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem." ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 2:1-11.]Jesus did not begin His ministry by some great work before the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem. At a household gathering in a little Galilean village His power was put forth to add to the joy of a wedding feast. Thus He showed His sympathy with men, and His desire to minister to their happiness. In the wilderness of temptation He Himself had drunk the cup of woe. He came forth to give to men the cup of blessing, by His benediction to hallow the relations of human life. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on John 1:19-51.]John the Baptist was now preaching and baptizing at Bethabara, beyond Jordan. It was not far from this spot that God had stayed the river in its flow until Israel had passed over. A little distance from here the stronghold of Jericho had been overthrown by the armies of heaven. The memory of these events was at this time revived, and gave a thrilling interest to the Baptist's message. Would not He who had wrought so wonderfully in ages past again manifest His power for Israel's deliverance? Such was the thought stirring the hearts ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 4:5-11; Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:5-13.]Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city, and setteth Him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto Him, If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down: for it is written,-- "He shall give His angels charge concerning Thee: And in their hands they shall bear Thee up, Lest at any time Thou dash Thy foot against a stone." ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-13.]And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness." The words of Mark are still more significant. He says, "Immediately the Spirit driveth Him into the wilderness. And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts." "And in those days He did eat nothing." ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matt. 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21, 22.]Tidings of the wilderness prophet and his wonderful announcement, spread throughout Galilee. The message reached the peasants in the remotest hill towns, and the fisher folk by the sea, and in these simple, earnest hearts found its truest response. In Nazareth it was told in the carpenter shop that had been Joseph's, and One recognized the call. His time had come. Turning from His daily toil, He bade farewell to His mother, and followed in the steps of His countrymen who were flocking to the Jordan. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Luke 1:5-23, 57-80; 3:1-18; Matt.3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8.]From among the faithful in Israel, who had long waited for the coming of the Messiah, the forerunner of Christ arose. The aged priest Zacharias and his wife Elisabeth were "both righteous before God;" and in their quiet and holy lives the light of faith shone out like a star amid the darkness of those evil days. To this godly pair was given the promise of a son, who should "go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways." ...<< MORE >>

From its earliest years the Jewish child was surrounded with the requirements of the rabbis. Rigid rules were prescribed for every act, down to the smallest details of life. Under the synagogue teachers the youth were instructed in the countless regulations which as orthodox Israelites they were expected to observe. But Jesus did not interest Himself in these matters. From childhood He acted independently of the rabbinical laws. The Scriptures of the Old Testament were His constant study, and the words, "Thus saith the Lord," were ever upon His lips. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Luke 2:41-51.]Among the Jews the twelfth year was the dividing line between childhood and youth. On completing this year a Hebrew boy was called a son of the law, and also a son of God. He was given special opportunities for religious instruction, and was expected to participate in the sacred feasts and observances. It was in accordance with this custom that Jesus in His boyhood made the Passover visit to Jerusalem. Like all devout Israelites, Joseph and Mary went up every year to attend the Passover; and when Jesus had reached the required age, ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Luke 2:39,40.] The childhood and youth of Jesus were spent in a little mountain village. There was no place on earth that would not have been honored by His presence. The palaces of kings would have been privileged in receiving Him as a guest. But He passed by the homes of wealth, the courts of royalty, and the renowned seats of learning, to make His home in obscure and despised Nazareth. ...<< MORE >>

[This chapter is based on Matthew 2.]"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the East, and are come to worship Him." ...<< MORE >>

About forty days after the birth of Christ, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord, and to offer sacrifice. This was according to the Jewish law, and as man's substitute Christ must conform to the law in every particular. He had already been subjected to the rite of circumcision, as a pledge of His obedience to the law. ...<< MORE >>

The King of glory stooped low to take humanity. Rude and forbidding were His earthly surroundings. His glory was veiled, that the majesty of His outward form might not become an object of attraction. He shunned all outward display. Riches, worldly honor, and human greatness can never save a soul from death; Jesus purposed that no attraction of an earthly nature should call men to His side. Only the beauty of heavenly truth must draw those who would follow Him. The character of the Messiah had long been foretold in prophecy, and He desired men to accept Him upon the ...<< MORE >>

"When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, . . . to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." Gal. 4:4, 5. The Saviour's coming was foretold in Eden. When Adam and Eve first heard the promise, they looked for its speedy fulfillment. They joyfully welcomed their first-born son, hoping that he might be the Deliverer. But the fulfillment of the promise tarried. Those who first received it died without the sight. From the days of Enoch the promise was repeated through patriarchs and prophets, keeping alive ...<< MORE >>

For more than a thousand years the Jewish people had awaited the Saviour's coming. Upon this event they had rested their brightest hopes. In song and prophecy, in temple rite and household prayer, they had enshrined His name. And yet at His coming they knew Him not. The Beloved of heaven was to them "as a root out of a dry ground;" He had "no form nor comeliness;" and they saw in Him no beauty that they should desire Him. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." Isa. 53:2; John 1:11. (Listen for More!) ...<< MORE >>

Chapter 1 of 87: A special Presentation of the life of Christ. This book is one of Jon Paulien's most favorite books. One Chapter will be posted each week. (note: the reader is not Jon Paulien)."His name shall be called Immanuel, . . . God with us." "The light of the knowledge of the glory of God" is seen "in the face of Jesus Christ." From the days of eternity the Lord Jesus Christ was one with the Father; He was "the image of God," the image of His greatness and majesty, "the outshining of His glory." It was to ...<< MORE >>