Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Jesus begins his Sermon on the Mount with blessings, and the second is Jesus’ blessing to those who are hungry and thirsty. Luke means this quite literally. Jesus’ heart goes out to those…
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Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. When Jesus came down from the mountain He started teaching his disciples, in what we call the “Sermon on the Mount”. The Sermon on the Mount contains the essence of Jesus’ whole…
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All the people tried to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. Jesus was on the mountain, chose his twelve apostles, and is now busy teaching people and healing them. Luke states something wonderful: people wanted to…
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A large crowd of his disciples were there, and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and be healed of their diseases. Let’s take another look at what happened…
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When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he called Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was…
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When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was…
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When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles. Jesus spent the whole night in prayer with God when he had to choose the apostles. Have you also wondered: why at night, and not during the…
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When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles. Jesus spends the night with God in prayer. He must decide which of his followers he will appoint as apostles. He wants to choose those with…
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One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. Jesus knew spiritual disciplines well. He had prayer times, he fasted, kept to the Jewish feasts, and like here, withdrew into solitude. In Luke we…
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Please take note that By the Way will now be interrupted for three weeks due to the SA holiday period. We will resume again om the 20th of July. May God keep and bless you! Jimi le Roux And the Lord added to their number daily those who were…
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…enjoying the favour of all the people. The three-thousand followers of Jesus cause a ripple-effect there in Jerusalem. There is such a contagious joy among them, such a self sacrificing love, such an atmosphere of fellowship and belonging that…
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Every day they continued to meet…They broke bread…praising God. Summon up the image of the first disciples. They were simple people, but full of the Lord. They sold their belongings and gave away the profit, but they praise God. They eat the most…
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