Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. I want to focus on this verse once again. We can't be in a ministry... not even be a Christian, if the Holy Spirit doesn't empower us. The…
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Toe sê die duiwel vir Hom: “Aan U sal ek al hierdie mag en majesteit gee… Dit sal alles aan U behoort as U maar net voor my buig en my aanbid.” Ons beweeg aan in hierdie gedeelte oor Jesus se versoekings. Die tweede versoeking gaan oor mag, heel…
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"The Spirit of the Lord is on me... He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners...” Jesus reads from the Bible in the synagogue and applies this verse to Himself. His implication is that his ministry also holds good news for prisoners. His…
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Nadat die duiwel met al sy versoekings klaar was, het hy Jesus ‘n tyd lank met rus gelaat. Ek wil, om met hierdie tema van Jesus se versoekings af te sluit, algemene notas oor versoekings maak: • ‘n Versoeking is nie eintlik iets objektiefs buite…
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Die boek van die profeet Jesaja is vir Hom aangegee, en Hy het dit oopgemaak en die plek gekry waar geskrywe staan: “Die Gees van die Here is op my, omdat Hy My gesalf het…” Op die Sabbat was daar sewe voorlesings in die sinagoge. Eers het ‘n…
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When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. In order to conclude this topic of Jesus' temptations, I would like to mention a few general points regarding temptations: • A temptation isn't something objective…
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“He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind.” Jesus reads aloud in the synagogue of Nazareth on the Sabbath, and He applies the verse from Isaiah to Himself. The verse also refers to the blind. What we…
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Dit sal alles aan U behoort as U maar net voor my buig en my aanbid.” Daarop antwoord Jesus: “Daar staan geskrywe: Die Here jou God moet jy aanbid en Hom alleen dien.” Nog ‘n laaste keer oor die tweede versoeking, nl. mag. Jesus weier dit om die…
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He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. Wonderful! Jesus arrives in his home town and goes "to church on Sunday" (in a manner of speaking), because it was his custom.…
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Hallo – paar van julle het my gevra oor die Skrifgedeelte “Jy mag die Here jou God nie op die proef stel nie” of mens dan nie mag vra vir ‘n teken, bv. waar ‘n moeilike besluit ter sprake is nie. Ek antwoord gou iets:
1. Ja, daar is…
And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor... So if you worship me, it will all be yours." Let’s move on in this section about Jesus' temptations. The second temptation is quite blatantly about power. It is said that power…
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When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. Jesus is in the desert as part of his preparation for his ministry. There He experiences how the devil tries every possible way to make Him give up his objective and…
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