Fishers of Men When Jesus calls his first disciples to "follow me" and become "fishers of men" what meaning lies behind the metaphor? To understand what Jesus is calling the…
Temptation It is easy to skim past the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness with a self-focussed observation. "Jesus was tempted and resisted with scripture, therefore we will be tempted…
Anointing Spirit Jesus went down into the water of John's baptism much the same as thousands of others before Him, but when He came up out of the waters it became…
Baptism Of Jesus When John began baptizing in the wilderness he infused the ritual with new meaning and purpose that pointed toward membership and new identity in the kingdom of…
Repent Jesus started preaching around 28 A.D. and to understate the obvious, the world has never been the same since. The arrival of Jesus ushered in something new, something history-changing, something that…