King Of Grace It is easy to skip the first 17 verses of Matthew. It's a dry list of 42 generations of fathers and mothers begetting children who beget more…
Healing Has Come When Jesus begins preaching the "gospel of the kingdom" his words are accompanied by action. Healing. Healing everyone and everything. Jesus draws the hurting and the sorrowful,…
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…