Author: Administrador

Topics: Jesus Christ; Resurrection Reference: Acts 1:3 Science says that if there is any such thing as infallible proof, it is the repetition of the same experiment. Experiment 1: Jesus rose from the dead, and Mary Magdalene encountered him. Experiment 2: The women encountered the risen Christ. Experiment 3: The disciples encountered Christ. Experiment 4: … Continue reading “RESURRECTION
PROOF”

Topics: Circumstances and Faith; Comfort; Fear; Jesus Christ; Peace; Trust References: John 14:27; 1 Peter 5:7 During a recent conflict in the Middle East, Ron and Joke Jones, who serve with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Israel, wrote in their prayer letter: The result of the fighting and killing has left a profound sense … Continue reading “A
SHEPHERD’S COMFORT”

Topics: Caring; Comfort; Help; Holy Spirit Reference: John 14:16–18 The Karre language of equatorial Africa was difficult for the translators of the New Testament, especially when it came to the word Paraclete. How could they describe the Holy Spirit? One day the translators saw a group of porters going off into the bush carrying bundles … Continue reading “FALLING
DOWN BESIDE US”

Topics: Christmas; God; Humanity; Incarnation; Jesus Christ; Mysteries; Salvation References: John 1:14; Philippians 2:1–11 God fills a bush with his glory, and it burns. God enters into the great mountain, and it rocks with an earthquake. When he comes to occupy a man, he must distort the humanity he occupies into some inhuman shape. Instead … Continue reading “HIS
NATURAL BIRTH”

Topics: Atonement; Changed Heart; Evangelism; Ministry; Missions; Obedience; Outreach; Rewards; Sacrifice; Vision References: Matthew 6:19–20; 25:14–30; John 12:24; Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Philippians 2:17; 2 Timothy 4:6 Assemblies of God missionary J. W. Tucker knew he was at risk when anarchy broke out in the Belgian Congo in 1964, but he stayed where God … Continue reading “BLOOD
IN THE RIVER”

Topics: Atonement; Cross; Disobedience; Good Shepherd; Rebellion; Salvation; Sin References: Isaiah 53:1–6; John 10:11; 1 Peter 2:24–25 It is the nature of sheep to stray and get in harm’s way, whether from hungry wolves or steep canyons. For centuries, shepherds have used various methods—from staff to dog—to keep sheep from straying from the safety of … Continue reading “THE
DANGERS OF STRAYING”

Topics: Caring; Compassion; Generosity; Homelessness; Humility; Hunger; Ministry; Poverty; Presence of God; Sacrifice; Service; Sharing; Stewardship References: Proverbs 29:7; Matthew 10:42; 25:31–46; Luke 6:20–21; 12:32–34; Acts 2:45; Galatians 2:10; 1 John 3:16–17 Shane Claiborne, who has taken the gospel beyond the streets of Philadelphia to the slums of Calcutta and the war zones of Iraq, … Continue reading “JESUS
IN THE HOMELESS”

Topics: Birth of Christ; Christmas; Incarnation; Jesus Christ References: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 2:1–7 When asked, “If you could select any one person across all of history to interview, who would it be?” talk-show host Larry King said he would like to interview Jesus Christ. When asked, “What would you like to ask him?” … Continue reading “INTERVIEWING
CHRIST”

Topics: Arrogance; Creator; Death; Fear; God; Irreverence; Judgment; Limitations; Power References: Deuteronomy 3:24; Psalm 8:3–4; 19:1–6; 145:3; Isaiah 63:1; Revelation 1:12–16; 19:1–16 King Louis XIV of France, who preferred to be called “Louis the Great” and had declared, “I am the State!” died in 1717. His court was the most magnificent in Europe, and his … Continue reading “GREATNESS
SNUFFED”

Topics: Cross; Death of Christ; Redeemer; Savior References: Mark 10:45; Romans 6:3–9; 1 John 5:6–12 Of the biographies I have read—including biographies of men like Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, who died violent and politically significant deaths—few devote more than 10 percent of their pages to the subject’s death. The Gospels, though, devote … Continue reading “HIS
CRUCIAL DEATH”