Walk With Me #Deararn.

So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout...

Everything in life operates in power. The question is, what kind of power? My dear friend, the power you need to operate in your life is from God almighty. It is for that reason that, Jesus, after He had risen from the dead, told the disciples what to do, where to do it and for how long. He told them what to expect and from whence it would come. He also instructed them on what to do after the spir...

Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you His servants; praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised. The Lord is exalted over all the nations, His glory above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look o...

LORD , who may enter your Temple? Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill? Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere, and who do not slander others. They do no wrong to their friends nor spread rumours about their neighbours. They despise those whom God rejects, but honour those who obey the LORD . They always do what they promise, no matter h...

INFORMATION IS NOT ENOUGH, WAIT FOR POWER Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also writt...

Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. Then the a...

…weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30: 5b He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 2 Sam 22:1`0-12 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the n...

The Walk to Emmaus It has been a very eventful couple of days for the disciples of Jesus, and we would be in order to agree that they were in despair, maybe even confused. Two of them were making their way to Emmaus and discussing the events of the last few days. Jesus joined them and, seeing their sad disposition, asked what the matter was. 
 They let Him know their expectations of Jesus of Nazar...

HE IS ALIVE! Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. T...

The Death of Jesus At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a re...

The Old Rugged Cross Alan Jackson On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and shame And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain So I'll cherish the old rugged cross (rugged cross) Till my trophies at last I lay down I will cling to the old rugged cross And exchange it some day for a crown To the old rugged cross I will eve...

“My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are....

Jesus before the Council Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered. Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end. Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were...

Which one is it, John or Judas There were the seventy, then twelve and three and one. How close would you come? Jesus had them at different levels. When he needed the crowd effect, then the seventy came in handy. There was the everyday mission, and the twelve was just enough. When the need for heart matters arose, He had His three buddies. With them, He was comfortable with vulnerability. He could...

He was on His way to the grand finale. This was the mother of all assignments. Jesus was making His way to Jerusalem. He had already spoken about His death and all that would lead to it. But now he needed some vessels. He is always in the know; He knew where the vessels for the very next assignment were located. He was specific. You would find them by the way he said. In waiting to hear how the Lo...

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. “Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he wil...

The Look Have you ever gotten the look, from a parent, an authority figure and they did not have to add words? Peter did... So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance. The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she...

Is it I? Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. The Last Supper On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and as...

WHEN YOUR SUPPORT NEEDS HELP Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to...

The ultimate price for sin was paid on the cross of Calvary.

Abram knew what it meant to wait. He was promised a child at 75. The child did not happen until 25 years later. In the process, Abram became old, made mistakes and just as he resigned himself, God made an appearance. Unbelievable! Laughable, yes, Sarah laughed. The long silence, broken, Abram became Abraham and Isaac came into the picture. Note the sequence, first a change of name/nature, then the...

SERVICE, THE WAY UP FOR THE CHRISTIAN Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. “What is your request?” he asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.” But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are...

Angels Come To Town In Genesis 18, Abraham received some visitors. He decided to entertain them and found out they were angels. In Judges 13, an Angel visited a man and his wife. The Angels did not come empty, they left a blessing for the woman of the home. Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? (Hebrews 1:14) At what point does the scale tilt in man...

Betrayal How do you deal with betrayal? What do you do when your support system pulls the rug under your feet? Jesus knew His disciples will buckle at the earliest sign of trouble. Yet He prayed for Peter, encouraged the other disciples, fed Judas, urged Judas on knowing he was about to sell him out. He knew Judas was a thief yet Jesus put him in charge of the treasury. What to do, love the one wh...

THE SEED MUST DIE Jesus was aware of His time. He knew the agenda, and though the path was hard and full of sorrow, He stuck to the plan. Do you have an idea of the reason for your being? What scene are you playing in the script? Jesus knew He would have to die so that man could live; what do you have to die to so life can come? Jesus knew that for a bountiful harvest to come, the lone seed must b...