Stephen: Preached the gospel to those who were about to kill him Daniel: Prayed when it was against the law Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Did not bow before King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue Esther: Risked her life to persuade her husband, King Xerxes, to stop Haman’s plan to kill the Jews David: Fought Goliath with a… Read More
Matthew 2:3-6When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written… Read More
Matthew 2:1-2After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’ (NIVUK)Although some traditional pictures show the… Read More
Matthew 1:17 (NIV)17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. Matthew describes the human ancestry of Jesus Christ in three parts: from Abraham to David, from David to the Exile and from the Exile to… Read More
Matius 4:3-4, 6-7, 9-10 Lalu datanglah si pencoba itu dan berkata kepada-Nya: “Jika Engkau Anak Allah, perintahkanlah supaya batu-batu ini menjadi roti.”Tetapi Yesus menjawab: “Ada tertulis: Manusia hidup bukan dari roti saja, tetapi dari setiap firman yang keluar dari mulut Allah.”lalu berkata kepada-Nya: “Jika Engkau Anak Allah, jatuhkanlah diri-Mu ke bawah, sebab ada tertulis: Mengenai… Read More
If you’re like most people, chances are you have battled one or many fears throughout your life. I once decided to enlist the help of my Facebook friends to see what their most common fears were. Here was their list in no particular order: Fear of Loss, Fear of Failure, Fear of Rejection, Fear of… Read More