“Will you…?”

After Peter said he would lay down his life for Him, Jesus said, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.” (John 13:38; also Matthew 26:34; Mark 14:30; Luke 22:34). Do you think Peter meant it when he […]

“whoever confesses Me”

Jesus said, “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.  But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32-33; Luke 12:8-9). Pretty simple, isn’t it?  Will you confess or deny? Have a great day […]

“he must deny himself”

Jesus said, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24). Jesus not only preached denying self, He also practiced it.  “…who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied […]

John 18 – “Crucify Him!”

(This summary covers parts of Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 22-23, and John 18-19, without an attempt to specifically reference each detail.  John 18 is used as a general reference. – TN) After speaking to and praying for His apostles (John 14-17), Jesus entered the garden where He turned His attention to Himself and earnestly […]

Luke 22 – “Do this in remembrance of Me”

While Judas was plotting to betray Jesus, Peter and John were preparing to observe the Passover with Him (Luke 22:1-13).  There Jesus gave all the apostles some bread and a cup to eat and drink “in remembrance of Me,” along with telling them that one of them would betray Him (22:14-23).  When the apostles disputed […]

Proverbs 30:8 – “neither poverty nor riches”

8 Keep deception and lies far from me, give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is my portion, That sounds like a strange request about poverty and riches, doesn’t it?  The first part is easy to understand – who wants to be in poverty?  But the second – who doesn’t […]