John 3:8-12 (WEL) “The Spirit [or wind] blows where it wants. You hear its sound but cannot tell where it comes from, and so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You…
John 3:3-7 (WEL) Jesus answered and said to him, “Very truly, I say to you, ‘Unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.’” 4 Nicodemus says to him, “How is it possible for one to be born when one is old? Can he enter into his mother’s womb a second…
John 3:1-2 (WEL) There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 The same came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we can know that you have come from God as a teacher because no one can do these miracles that you do unless God…
Galatians 1:13-17 (WEL) For you have heard of my earlier way of life in Judaism, how violently I persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it. 14 And outdistanced many of my peers in Judaism as I was much more zealous for the teachings of my ancestors. 15 But when it pleased God, who…
2 Corinthians 2:12-17 (WEL) Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach the Good News about Christ, a door of opportunity was opened for me by the Lord. 13 I had no rest in my spirit because I didn’t find Titus, my brother. So, saying goodbye to them, I went to Macedonia. 14 I…
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (WEL) 19 For even though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all so that I may win even more people. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew so that I might win the Jews. To those under the law, as under the…
Abraham was a liar that risked his wife’s purity (Genesis 20:1-13), yet God used Abraham to be the example of faith, the Father of believers, and to be the Father of nations. Isaac was a liar that risked his wife’s purity (Genesis 27:1-11), yet God blessed him with the blessings of Abraham. Jacob was…
MORNING Psalm 116 B1 What does this mean? C1 The Psalmist praises God because God helped him. D1 Heard his prayer asking for mercy and deliverance. D2 He felt that he was going to die. D3 He experienced pain and agony. This is probably emotional pain. Certainly, emotional can bring on physical pain because…
Why I Am a Christian A simple explanation About 20 years ago, I wondered why? I started with wanting an answer to question, “Was there a Jesus?” B1 Where there any non-Christians in the first century C.E. that spoke of Him? C1 Tacitus D1 Many atheists, agnostics, and those of other religions do not…