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Jesus calmed the sea and storm not by leaning upon his divine nature. He stood in the authority given to him as Son of man in the incarnation. He lived as the perfect man. Because of his work, we can now live by God’s grace under and with that authority.

Only God can expand His kingdom in this world. He does it within our hearts and through us as we live His grace and share the truth about Jesus. But neither the power nor the truth comes from us. He alone gives freedom through His word.

If we are in Christ, His light is within us. God’s light overcomes the darkness. We need to shine into the lives of others, sharing the truth of the gospel with them by His grace.

Jesus explained his parable of the sower very forthrightly. Those who receive the word of the gospel in such a way that they are transformed inside will bear fruit.

Jesus made a short, challenging statement regarding family ties and identity which should make us stop and think. John explains it further. When we believe in Jesus, God makes us His children. He breaks the power of family relations that hold power over us. We have a new birth, a new life in grace.

Jesus’ own family thought he was doing too much. The religious leaders, caught up in their own thirst for power, accused him of having an “unclean” spirit. But Jesus came to bind the darkness and free those held bound by it. He did his work by the Holy Spirit, and calls us to the same…

As Jesus began his ministry, he did miraculous things like healing many who were sick and casting out demons. The demons even threw themselves at his feet and declared that he was the son of God. Many people followed him for these reasons. But the real call was, and still is, to know who Jesus…

When Jesus saw a man with a paralyzed hand in the synagogue on the Sabbath, He offered the man the help he needed. The legalists were appalled. The man chose to believe the Lord and reached out his hand to receive what Jesus gave. Will you let something stop you from responding in faith to…

From the last act of creation, when God made man and woman in His image, for His purpose, God gave the principle of Sabbath rest to point to his holiness and the eventual freedom and peace which would come through Christ. Those who embrace this freedom of the Lord, enter that place of continual rest.

Our Lord invites those who are truly thirsty after life to come and receive of His abundant grace.