Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you-that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds so that …
2 Messiahs Gems
Bible Gem 1122 – The Disciples Didn’t Connect the Dots (Luke 18:31-34)
Many Bibles and Gospel harmonies give this passage the title, The Third Prediction of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. In fact, it is the seventh time in Luke’s Gospel. Luke records two occasions either side of the transfiguration, before and after (Luke 9:22 and …
Bible Gem 909 – Shock, Horror! (Luke 9:22-27)
“The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things,” He said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day He will be raised from the dead.” Then He …
Bible Gem 893 – Tell / Don’t Tell – Why the difference? (Luke 8:32-33, 56)
But Jesus sent him (the demoniac) home, saying, “go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” Luke 8:32-33 Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened. Luke 8:56 I repeat again the …
Bible Gem 856 – Are you Happy with the Messiah you’ve got? (Luke 7:18-23)
John’s disciples told him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the Coming One, or should we wait for someone else?” When the men had come to him, they said, “John …
Bible Gem 814 – Simon’s Mother-in-Law (Luke 4:38-41)
After leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon’s home, where He found Simon’s mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. “Please heal her,” everyone begged. Standing at her bedside, He rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once …
Bible Gem 1895 – Why Does the Book of Acts End Like it Does? – Flashback (Acts 1:1,8, 6:7, 9:31, 12:24, 16:5. 19:20)
Why does the Book of Acts just stop where it does? It seems like it doesn’t have an end. Like it is an anti-climax. What is going on Ian? Let me take you back to some things I said when we started Acts. Clipped from …