Tag: Satan Disguised
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Who is your enemy?
Who is your enemy? Is it the person vying for your position or promotion at work? Is it the guy who is “road raging” you on the way home? Is it the opposition political party or even the opposition football or other sporting team? In truth none of these are your enemy. And even when…
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Suffering for the Lord’s Sake
(Acts 16:19-24) When you come to The Lord and especially if you do a work in his name, it is never a bed of roses. The one thing you can be sure of is that if you work for The Lord you are going to come up against opposition and that means you may suffer.…
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Judas Betrays Jesus
(John 18:1-9) There are many names given to children born each day. Some are the common names that are evergreens and are popular from year to year. Others are fashionable that come and go based on popularity. And the range of Bible names are perennials that crop up year after year. But in all my…
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The Ruler of This World
(John 14:28-31) Time for a quick quiz. Who is the ruler of this world that Jesus was referring to in this section of scripture? A king or a queen? Perhaps Herod or the Caesar of Rome? If you answered any of these you would be wrong. What if this event had happened today instead of…
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Judas
(John 13:21-30) Judas! The very name causes an emotional response in many people. It is sometimes used to curse those who have done wrong and especially those who betray a friend or associate. Judas! The word is used in derision of anyone who betrays. Often spat violently at the betrayer with an invective that could…
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Contract of Betrayal
(Luke 22:1-6) The scribes and Pharisees were seeking an opportunity to condemn Jesus and put him to death, but they found none. They wanted to arrest him but were unable as they could not lay hands on him for fear of the people. They were afraid that during the days as Jesus preached in the…
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Jesus Speaks of His Betrayal
(Mark 14:12-21) In this section we see Jesus eating his final Passover with the disciples. The disciples ask where they should prepare the Passover for him and we see him operate the word of knowledge advising them where to go. He tells them they will find a man carrying a jar of water and to…
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Get Behind Me Satan
(Mark 8:31-33) Satan is the great deceiver of mankind. He is subtle and cunning like a fox. His desire is to destroy mankind and especially those who seek the Lord. Here we see the battle lines drawn up. Christians on the side of God but Satan on the side of men. There is a good…
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The Last Supper
(Matthew 26:17-25) The last supper when Jesus took the final Passover feast was an important point for Christians. It was here that he taught us a valuable lesson to remember t during the last supper we also see that he knew he would be betrayed by one of the twelve and it was here that…