Things we can learn from Scripture, Example: the woman at the well in John 4
In our modern day understanding of making disciples and starting a disciple making movement, the "Person of Peace" has become a central element. What is a person of peace? and What is the Biblical background? In Luke 10, having taught all throughout Galilee, Jesus was moving the emphasis of His ministry to Judea. In preparation for that ministry, Jesus sent out an advance team of 70 disciples, "in pairs ahead of Him to every city…
What really happened on the cross? To understand, we really need to go back to Genesis. In Gen 2:16-17, God gave Adam stewardship over the entire earth and blessed him with the enjoyment of every tree in the garden, except one. He was prohibited from eating the fruit on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - one specific tree. The consequences: in the day that you eat from it, you shall surely…
On the Day of Pentecost, Paul quoted Ps 110:1 regarding Jesus, Sit at My right hand UNTIL I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet. Jesus is waiting for the Plan of God the Father to play out. Yet seated at the right hand of God the Father, Jesus has all authority over every name that is named, Eph 1:20-23. For now, Jesus is not exercising the full extent and expression of His authority.…