Dec 28, 2021
In Acts 7, Stephen was stoned to death for being the Light in the darkness. On the same day that he was martyred, great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem. Everyone, except the apostles, were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. However, those who had been scattered preached the gospel wherever...
Dec 21, 2021
In Isaiah 9, Isaiah prophesied that Jesus the Messiah would go to the people living in the region of Naphtali and Zebulun and be the Light to them. Isaiah 9:2 says, “the people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt in the land of intense darkness and the shadow of death, upon them has the...
Dec 14, 2021
In Matthew 15, a Canaanite woman approached Jesus and his disciples and cried out to Jesus to deliver her demon possessed daughter, who was suffering terribly. Jesus refused to help her at first and replied that He was sent to the lost sheep of Israel, and it was not right or fair to take the children’s bread and...
Dec 7, 2021
Naaman was a commander of great respect and honor in the Syrian army, however he had leprosy. An Israelite slave girl instructed him to seek out the prophet Elisha. Elisha gave specific instructions for Naaman to dip seven times in the Jordan River to be cleansed of his leprous condition. However, Naaman was offended...