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Following Jesus
Following Jesus
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
This hymn on the call of Matthew - and our call to follow Jesus - is a conscious rewrite of the traditional St. Matthew's Day hymn by W. Bright, "He sat to watch o'er customs paid) (Hymns Ancient And Modern Revised # 563). I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to this hymn wri…
Good Friday Jesus
Good Friday Jesus
by Jane Bingham
Good Friday Jesus Meditation on The Crucified tree form - the agony Theyre Lee-Elliott (1903-1988) A painting in the Methodist Modern Art Collection http://www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/reflecting-on-faith/the-methodist-modern-art-collection/index-of-works/crucified-tree-form-th…
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - TWELVE GOOD MEN & TRUE
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - TWELVE GOOD MEN & TRUE
by BRF - Dick France
TWELVE GOOD MEN & TRUE MARK 3: 13-19 This was an important moment, the selection, from among the many people who were following Jesus, of the task force on whom the extension of his mission would depend, not only while he himself was still there to supervise them (6:7–13, 30–31) …
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The CHALLENGE from OFFICIALDOM
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The CHALLENGE from OFFICIALDOM
by BRF - Dick France
The CHALLENGE from OFFICIALDOM MARK 11: 27-33 Jesus is back in the Court of the Gentiles, the ideal place for gathering a crowd for teaching, but a place on which he has already stamped his authority in a different way when he drove out the traders…
John The People's Commentary - The Son Gives Life & Judges
John The People's Commentary - The Son Gives Life & Judges
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Son Gives Life & Judges We now come to the first of the ‘discourses’ common in this gospel, sections of teaching delivered by Jesus. Speeches were used not just in ancient biography, but also in history writing to help readers understand the true meaning of what was happening…
John The People's Commentary - No One Ever Spoke like This Man
John The People's Commentary - No One Ever Spoke like This Man
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
No One Ever Spoke like This Man Jesus’ claims to transcend the Sabbath and feasts like Passover and Tabernacles and to replace their perishable bread and water with his living bread and water have provoked speculation among his hearers…
John The People's Commentary - The Father & I Are One
John The People's Commentary - The Father & I Are One
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Father & I Are One The debates between Jesus and “the Jews” about his identity have revealed much about his relationship with God. After healing the paralysed man, Jesus called God his Father, saying that he could only do what his Father wanted…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - They Have Taken Away The Lord