To give a little background, Jesus had just finished a debate about what is considered as clean, and what is considered unclean. The Pharisees were accusing Jesus’ disciples of not being clean because they didn’t wash [Continue Reading…]
I think Christians often have a misunderstanding about evangelism and witnessing about Jesus to people. We get this idea that when we tell somebody about Him, if we did it right, then they will respond [Continue Reading…]
In Matthew 26:36-47, Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, âSit here while I go over there and pray.â He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, what are the difficulties of being protestant in a Catholic country? Hi, you know, a better question might be how it feels to be a protestant in a predominantly Catholic world, because the [Continue Reading…]
A “party pooper” is somebody who brings down the party – when everybody else is trying to celebrate, the party pooper finds some way to bring everybody down, totally destroying the joy of the moment. [Continue Reading…]
Lesson Point: Many times, we focus on our failures, or worse, the failures of others. It’s simple – other people’s failures make us feel good about ourselves, so we like to remind others about them, [Continue Reading…]
Does Helping Others Make You Good? This is a good, and common question, even in church, and especially in youth ministry, where the message is often such. For example, ‘love your neighbor, care for the [Continue Reading…]
Mark 5:21-43, tells us that when Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. Then one of [Continue Reading…]
Hey Andy, is it true what Pastors say, that the God of the Bible doesn’t like LGBTIabc… people? Hi. Is it true? Well, not completely. Let me explain. It’s not that God doesn’t LIKE LGBTQs [Continue Reading…]
What did Jesus mean when He said to Simon, “you are Peter”? Was He really building the church upon him? Matthew 16:13-19 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, [Continue Reading…]
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