Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 God’s actions are not without effect. Within the concept of a closed circle connecting heaven and earth, rain falls on the ground and eventually…
Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 Zechariah had a conversation with God in which God doubted that the people in Jerusalem were following the laws out of tradition rather than…
2 Kings 4:8-11,13-16; Romans 6:3-4,8-11; Matthew 10:37-42 There have been many prophets in the Old Testament, and it is sometimes said that St John the Baptist, whose feast day was…
Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will…
Exodus 19:2-6; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36-10:8 Moses is in communication with God which makes him stand out among all other leaders. When his father-in-law, Jethro, visited him, Jethro recommended to…
Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58 Remember God’s actions… In Deuteronomy, Moses reminds the Israelites not to forget who freed them. The one who led them through the desert…
Exodus 34:4-6,8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18 God had told Moses that the people would be led to the promised land, but that God might not stay with them as…
Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; John 20:19-23 In Genesis, when all people still spoke the same language and they thought that their skills and power had no limits, God sent…
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 One of the key figures of the Old Testament is certainly Elijah. A major prophet who was taken to heaven in a chariot of…
Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 After Stephen, of whom it is said he was filled with the Holy Spirit, was stoned to death for his belief, the new…