Swallow No Camels
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Category: The 70 Weeks with Jesus Blog
We follow the New Testament from the preaching of John the Baptist through the 70 weeks from the baptism of Jesus until the baptism of the disciples with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
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Week 61 — The Aroma of ChristJohn 12:1-8 As we continue to follow Jesus in his 70-week ministry, He has completed his final circuit of teaching in Galilee, and he is headed with the crowd of pilgrims on his way to Jerusalem. This week, they would be somewhere here about to cross the river Jordan…
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Week 57 — Can You Drink the Cup?Matthew 20:17-23 Jesus is on his final tour of Galilee and will soon be taking the long journey back to Jerusalem with all the other pilgrims headed to the Passover feast. And our itinerant Rabbi Jesus continues to teach all along the way. Matthew 20:17-23 And as…
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Week 56 — The “Other” Good SamaritanLuke 17:12-19 After raising Lazarus from the dead, we discussed last week how the Sanhedrin met, and the high priest Caiaphus concluded that Jesus must die. But Jesus was on God’s schedule, not Caiaphus’. Caiaphus would rather arrest Jesus and kill him right now. Passover is coming up, and…
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Week 56 — Jesus, Lazarus, and KairosJohn 11:38-53 From Mary and Martha’s perspective, Jesus arrived four days late. But as the Karen Peck song from 2000 states: “Isn’t it great, when he’s four days late, he’s still on time.”1 God is always on time. Many state that God exists outside of time. There is much…
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Week 55 — Jesus WeptJohn 11:17-39 Last week, we saw how a messenger found Jesus in Perea and informed him that his friend Lazarus was ill. We then began our discussion of Lazarus’s resurrection. We discussed how Jesus used this time to teach the second Beatitude: Blessed are they that mourn, for they will be…
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Week 54 — Lazarus is dyingJohn 11:1-16 It was just 9 weeks ago that Jesus spent a week with his friend Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary. He stayed with them during the holidays of Hanukkah at their home in Bethany, as he often did, for Bethany is just over a mile from Jerusalem. …
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Week 53 – The Rich Man and LazarusLuke 16:1-13 Last week, we discussed the parable of the unjust steward in Luke 16 and Jesus’ statement that “You can not serve God and mammon.” Mammon is anything besides God that you put your trust in, especially wealth and possessions. Today, we will discuss the next parable…
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Week 52 — The Unjust StewardLuke 16:1-13 We are in week 52/70 of the appointed year of the Lord. We are walking week by week through Jesus’ ministry. Today, we will cover what many say is the most challenging parable Jesus told. It is found in Luke 16. Luke 16:1-8 He also said to the…
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Week 42 ——— The Good ShepherdJohn 10:1–23 Last week, we discussed how the Pharisees had made following God hard for the people. They didn’t like the kind of Messiah Jesus was turning out to be. Jesus called them idolaters. He said they were worshiping idols. And what is an idol? It is a god that you…
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Week 51 — Many or Few?Luke 13:22-31 Luke 13:22-30 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will…
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