John 14:21 ▪︎ has – (ἔχω Greek) – echó ► have, hold, possess, hold fast, keep – Matt 13:44, 45-46; ▪︎ keeps – (τηρέω Greek) ► téreó – keep, guard, observe, watch over, maintain, preserve – John 14:15, 15:10, 17:6; 1Tim 6:14; Rev 3:10; ▪︎ disclose (ἐμφανίζω Greek) – emphanizó  ► exhibit, appear (in person), to declare, … Read more

▪︎ The Vineyard – Isa 5:1, 4, 6, 18-19; ▪︎ The Woes – Isa 5:20-21; ▪︎ The Judgement – Isa 5:24;    (full text – )▪︎ No more signs – Luke 11:29, 30, 31;▪︎ Jesus’ Parable – ;    ► Stoned messengers – Matt 21:35;   ► Killed the Son – Matt 21:38;   ► Judgement promised – Matt 21:40;    ► … Read more

▪︎ Matt 3:8, 10, 12; ▪︎ John 15:1-2, ▪︎ keeping – (ἄξιος – Greek) axios ► worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable, from aksō, “to weigh” – properly, to weigh in, assigning the matching value (“worth-to-worth”), the root of the English term, “axis.”.   ► keeping – Luke 3:8;   ► appropriate – Acts 26:20;   ► worthy – John 1:27;   ► worthy … Read more

▪︎ Acts 28:26, 27; ▪︎ Isa 6:9, 10, ▪︎ Isa 29:13;Dull of heart…► Blind – John 9:39, 40-41► Deaf – Zech 7:11;► Hardened like flint – Zech 7:12, 13;► Closed – Matt 13:15; ► Cursed – Mal 2:1, 2;Return to Me…▪︎ Zech 1:3; ▪︎ Joel 2:12, 13; ▪︎ Matt 13:9;

▪︎ Phil 2:5-7, 8 – From birth to His death, Jesus Christ was always obedient to God. He chose to take on the task of dying to save humanity. ▪︎ Luke 22:42 – Agreed to follow the plan laid down before the foundation of the world. ▪︎ 2Cor 5:21 – In His death, Jesus took … Read more

▪︎ Enoch walked with God – Gen 5:22-24;▪︎ Noah, a righteous man – Gen 6:8-9 – ▪︎ Jesus, Messiah, King of all creation… Royal lineage from David to Joseph – ;▪︎ Jesus, Son of Man, Son of God… Human lineage back to Adam – ;

▪︎ God already knows what is in man’s heart – 1Sam 16:7; 1Kings 8:39; Prov 21:2; Acts 1:24;▪︎ He tests men and women to reveal (show openly) how they personally process things in their own heart – Deut 8:2, 3, 16-17; Matt 4:4, 7, 10; Prov 17:3; Eccl 3:18;▪︎ God uses various circumstances to test our motives – … Read more

▪︎ To Keep Us from making idols and graven images – Deut 4:12, 15-16; ▪︎ He is the Invisible One to make faith possible – Col 1:15, 16; John 1:4-5; ▪︎ God stays invisible to see how we respond – John 1:18, John 5:37; ▪︎ God continues to point mankind toward the only solution, Jesus … Read more

John 15:16▪︎ chose (ἐκλέγομαι – Greek) – eklegó ► pick out for myself, choose, elect, select. (from ek, “out of” and légō, “speaking to a conclusion”), properly, to select (choose) out of, by a highly deliberate choice (i.e. real heart-preference) with a definite outcome (as with the destination of divine selection) – Eph 1:4; 1Cor … Read more

John 15:15 ▪︎ all things (πᾶς – Greek) – pas ► “all” in the sense of “each (every) part that applies.” The emphasis of the total picture then is on “one piece at a time.” – Matt 28:18-19; John 5:20; ▪︎ heard (ἀκούω – Greek) akouó ► to hear (listen); (figuratively) to hear God’s voice … Read more

▪︎ Heb 13:5; 1Tim 6:10; Matt 6:24; ▪︎ The unrighteous steward – Luke 16:9, Luke 16:10-11, 12, 13;   (full text – ) ▪︎ Use your riches for God’s purposes – Luke 18:21-22, 29-30;   (full text – )▪︎ Use business and finances to further God’s Kingdom – Luke 19:12-13;    (full text – ) ▪︎ Conduct business – (πραγματεύομαι … Read more