Mark 3:31-35 Niv

Jesus’ mother and brothers still think he has gone stark raving mad, and they’ve come from Nazareth to take him back home where they can keep him quiet. But they can’t get into the house where Jesus is to get him, because the house is crowded full of people listening to him teach. This is a dramatic scene. The response of Jesus to the message that his mother and brothers are waiting outside to take him home is very surprising. He ignores them. He asks, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” Then he looks around him and says that these are all his mother and his brothers, and that whoever does the will of God is his family.…

Jesus’ mother and brothers still think he has gone stark raving mad, and they’ve come from Nazareth to take him back home where they can keep him quiet. But they can’t get into the house where Jesus is to get him, because the house is crowded full of people listening to him teach. This is a dramatic scene. The response of Jesus to the message that his mother and brothers are waiting outside to take him home is very surprising. He ignores them. He asks, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” Then he looks around him and says that these are all his mother and his brothers, and that whoever does the will of God is his family.…

Blood-related or Blood-of-Jesus related? How do you manage your priorities with either? Jesus established a family connected by the blood of Jesus – united in Spirit and Truth. The Old Testament children of God were connected by natural lineage. The New Testament children of God are connected supernaturally or spiritually. Jesus was rejected by his […]…

On Sunday, we heard Jesus challenge the idea that “family is everything.” Instead, Jesus told us that He must be everything, and have a higher place in our loyalty and devotion than any other family relationship. Having let that truth sink in, it’s important for us to clarify a further point. While it’s true that…

Christmas is the season for the family. It is the time of the year when all the members of the family needs to be together to celebrate Christmas. Each member of the family wherever he/she is, even……

As a Christian, you may find yourself facing a challenging scenario - toxic family members. These are individuals whose words and actions appear to undermine the very essence of family bonds. As a Christian, you may face a dilemma:Do you cling to these relationships, hoping for change? Or do you...…

This post was first published in March, 2015. —ed. In the midst of His greatest anguish, Christ’s attention was not on Himself and His needs. Even as He hung on the cross, beaten and bleeding to death, His focus was on all that His Father was accomplishing—we see that illustrated in each of His seven …

BENT, BROKEN, UNBOWED The Ten Commandments for Today KITH, KIN AND KINDNESS The first four commandments that we have looked at from the Old Testament have been summarized in the first of the great commandments that Jesus gave us in the New Testament: “Love the Lord your God will all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind and with all your strength.” As we follow the One and Only God, put nothing in His place, honour His Name and the day He has set aside for rest and worship,…

BENT, BROKEN, UNBOWED The Ten Commandments for Today KITH, KIN AND KINDNESS The first four commandments that we have looked at from the Old Testament have been summarized in the first of the great commandments that Jesus gave us in the New Testament: “Love the Lord your God will all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind and with all your strength.” As we follow the One and Only God, put nothing in His place, honour His Name and the day He has set aside for rest and worship,…

Christians know that being like Jesus is a good idea. We’ve probably all heard someone express a desire, or encourage others, to “be Christ-like.” But what do we mean by that?…