By Elizabeth Prata How often we see in the Bible warnings about greed or attachment to money, and how it corrupts. After all, we read in 1 Timothy 6:10, “For the love of money is a root of al……
When compared to the other days of Holy Week, Holy Wednesday is relatively quiet. It doesn’t contain any climactic events like Jesus’ cleansing of the temple from earlier in the week or any large teaching blocks like the upper room discourse that will follow. But this does not mean that the day is insignificant—each day in Holy Week plays a particular role in leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Holy Wednesday has traditionally been understood as the day when Judas Iscariot secured his p…
When compared to the other days of Holy Week, Holy Wednesday is relatively quiet. It doesn’t contain any climactic events like Jesus’ cleansing of the temple from earlier in the week or any large teaching blocks like the upper room discourse that will follow. But this does not mean that the day is insignificant—each day in Holy Week plays a particular role in leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Holy Wednesday has traditionally been understood as the day when Judas Iscariot secured his p…
Jesus is the name above all names. As believers, we lift the name of Jesus, not our own. He alone is worthy of praise, honour and glory. None else. What does it mean to believe in the name of Jesus?…
Overwhelmed? Focus on the few. Open Matthew 10:2-4. I was dying to try out all the things I’d learned in 5 years of Bible College. My first church was well-established, a mature-aged congregation willing to wait for me to get over my youthful excitement. I couldn’t move them, so in...…
Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus’ disciples and a chosen APOSTLE. In order to be qualified for a position like this there are certain conditions that apply and that Judas apparently met (Mat ……