Life of Christ Lesson 69: Cresting and Resting the Stormy Sea {Handling Life’s Storms}
In this lesson from our 8-year Life of Christ study (through all four gospels), titled "Cresting and Resting the Stormy Sea" in the accompany commentary-book ("Life of Christ Vol. 3), we discuss the Lord's amazing deliverance of His disciples from sure death in a very violent storm. The Lord calmed that storm by simply getting into the ship with His disciples, but there was another miracle that occurred at the very same time!! That simultaneous miracle is mentioned so briefly, it is OFTEN NOT NOTICED AT ALL. It also took place quickly (in the twinkling of an eye), and may very well serve as a beautiful prophetic picture of THE RAPTURE (and/or the individual Christian's "home-going"). The ship and all "on board" were instantly on the shore of safety (i.e. Heaven)!
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1:19:11
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1:19:11
Life of Christ Lesson 68: Lord Multiplies a Lad’s Lunch! {Feeds 5,000+}
John 6:1-15; Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-40; Luke 9:10-17
The feeding of the 5,000 men (plus women and children, so more likely at least 15,000 people) is the only specific miracle recorded in all four gospel accounts other than Christ's resurrection! It was a spectacular miracle that produced a peak in the peoples' interest in Jesus, even causing them to want to crown Him king, but for the wrong reasons. This is why after we discuss Part I of this lesson, "Jesus Feeds the Multitude," we then look at Part II, "Jesus Flees the Multitude". Many spiritual lessons were taught the disciples of Christ through this miracle; they also apply to us today! A "must" listen message!
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1:06:23
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Life of Christ Lesson 67: Fears and Follies of Herod {Beheader of the Baptist}
Matthew 14:1-12. We come in this lesson to the death of one of the most fearless men of God who ever lived, John the Baptist. In this same episode about the godly, fearless Baptist, we learn about a godless man who feared just about everyone except God! His name was Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea; the man responsible for the beheading of the Baptist. This is a great lesson to illustrate the truth of Proverbs 29:25, "The fear of man brings a snare". It is also a good lesson on the human conscience, as well as on the very serious danger of lust and peer pressure.
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1:12:13
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Life of Christ Lesson 63: Binding Blindness
There are two kinds of blindness that afflict the human race: physical and spiritual. The Lord encountered both types in this lesson, "Binding Blindness". He healed the physically blind eyes of two man whose eyes may have seen nothing, but whose spiritual "eyes" were enlightened to "see" the Light of Christ!
The Lord also encountered the spiritual blindness that abundantly existed in Israel, particularly among the citizens of His hometown of Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6a). Sadly, Jesus encountered far more cases of spiritual blindness than ALL the other types of physical deficiencies and diseases put together!
There are two miracles discussed in this lesson: the miracle of sight to two blind men (Matthew 9:29) and the miracle of healing a dumb demonian (Matthew 9:33).
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Life of Christ Lesson 62b: The Great Physician {Raising a Dead Girl} - Part III
Mark 5:22-24, 35:45 (also Matthew 9:18, 19, 23-26; Luke 8:40-42, 49-56). This is the account of the "healing" by Jesus of the third humanly incurable situation in Mark chapter 5 (the first two were the healing of dehumanized demoniacs - Lesson #61 and the healing of the disgraced daughter of Israel - Lesson #62a). The third consecutive healing miracle of the Great Physician (Jesus) in this chapter was the most "incurable" of all. Jairus' dying 12-year old daughter actually died before Jesus made it to the home. After the delay with the woman with issue of blood, the Lord arrived "too late" (it would seem), for the little girl was dead and the professional mourners had already arrived!
If you don't already know this story, you will be richly blessed; if you do already know it, you will also be richly blessed. Why? Because we can never hear enough how our Great Physician Saviour, Who is incarnate God, can "heal" every humanly incurable situation, including the worst of all, death! Halleluiah!
The Caldwell Commentaries dive deep into the Bible to reveal the amazing truths God has shared with mankind about HIStory, salvation in Christ, and the future! Be prepared for some spiritual heartburn!
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