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Unlimited: Jesus Helps Jairus’ Daughter | Good News Unlimited

Unlimited: Jesus Helps Jairus’ Daughter Apr 2, 2024 1318 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and… Continue reading Unlimited: Jesus Helps Jairus’ Daughter | Good News Unlimited

Unlimited: A Touch Of Jesus Healing Power | Good News Unlimited

Unlimited: A Touch of Jesus Healing Power Apr 1, 2024 14596 A woman reached out to experience Jesus healing power in the midst of a crowd. What happened next? At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” “You see the people crowding against… Continue reading Unlimited: A Touch Of Jesus Healing Power | Good News Unlimited

Maundy Thursday Love: What’s So New About The Old Command?

Today is Maundy Thursday. “Maundy” is from the Latin word “mandatum” which means “command.” Maundy Thursday Love We could say it is Commandment Thursday, because of John 13:34: “A new mandatum, a new mandate, I give to you that you love one another: just as I have love you, you also are to love one another.” The… Continue reading Maundy Thursday Love: What’s So New About The Old Command?

Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled: Four Lessons from the Upper Room Discourse

On Thursday of Holy Week, Jesus shared a meal with his disciples known as the Last Supper. During this meal, Jesus implemented the practice of taking Communion and demonstrated his sacrificial love by washing the feet of his disciples. But the most substantial portion of the Last Supper that has been recorded for us is… Continue reading Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled: Four Lessons from the Upper Room Discourse

Unlimited: Jesus Touched By Woman | Good News Unlimited

Unlimited: Jesus Touched by Woman Mar 29, 2024 2170 A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.… Continue reading Unlimited: Jesus Touched By Woman | Good News Unlimited

The Last Supper and the New Passover

Maundy Thursday is the least well-known of the Holy Week services. It is a celebration of the Last Supper, Communion, and the Passover meal that Jesus and his disciples were sharing together on the night before he died. Now, you may be asking why it is called Mandy Thursday. It’s kind of an interesting story.… Continue reading The Last Supper and the New Passover

Colossians 3, Set Your Mind On Things Above

When was the last time you stopped doing something just to set your mind on things above? The apostle Paul precisely told us to do that in Colossians 3. I know for most of us, our calendars bulge with daily activities. In fact, some of you won’t read past this second paragraph because your schedule won’t… Continue reading Colossians 3, Set Your Mind On Things Above

Good Friday: Jesus is the Only Way

Yesterday, we experienced the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus pleaded with the God to remove his cup of wrath. Christ submitted to the will of the Father. Today, Good Friday, is when Christ was crucified. He experienced the very thing he pleaded for God to remove not even 24 hours earlier. The cross is where… Continue reading Good Friday: Jesus is the Only Way

It’s About The Money | Good News Unlimited

It’s About the Money Mar 31, 2024 1 It’s been estimated that there are 2,350 verses in the Bible about money and generosity. We often don’t like to face the reality that Jesus had a lot to say about money in his teachings, and what he had to say was very challenging. One of the ways that… Continue reading It’s About The Money | Good News Unlimited