Tag Archives: Sadducees

July 21 – Don’t Find Yourself, Find God’s Desire

Posted on 07/21/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 29-30 Acts 23:1-15 “The next night the Lord came and stood by Paul. He said, ‘Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must do the same in Rome.’” (Acts 23:11 NCV) You have to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged direction, divide and conquer, find God's desire, find themselves, Grace, High Priest, His ambassador, Jerusalem, Jewish leadership, Joy, living the journey, Lord, lost faith, lost hope, love, Mission, obedience, Paul, Pharisees, prison, purpose, resurrection, rise from the dead, Roman guard, Rome, Sadducees

July 12 – Pagan Temples, False gods, And Idols All Around

Posted on 07/12/2018 by rockyfort

Psalm 4-6 Acts 17:16-34 “While Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy in Athens, he was troubled because he saw that the city was full of idols.” (Acts 17:16 NCV) As Paul wandered about Athens, he was disturbed the religious … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Athens, body is evil, crucified, destroy old friendships, Epicureans, Facebook, forgiveness of sins, God changes us, good news, Greeks, ideologies, idols, idols in our world, Jesus, marketplace, neon gods, pagan temples, Paul, Pharisees, political parties, politicians, prophets, religious nature, repent, resurrection, Sadducees, sexual activity, Silas, Simon and Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence, Stoics, synagogues, Timothy, Twitter, virtual temples, worship

June 9 – Looking For Truth in The Only Right Place

Posted on 06/09/2018 by rockyfort

2 Chronicles 32-33 John 18:19-40 “Pilate said, ‘So you are a king!’ Jesus answered, ‘You are the one saying I am a king. This is why I was born and came into the world: to tell people the truth. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged arguments, crucify Jesus, execution, false religion, freedom of religion, Guilty, idols, innocent man, insanity, Jesus, King, Kingdom, love, not of this world, Pharisees, Pilate, political leaders, Power, religion, religious leaders, Sadducees, tell the truth, the life, the Truth, the way, toleration, What is Truth?, win hearts

April 29 – Heaven is Like…ah…Hmmm…Guess I’ll Trust God For That

Posted on 04/29/2018 by rockyfort

(Published late at night because – Sunday and church obligations make it hard to write this earlier!) 1 Kings 6-7 Luke 20:27-47 “Jesus said to them, ‘On earth, people marry and are given to someone to marry. But those who will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged afterlife, beautiful place, brother's wife, children, earth, eternity, family, family name, friends, God, Jesus, Jewish leaders, joy of heaven, Law, marriage, marriage law, metaphors, no sadness, no sin, no tears, pefection, raised from the dead, Sadducees, self-justification, taxes, trap Jesus

March 10 – Through The Lens of Grace

Posted on 03/10/2018 by rockyfort

Deuteronomy 10-12 Mark 12:1-27 “The Jewish leaders knew that the story was about them. So they wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus, but they were afraid of the people. So the leaders left him and went away.” (Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged arrest Jesus, Cross, divinity of Jesus, God, God loves, Grace, irony, Israel, Jesus, Jewish leaders, kill Jesus, killed the prophets, parable, penalty for sins, Pharisees, political leaders, prophets, religious leaders, Sadducees, shut Jesus up, Son, vineyard

February 17 – Just Like He Said He Would

Posted on 02/17/2018 by rockyfort

Leviticus 21-22 Matthew 28 “The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified. He is not here. He has risen from the dead as he said he would. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged angel, burial preparation, disciples, fake it, fulfilled promise, grave, grieve, guards, King of Heaven, lost its grip on me, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Pharisees, Promise, resurrection, rise from the dead, Sadducees, Stone rolled away, tomb, wants me, women

February 16 – Dead, As In Doornail Dead

Posted on 02/16/2018 by rockyfort

Leviticus 19-20 Matthew 27:51-66 “He put Jesus’ body in a new tomb that he had cut out of a wall of rock, and he rolled a very large stone to block the entrance of the tomb. Then Joseph went away. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Christianity, doornail dead, flawed teachings, God's love, good teachings, Grace, guard the tomb, in the tomb, Jesus, Jesus didn't die, Jesus died, Jesus's body, Joseph, large stone, Mary, penalty for sins, Pharisees, pierced side, Pilate, resurrection, Romans, Sadducees, spear. water and blood, swooned

August 16 – And They Walked With Him

Posted on 08/16/2017 by rockyfort

John 2; 1 Chronicles 10-11; Zechariah1 It’s amazing how many things people remember after the fact. When somebody does something heroic and news reporters check with the neighbors they’ll often remember what a good kid that person was as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Bible, bully, crisis of faith, deat, disciples, evil, facepalm, fill in the gaps, heat of battle, hero, Jesus, John, memories, news crews, Pharisees, predictions, remember, resurrection, Sadducees, Scripture, Temple, three days, villain

March 27 – Two For The Price of One

Posted on 03/27/2017 by rockyfort

Matthew 22:23-46; Numbers 22:1-40; Song of Solomon 2:8-3:5 It’s an old joke, but I still like the story. A little boy is testifying in the courtroom and the defense attorney is having trouble shaking his testimony. The judge is protecting … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged appease the gods, courtroom, defense attorney truth, genuine love for God, God loves them, greatest Commandment, hate people, Herodians, Law, lawyer, love God, Love Neighbor, nature of God, Pharisees, Sadducees, sin, terrified of gods, trappings of God, trip up Jesus, two commandments

February 13 – Gadflies

Posted on 02/13/2017 by rockyfort

Hebrews 9:23-10:18; Exodus 9:1-10:29; Proverbs 3 The world needs gadflies. No, not those annoying horsefly types; the world needs the gadflies on society that continually provoke and annoy the authorities so that they consider other points of view. Socrates was … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged African-American equality, America, Athens, Atlanta Compromise, Civil War, comfortable with power, compromise, Egyptian rule, freedom. firstborn, full equality, gadflies, gadfly, God, Herodians, inequality, Israel, Jesus, justice for all, Moses, Niagara Movement, Pharaoh, Pharisees, Power, racism, reforming society, Romans, Sadducees, second class citizens, social conscience, Socrates, ten plagues, truth, W. E. B. Du Bois, worship

Tag Archives: Sadducees

July 21 – Don’t Find Yourself, Find God’s Desire

July 12 – Pagan Temples, False gods, And Idols All Around

June 9 – Looking For Truth in The Only Right Place

April 29 – Heaven is Like…ah…Hmmm…Guess I’ll Trust God For That

March 10 – Through The Lens of Grace

February 17 – Just Like He Said He Would

February 16 – Dead, As In Doornail Dead

August 16 – And They Walked With Him

March 27 – Two For The Price of One

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