Today's Christian clip art: Healing on the Sabbath

Luke 13:10-17.
A woman whose body had been bent for 18 years came into the synagogue where Jesus was teaching people. Jesus healed her by touching. She instantly stood up straight and praised God. It was a Sabbath. The leader of the synagogue was angry because Jesus healed the woman on the sabbath. Jesus answered. "You, hypocrite, you give your donkey water even it's on a sabbath. This woman is a daughter of Abraham and Satan kept her body bent for 18 years. Shouldn't she be healed?". People rejoiced by what Jesus did and those who were against Jesus were put to shame.
Definition of sabbath in the bible is a little delicate matter. This verse is showing Jesus' attitude to the misinterpretation of sabbath.
If this law were still effective today, it would be major disorder in society.

Today's Christian clip art: I am the resurrection

John 11:1-44.
Even it was very dangerous, Jesus went to Judea to resurrect Lazarus who was a brother of Martha and Mary. It's been four days since he died. Jesus asked Martha "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me may die, but they will live again. Do you believe this?" Martha replied, "I believe in you". Many people were weeping, even Jesus was weeping too. Jesus said loudly "Lazarus, come out!". Then Lazarus came out from his grave.
They all there witnessed the glory of God.

Today's Christian clip art: Zacchaeus who climbed a tree to see Jesus

Luke 19:1-10.
Zacchaeus climbed a tree because he was too short to see Jesus in a crowd. Jesus found him and told him that he was going to stay at Zacchaeus' home. Zacchaeus was so happy, but others were surprised because Jesus said that he would stay at a sinner's home.
Zacchaeus needed Jesus so much, it must have been embarrassing to climb on a tree but he did not care, and he changed a lot when he saw Jesus. It seems this is a case that a camel went through a needle's eye.

Today's Christian clip art: Jesus The good shepherd

John 10:1-39.
Jesus was explaining why the blind man followed him. He said "The shepherd knows his sheep by name, sheep know his voice so they won't follow a stranger. I am the good shepherd giving the life for the sheep. And I am the door, anyone who enters trough me will be saved. The thieves come to kill sheep, but I came that people would have life. I know my own sheep and my sheep know me. Just like the father knows me and I know my Father.". Some Jews did not like that Jesus said God was his father, and tried to throw stones to Jesus.

Today's Christian clip art: Confused Pharisees

John 9:13-41.

People took the man, who was blind and was healed by Jesus, to Pharisees because Jesus did it on the Sabbath. What happened to the man confused Pharisees and Pharisees did not want to believe it. Their hatred to Jesus grown bigger, and could not accept it because of their arrogance.

Today's Christian clip art: The work of God might be displayed in his life

John 9:1-9. In Jerusalem, Jesus saw a born blind man. Disciples asked whether his sin or his paretns' sin caused it. Jesus answered saying that this was happening so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. Then he made some mud with his saliva and put it on blind man's eyes and told him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. His eyes opened when he did it.
What people said about him must have taken any hope from him. Only Jesus told something totally different and wonderful about him.

Today's Christian clip art: Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4.
There are two occations in the Bible Jesus taught how to say prayer. One is in Matthew, in the teaching on the mountain top. The other is in Luke. What we pray in the church service is usually the one in Matthew.

Today's Christian clip art: Martha and Mary

Luke 10:38-42.
When Jesus was at Martha and Mary's house, Mary sat at Jesus' feet and was listening to him. Martha complained about having to be serving people alone with no help from Mary. Jesus said to Martha that there is only one thing that is needed, and Mary has chosen the good one. That won't be taken from her.
Maybe Jesus wanted Marta to listen to him as well, and that might have been the only necessary thing there.

Thank you Kathy!

I found a wonderful blog introducing this blog site. This kind of encouragement gives me great amount of motivation to keep this blog going. Thank you Kathy!! I am very happy to know we both are working for our Lord in the same will.

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Today's Christian clip art: Gospel Night

Illustration of youth Gospel choir. This was originally drawn for a flyer of Vancouver Gospel night on Oct. 6th at Douglas College. It's in black and white for printing by b/w copier.