
One day of rest, Jesus saw a woman who had been bent over for eighteen years and could not straighten up. He called her and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your illness.” Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand up straight. How she praised God! We would have liked the story…

Jesus went up a mountain and called those he wanted to accompany him. They came to him, and he appointed twelve of them as his apostles. They would stay close to the Master, and later, he would send them out to preach about God’s love. We can see that it is the Lord who chooses…

Jesus told the following story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden, and he returned several times to see if it had produced any fruit, but he was always disappointed. Finally, he said to the gardener, “I have been waiting for three years, and it has not produced a single fig. Cut it…

When John the Baptist was in prison, he sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” In a moment of crisis, brought on by confinement and threats, John wanted to be sure he had devoted his life to the right person.…

In those days, they told Jesus that Pilate had killed several people from Galilee while they were offering sacrifices in the temple. “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee?” Jesus asked. “Did they suffer because of that? Not at all. And you too will perish unless…

Some people think that following Jesus will lead to the disappearance of all their problems. This is dangerously inaccurate and can lead to disappointments or false expectations. Instead, our Savior was completely honest when he declared, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will…

Jesus began to say that he would have to endure many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of religious law. They would kill him, but three days later he would rise again. The strange thing is that those who led and sought his martyrdom and death were…

There was a moment when Jesus faced Satan in the wilderness. The adversary presented Him with three temptations. In all of them, the Lord emerged victorious by using the Word of God. Interestingly, two of these temptations began by sowing doubt about the very identity of the Savior. Satan said to Him, “If you are…

Jesus advised, “When you are on your way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison. And if that happens, you won’t be free again until…

Jesus addressed the crowd and said, “When you see clouds forming in the west, you say, “Rain is coming,” and you are right. When the south wind blows, you say, “Today will be a hot day,” and it happens. You know how to interpret the weather signs on the earth and in the sky, but…