SCRIPTURE: Numbers 16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, ‘I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me.’ Jesus answered, ‘It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.’ Then, dipping the piece…
to help us remember
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 15 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured…
nothing… without Him
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 14 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus said, “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him,…
grasshoppers beat giants
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 13 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. [Matthew 10:16] Jesus spoke these words to His twelve disciples when He sent them on their first mission. Moses could have said the same thing to the twelve tribes of Israel as they were preparing to enter Canaan. The spies come back from their…
the humble leader
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus called them together and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave…
“Sermons We See”
by Edgar Guest I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than the ear, Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear; And the best of all the preachers are the men who…
hungry for Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I am the bread of life. Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. [John 6:48-50] This is not the first time the people have grumbled, but now the Lord punishes them….
the trumpet calls me now
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud…
following the Jesus cloud
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And he said to them, ‘I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.’ [Luke 22:15-16] This reading talks about the Passover, and about how the glory cloud led the…
we are His workers
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’ [Matthew 9:36-38]…