Jesus Christ

Joy in Heaven
Prayer That Delights Heaven The dependent attitude that the Lord Jesus showed in prayer brought joy to heaven. His life of prayer was like an…
Jan Philip Svetlik May 20, 2026
Death is in the Pot: Christ – the Remedy
There were people in Colosse who wanted to add something to the teaching of Christ. Some tried philosophy, others ritualism (Colossians 2:8, 16). But philosophy…
Gerrid Setzer May 19, 2026
Prayer Comes before Service
In the Temple at Age Twelve Even at the age of 12, Jesus was sitting in the temple in Jerusalem—with the conviction that His Father’s…
Jan Philip Svetlik May 15, 2026
Crying Stones: Christ must be Praised
As the Lord Jesus approaches Jerusalem, the whole crowd of disciples cheers Him: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!”…
Gerrid Setzer May 14, 2026
Pray in Every Place!
The Lord Jesus as Our Example It’s the explicit will of God that men pray in every place. The Son of God is our great…
Jan Philip Svetlik May 10, 2026
Pray without Ceasing!
The Lord Jesus as Man deliberately took the place of dependence on God. With prayer He began His public service at His baptism—and with prayer…
Jan Philip Svetlik May 5, 2026
The Preaching of “Christ Crucified”
Crucifixion was probably the cruelest and most disgraceful method of execution in antiquity. The Romans considered crucifixion so degrading that it was normally not carried…
Henning Panthel May 2, 2026
Truly Authentic, or More of an Act?
The Praying Man in Luke’s Gospel The evangelist Luke especially shows us the humanity of the Lord Jesus. He is presented there as the praying…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 30, 2026
Bringing Gifts before God
Christ – our Great Priest The people of Israel were a holy people to the LORD, whom He had chosen as His own people out…
Gerrid Setzer April 29, 2026
Dependence and Trust
Prayer as Dependence and Trust God is completely independent of every created being. He is the blessed and sole authority, who does not need anyone…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 25, 2026
Begotten by the Spirit of God
Christ – the Holy One “Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Ps 51:7). In this verse, David…
Gerrid Setzer April 24, 2026
Against the background of failure
Christ comes into focus When people have sinned and failed to live up to their responsibility, against this sad backdrop God turns our eyes to…
Gerrid Setzer April 20, 2026
The Dependent Man
God Became Man God became man and lived among us. What a tremendous truth! The eternal Son of God came as a dependent child into…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 15, 2026
As through a Telescope
Christ Shall Be Lifted Up The Exaltation of Christ God has highly exalted Christ and given Him a name that is above every name (Philippians…
Gerrid Setzer April 14, 2026
An Irresistible Argument
Christ is Risen! In Corinth, the teaching was circulating that there was no bodily resurrection. The apostle vigorously opposes this and cites a sevenfold testimony…
Gerrid Setzer April 9, 2026
Jesus on his Way to the Cross
The Way to Golgotha After His mistreatment by the Roman soldiers, the Lord Jesus was led out of the city to the place of execution,…
Friedhelm Runkel April 5, 2026
The People’s Choice: Jesus or Barabbas
Barabbas or Jesus In connection with the Passover festival, the Roman governor Pilate released a prisoner—apparently with the intention of giving the Jews a benevolent…
Friedhelm Runkel April 3, 2026