by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“[Jesus] made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves He said,
‘Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.’
His Disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for Your House will consume Me. …”
“‘The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. * * * Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.'”
“Franciscan Media presents a look at Mount Tabor and the Church of the Transfiguration, site of the Transfiguration of Jesus, when Jesus was transformed in appearance with His Face Shining like the sun and His clothing dazzling like light; when Jesus conversed with Moses and Elijah; and when the Voice of God the Father came from a dazzling cloud, saying, ‘This is My Beloved Son, with Whom I AM well pleased; listen to Him,’ all before the eyes of the Apostles Peter, James and John. …”
“…Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain … He was Transfigured before them … His clothes became dazzling white … Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. …”
“‘… Who do you say that I AM?’ … ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus said … ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. … flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. …'”
“Jesus said … ‘This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. … as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. … At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.'”
“If we consider it well, my brethren, the fact that Christ is hungry in those who are poor has something to say to us… Look: on one side a tiny coin and on the other, the Kingdom. What is the comparison? You give a small coin to a poor man and receive the Kingdom from Christ; you give a scrap of bread and receive eternal life from Christ; you give an item of clothing and receive forgiveness for your sins from Christ. …”
“‘… I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, a stranger and you welcomed Me, naked and you clothed Me, ill and you cared for Me, in prison and you visited Me.’ …. ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ ….”
“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert … He remained in the desert … forty days, tempted by Satan. … among wild beasts … the Angels ministered to him. Jesus came to Galilee … ‘This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”
“Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed Him. … Jesus said … ‘Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.'”