Summer Staycation – Homes Jesus Visited ‘In Zacchaeus’ Home ‘ Luke 19: 1-10 We know Jesus came to seek and save the lost but who is seeking who in this story? Zacheaus thought he was looking for Jesus only to find that Jesus was looking for him. He wanted to know who Jesus was, only...
Summer Staycation – Homes Jesus Visited ‘In Legion’s Home’ Mark 5: 1-20/Matthew 8:28-34/ Luke 8: 26-37 Cast out by family and neighbours, this nameless person can only find shelter among the dead. He lives without the comfort of human embrace, separated from his community by walls of fear, ignorace, hostility and alienation. He is a...
Summer Staycation – Homes Jesus Visited ‘In Lazarus’ Home’ John 12: 1-8/ Matthew 26: 6-13/ Mark 14: 3-9/ Luke 7:37 -38 Jesus loved a celebration with friends and as passover approaches his friends in Bethany give him a meal in his honour – unwittinly marking the end of his ministry. Unaware that just a week...
Summer Staycation – Homes Jesus Visited ‘Healing In The Home’ Peter’s Home Matthew 8: 14-17/ Mark 1: 29-34/ Luke 14: 38-41 At ease in Peter’s home, Jesus appears as more than just a guest or even a family member. Here he takes the intimate initiative in the healing process by touching his Mother in Law....
