Tag: Discipleship
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GNB 5.058
March 8, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.” (Matthew 4.18) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: I attend a faith community which adopted the motto, “Reaching People…
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GNB 5.057
March 6, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.” (Matthew 4.18) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Not that it really matters how it happened but that it…
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GNB 5.053
March 2, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.‘ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed Him.“ (Luke 5.10b-11) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Only in the gospels of Luke and John do we have recorded the miraculous…
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GNB 5.052
March 1, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.‘ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed Him.“ (Luke 5.10b-11) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: I have already mentioned the value of preparation in these recent reflections on God’s…
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GNB 5.050
February 26, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!”’As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, ‘It is the Lord,’ he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.” (John 21.7) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD:…
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GNB 5.049
February 25, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “ They went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.‘” (Mark 1. 21) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: As I reread the reflection from yesterday, I was reminded that “the fullness of time” and “immediately, at once, without delay and other…
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GNB 5.048
February 24, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “ When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John in a boat. They were preparing their nets. Without delay He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.‘” (Mark 1. 19.20)…
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GNB 5.047
February 23, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “ On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to Him, ‘They have no more wine.‘” (John 2.1-3) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: The Apostle…
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GNB 5.045
February 20, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “ The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!‘ When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.” (John 1.35-37) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: For me, it is not about which…
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GNB 5.043
February 18, 2026 GOD’S WORD FOR TODAY: “Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon.” (Luke 4.38a) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: In my Jesus story, Peter and his brother Andrew (perhaps even James and John) were already friends with Jesus. Joseph, Jesus’ stepfather, had a shop in Capernaum as well as…