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Rabboni: Jesus Was the Best Teacher

Did you know Jesus was a teacher? We think of Him as Savior, Redeemer, Good Shepherd, and Son of God, but He was a great teacher–the greatest. You won’t find His name on a list on the internet as a top world educator, but that is exactly what the title Rabboni means–teacher and master. Actually, Rabboni is the possessive form …

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Jesus Is My Redeemer

Hallelujah! Jesus is my redeemer–and yours. Personally, this is one of my favorite titles of Jesus. Maybe it’s because I so desperately need the Lord to redeem me and the blunders I’ve made walking on this earth. Years ago I found this title for Jesus, and I became fixated on it. It became part of my prayer language almost everyday. …

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Can You Hear the Good Shepherd’s Voice?

Jesus called Himself the Good Shepherd. I love the mental picture this name evokes. It’s not an original image in my mind. It looks a lot like the painting that hung on the wall in my Sunday school classroom when I was a little girl. Have you seen it too? Did your grandmother or great-aunt have it on her wall? …

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The Son of God and the Son of Man

The titles “Son of God” and “Son of Man” belong to one man named Jesus. No other person in history could wear both names. This Son of God, Jesus, who could heal a woman from twelve years of bleeding, give a lame man new legs, and open blind eyes, was also the Son of Man who hungered, experienced temptation without …

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