A Morning Cup of J is a daily Bible devotional that focuses on the life of Christ. The first devotions expound on the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Next lessons will be about the several visions of the pre-incarnate Christ and also the prophecies of the coming Messiah. After these lessons we will work through the Gospels focusing on the miracles and parables of Christ as well as His key sermons.
The Birth of Christ Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Christ is Born of Mary. Luke 2: 1-20 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone […]
The Birth of Christ December 25 Read More »
Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary Christ’s Birth Was Announced to Mary. 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice,
Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary December 24 Read More »
Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Prophecies of the Coming Messiah The Many Prophecies of the Coming Messiah, the Christ. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 11:1 A shoot will come up from
Prophecies of the Coming Messiah December 23 Read More »
Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the day! The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness We are so quickly approaching Christmas, and today’s post features two Old Testament prophecies that speak the coming Messiah, Christ. Two things about the Messiah: He would have a messenger who would prepare the way for Him. We know the
The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness December 16 Read More »
Morning Cup of J(esus)! Feuling the Day! You Shall Call His Name Immanuel “And He shall be called Immanuel.” This week we will look at the prophecies in the Old Testament about the birth of the Messiah. Today, we will look specifically at the birth of Christ. The Old Testament has many verses that foretell
You Shall Call His Name Immanuel December 15 Read More »
It might surprise you to realize just how often Christ is mentioned throughout the Old Testament. Jews throughout the Bible were aware of the Old Testament Scriptures that prophesied the coming Messiah, and they looked to the events of their day for a sign of Him. Was Christ present at the creation of the world?
Christ at Creation December 13 Read More »
Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! The Tares Among the Wheat The parable of the tares among the wheat is next in our continuing lessons about Jesus’ parables as told in the New Testament. Chapter 13 of Matthew begins as Jesus is continuing His teaching to various crowds and building on the previous parable
The Tares Among the Wheat December 9 Read More »
Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Sower and Four Types of Soil The parable of the Sower and the Four Types of Soil is next in our continuing lessons about the parables of Jesus as told in the New Testament. You may want to go back over previous posts to read about the earlier
Sower and the Four Types of Soil December 6 Read More »