Even the neighborhood itself, with its funny shape of a lopsided horseshoe with the rough boundaries of Quebec, Evans, Iliff and I25 quietly hides north of Bible Park. They stayed with the town of South Denver until much later when the city of Denver offered better incentives to annex.īut I was not able to find any information about how Goldsmith became its own neighborhood nor how it got its name. Folks from this area, at the time, didn’t want to associate with the ruckus of the wild west, and instead took its cues from Denver University to be a bit more refined. Goldsmith, the neighborhood halfway between Denver Tech Center and Downtown, originally shared its boundaries with South Denver before it annexed to Denver. As we submit to the work of Christ in us, He makes us into strong, powerful believers, well-equipped for every work that He calls us to (2 Peter 1:3).A Trail Oasis Smack in between DTC and Downtown Denver Just as James experienced persecution for being a bold witness, so will we (2 Timothy 3:12). James was a powerful witness until the end of his life. Jesus saw James as a "Son of Thunder" and taught him to balance his zealous nature by showing God's grace to others. First, Jesus sees and knows the depths of who we are, and He is patient to help transform us into His image. Here are some specific things we can learn and apply to our own Christian walks from what we know about the life of James. This is made even clearer by the fact that James was persecuted and subsequently killed for his faith (Acts 12:2). He was at the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) and knowing how bold he could be, it is safe to assume that James was a strong faithful witness for the risen Christ. He came to save lives rather than destroy them (Luke 9:51–54).Īfter Jesus' resurrection, James is recorded as fishing with some of the disciples on the Sea of Galilee and then sharing a meal on the shore with Jesus (John 21:1–11). When James and John were upset about the Samaritans' refusal to embrace Jesus on His journey to Jerusalem, they asked Him: "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" This speaks to the fiery nature of their names as the "Sons of Thunder." They were rebuked by Jesus. While the other disciples were upset at James and John making such a request, Jesus turned the situation into an opportunity to teach them all about humility (Mark 10:41–45).
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Jesus could not do this for them He did tell them they would suffer, just as He was going to (Mark 10:39). They were bold enough to ask Jesus for a special favor: "And they said to him, 'Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory'" (Mark 10:37). Jesus called James and his brother John the "Sons of Thunder," implying that these two men may have been marked by strong passionate personalities.
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James, John, Peter, and Andrew were eager to understand Jesus' words (Mark 13:2–3) and He shared words with them pertaining to their own futures as well as the end times (Mark 13:5–37). These same three were witnesses to Jesus' transfiguration on a mountain, where He had a conversation with Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17:1–9). These three men were mentioned on multiple occasions as the only witnesses to certain miracles that Jesus did, including raising Jairus' daughter from the dead (Mark 5). Jesus had a few disciples who He was closer with than the rest-James, John, and Peter. This article focuses on James the son of Zebedee.īoth James and his brother John were disciples of Jesus, and He called them to follow Him while they were in their boats mending fishing nets with their father (Matthew 4:21–22).
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There were a few different men named James in Jesus' circle: James, the half-brother of Jesus who wrote the book of James and was an early church leader (Acts 15:13), James the son of Alphaeus who was one of the twelve disciples (Matthew 10:3 Mark 3:18 15:40 Luke 6:15), and James the son of Zebedee who was also one of the Twelve.