Need for true forgiveness Matthew 18 Key Verses: 1, 8, 14, 15, 22, 35 It can be very hard to accept a lower position than you expect. We face this when we go for a job interview and get less than we expect, either in position or in compensation. Jesus tells us to take theContinue reading “Day 157”
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Day 156
Impact of Jesus’ transfiguration Matthew 17 Key Verses: 2, 4, 5, 10, 18, 20, Jesus told His disciples that some of them would see Him in His glory, and now it happens. How did the three know it was Moses and Elijah without facial recognition software? No DNA samples were taken and evaluated? We couldContinue reading “Day 156”
Day 155
Keys of the kingdom Matthew 16 Key Verses: 1, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 Motive is so important! Watch out when someone is testing you. Chances are you can’t win. They will have stacked the deck against you, so that no matter what happens you will lose. Jesus confronts their test by telling them thatContinue reading “Day 155”
Day 154
Wisdom in answering Pharisees Matthew 15 Key Verses: 2, 6, 11, 18, 27 We are not talking about what our parents told us before we came to the dinner table. This washing of hands was simply a religious ritual done to show how holy you were. It was part of what the religious leaders ofContinue reading “Day 154”
Day 153
Execution of John the Baptist Matthew 14 Key Verses: 2, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 33 Matthew closes the loop on John the Baptist by filling in the details of his death. He is killed on orders by Herod the civilian ruler of that area. He is a politically shrewd person. The poll numbers indicateContinue reading “Day 153”
Day 152
Hidden message of parables Matthew 13 Key Verses: 3, 11, 23, 25, 32, 41, 47, 52, 58 Jesus used parables to teach such profound truths. The truth here is that different soils produce different results. The same Word spoken by Jesus has very different effects based on the condition of the person’s heart who hearsContinue reading “Day 152”
Day 151
True Messiah called demonic Matthew 12 Key Verses: 2, 4, 7, 8, 12, 16, 25, 30, 33, 39, 50 “Made in China” has taken on a meaning of its own in recent years. So has “Made in the USA”! But sometimes we can focus so much on one thing that we miss the most important.Continue reading “Day 151”
Day 150
Testimony about John’s message Matthew 11 Key Verses: 1, 4-5, 11, 19, 27, 28-30 Jesus sent His disciples to be His front men, to introduce Him, to make sure all the legwork was done before He arrived. Then Jesus followed them and ministered. In the mean time, John the Baptist has been thrown in prisonContinue reading “Day 150”
Matthew 10 – Apostles sent to preach Day 149
Apostles sent to preach Matthew 10 Key Verses: 1, 7-8, 9, 14, 16, 30, 37, 38 Jesus defines the scope of ministry for His people. Not everyone will have the same scope. My wife works with the homeless. I work with the military. My son in law works with Middle School students. My son worksContinue reading “Matthew 10 – Apostles sent to preach Day 149”
Matthew 9 – Matthew’s Call From Jesus – Day 148
Matthew’s call from Jesus Matthew 9 Key Verses: 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 22, 29, 36 Some things are just not within the realm of humanity’s authority. I don’t have the right to offer you forgiveness for a sin committed against someone else. I can forgive a person who sins against me, but not theContinue reading “Matthew 9 – Matthew’s Call From Jesus – Day 148”
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