Tag Archives: Matthew

40 “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’When we reach out in small ways and meet the simple needs of others, the Lord gives us credit for reaching out and meeting His needs. Hungry, thirsty, lonely,Continue reading “28Oct 2010 Matt 25:40”

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Someday, Jesus isContinue reading “26Oct 2010 Matt 25:31-32”

21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’Faithfulness gets rewarded. When we use the gifts God has given us properly, we will have the opportunity to be in charge ofContinue reading “25Oct 2010 Matt 25:21”

15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. Life is not fair. Some people are more talented than I am. I can’t sing country music at all. What would the world be without countryContinue reading “24Oct 2010 Matt 25:15”

31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. When Christ returns believers from around the world and from all time will be gathered to finish our eternity with the Lord. It willContinue reading “10Oct 2010 Mt 24:31”

12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. Faith doesn’t have to be stopped all at once for it to fail in its purpose. More often than not, faith grows cold over time. Slowly lack of faithContinue reading “5Oct 2010 Matt 24:12-13”

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. There are some people who go through life working to make sure everyone likes them. When someone doesn’t like them, they take it personally. Well, for those people, the endContinue reading “4Oct 2010 Matt 24:9”

2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Destruction can be part of God’s plan! Jesus’ disciples were commenting on the magnificent buildings that were part of the Temple complex in Jerusalem. They wereContinue reading “2Oct 2010 Matt 24:2”

30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Heaven is very different than this life. It is magnitudes of better that we can’t even understand. Jesus’ enemies have asked Him a question in an attempt to trip Him up and have anContinue reading “11Sep2010 Matthew 22:30”

34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. The Lord has the right to gain fruit from us. He has given us everything we need to succeed. In this parable the owner of a vineyard has made a fully self-sufficient winery. He provided the vines, theContinue reading “31Aug2010 Matthew 21:34”