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”
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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”
Day 147
Faith of the centurion Matthew 8 Key Verses: 3, 9, 13, 25, 29, When Jesus is willing to do something, it happens. The man with the incurable skin disease is told to tell the religious leaders what happened to him as a testimony to them. In their day, nothing cured the disease except a miracleContinue reading “Day 147”
Day 146
Outline for personal relationships Matthew 7 Key Verses: 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 16, 23, I remember as a kid playing with someone and having them divide up the toys so we could play together. It really bugged me when the division did not seem fair, especially when they got more than I did. IContinue reading “Day 146”
Day 145
Lessons on proper priorities Matthew 6 Key Verses: 1, 3, 6, 17, 21, 22, 24, 33, 34 We all can envision the fashion runway with pencil thin models strutting the latest fashions to the flash and music of hype. We know it is all show, smoke and mirrors. The question arises, do we recognize theContinue reading “Day 145”
The Arnold Journey 