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Trials or Opportunities (we choose)

July 31st, 2021 · No Comments

Matthew 10:18 (New Living Translation) 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me. Jesus is talking here. Jesus is telling followers what to expect. The followers will stand before rulers and other unbelievers. What […]

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Compassion, Sympathy

February 20th, 2021 · No Comments

Matthew 9:36 (New Living Translation) When he (Jesus) saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus saw the crowds. He felt compassion. Let’s examine the dictionary and try to understand the amazing meaning of this sentence and how it describes our Savior. Compassion […]

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Ageless Message

January 31st, 2021 · No Comments

Matthew 3:1–2 (New Living Translation) 1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” John the Baptist is preaching. (Trivia note—this is the first time that the word “preach” appears […]

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Good News to the Poor

January 23rd, 2021 · No Comments

Matthew 11:4–5 (New Living Translation) 4 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen— 5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” The followers […]

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That Night

January 3rd, 2021 · No Comments

Matthew 2:13-14 (New Living Translation) 13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to […]

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The Experts Who were Just Plain Wrong

November 1st, 2020 · No Comments

Matthew 27:1 (New Living Translation) Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death. This verse is from the (hi)story of the crucifixion of Jesus. We look back on those who had Jesus arrested and executed with all sorts of […]

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Are We Listening?

October 4th, 2020 · No Comments

Matthew 16:21-22 (New Living Translation) 21 From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on […]

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Anger: Let’s Go to the Root of the Problem

May 31st, 2020 · No Comments

Matthew 5:21-22 (New Living Translation) 21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being […]

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How Jesus the Messiah was Born

January 25th, 2020 · No Comments

Matthew 1:18 (New Living Translation) This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Here we are in late January. A month ago, you […]

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The Angel and the Earthquake

September 28th, 2019 · No Comments

Matthew 28:1-2 (Holman Standard Christian Bible) 1 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. 2 Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone […]

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