Today: [Matthew 10] The Warfare of Our Calling: In Matthew 10, Jesus sends out the twelve to preach among the Jews. They are warned that their families will resist them and that the way will not always be smooth. Nonetheless, they are to go, ministering without discrimination among their kinsmen with power to heal every […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 9] Jesus Heals ALL and EVERY! In chapter 9 of Matthew, we see the healing ministry of Jesus ramping up to white-hot intensity. The crowds are coming, and the masses are being healed. Demons cast out, the dead are raised, and lives are irrevocably changed by the touch of the Master’s hand. We […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 8] How Jesus Performed Miracles: In chapter 8 of Matthew, we have several accounts of Jesus performing miracles. How He goes about cleansing a leper or healing a distant sick person is VERY DIFFERENT than how these things are attempted today. Perhaps if we pay attention to how Jesus successfully healed, we will […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 7] Sermon on the Mount, Conclusion: In chapter 7 of Matthew Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount. The message becomes very personal, demanding us to look at ourselves with much deeper scrutiny than we might find comfortable. The promise, however, is that in so doing, we will discover the flaws and fault […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 6] The Sermon on the Mount Continued: In chapter 6 of Matthew, Jesus continues the first of five great discourses in Matthews’s gospel. In this portion of His teaching, Jesus covers many subjects that have been completely misconstrued by religious mentalities by which multitudes have been brought under bondage and legalism through other […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 5] The Sermon on the Mount: In Matthew chapter five, we find the first recorded teaching of Jesus in the first gospel written by Matthew. The message Jesus gives is known as the Sermon on the Mount. It is a teaching where Jesus gets down to business teaching on who is bless and […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 4] Jesus is Tempted of the Devil. Have you been tempted as Jesus was tempted by Satan? Jesus is tempted in chapter 4 of Matthew to prove who He was by some outward sign. Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever been asked (because of your faith), “who do you think […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 3] Introducing John the Baptist: In Matthew 3 we meet John the Baptist, a near relation to Jesus, who precedes Him in public ministry calling the people to repentance and water baptism. Is it essential or necessary for believers in Jesus to be baptized? What if you were only sprinkled in baptism? Is […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 2] Astrologers, Angels, and Bible Contradictions: In chapter 2 of Matthew, we find many references that challenge and mystify us regarding the events relating to the birth of Jesus. There are astrologers from the east who come to find Jesus. Does that mean astrology is an approved method of spiritual inquiry? There are […]
READ MORE Today: [Matthew 1] The Missing 42nd Generation: In Matthew 1 we have an introduction to Mary and Joseph, and an account of Jesus’ birth. We will also find an undisclosed revelation hidden in the accounting of the geneaology of Jesus through the line of Joseph. This passage purports to cover 42 generations of Jesus but […]
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