Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
visually challenged guides
Matthew 23:23-38 23 “Tragedy is coming to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have … Continue reading
wrong way
Matthew 23:13-22 13 “But tragedy is coming to you, scribes and Pharisees, actors! Because you shut the kingdom from the sky in people’s faces. Because you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. 15 Tragedy … Continue reading
hypocritical workaholics
Matthew 23:1-12 1 Then Jesus told the crowds and his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, 3 so practice and obey whatever they tell you- but not what they do. Because they preach right, but … Continue reading
no further questions
Matthew 22:34-46 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the … Continue reading
the whole package
Matthew 22:23-33 23 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the … Continue reading
straddling between kingdoms
(Note: I do not plan my devotions after national holidays, but this did turn out to be quite appropriate for 4 July, American Independence Day). Matthew 22:15-22 .” 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entrap him by … Continue reading
Come to the wedding feast
Matthew 22:1-14 1 And Jesus spoke to them in parables again, saying, 2 “The kingdom from the sky may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those … Continue reading
the rightful heir
Matthew 21:33-46 33 “Listen to another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it out to tenants, … Continue reading
organized unbelievers and the real deal
Matthew 21:23-32 23 And after he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him while he was teaching, and said, “What gives you the right to do these things, and who gave … Continue reading
faith kills fruit trees
Matthew 21:17-22 17 And when he left them, he went out of the city to Bethany and stayed there. 18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he got hungry. 19 And when he saw a fig … Continue reading
