Category Archives: discipleship
oil shortage
Matthew 25:1-13 1 “At that time the kingdom from the sky will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were thoughtless, and five were intelligent. 3 Because when the … Continue reading
business as usual
Matthew 24:36-51 36 “But no one knows the day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will … 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
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
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
Jesus and the garbage hoarder
Matthew 19:16-22. 16 And see, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good thing must I accomplish to have eternal life?” 17 But he replied to him, “Why do you ask me about a good thing? There is … Continue reading
unqualified for his presence
Matthew 19:13-15 13 Then children were presented to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples criticized the people, 14 but Jesus responded, “Allow the little children to come to me and do not … Continue reading
a lasting spiritual legacy
Genesis 47:27 – 48:7 27 So Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land called Goshen. And they gained property in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen … Continue reading
extravagant love is the standard
Matthew 18:15-20. 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I keep forgiving him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I am not telling you … Continue reading
investing in rescue
Matthew 18:15-20. 15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained by investing in your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, … Continue reading
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