Category Archives: discipleship
snacking on the Sabbath
Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus was passing through the grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat them. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 12
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turning off the switch
Matthew 11:21-24 21 “Tragedy is coming to you, Chorazin! Tragedy is coming to you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 … Continue reading
calling off the game
Matthew 11:16-20 16 “But what shall I compare this generation to? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, 17 “‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance; we sang a dirge, … Continue reading
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something old, something new
Matthew 9:14-17 14 Then the disciples of John came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Would it be proper for the wedding guests to … Continue reading
Responding to your destiny
Genesis 24:50-61 50 Then Laban and Bethuel gave their answer by saying, “The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot say anything to add to it or take away from it. 51 See, Rebekah is in front of you; … Continue reading
trusting Jesus in the storm
Matthew 8:23-27 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And see, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom is going nowhere
Matthew 8:18-22 18 After Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he ordered his disciples to go over to the other side of the lake. 19 And one scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom is ministry to the hurting
Matthew 8:14-17 14 And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him. 16 That evening … Continue reading
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The Sky Kingdom and those who deserve it
Matthew 8:5-13 5 When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, asking earnestly for his help, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible pain.” 7 So Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” … Continue reading
The Sky Kingdom and following Jesus
Matthew 7:28 – 8:1 28 And after Jesus had completed these words, the crowds were overwhelmed at his teaching, 29 because he was teaching them as someone who had the right to do so, and not like their scribes had … Continue reading
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