Category Archives: faithfulness

the last straw for Judas

Matthew 26:1-16 1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3 Then … Continue reading

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building up a spiritual legacy

Genesis 49:1-12 1 At that time Jacob called his sons and told them, “Collect yourselves together, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. 2 “Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen … Continue reading

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accepting the marriage gift

Matthew 19:7-12 7 They asked him, “Why then did Moses command the giving of a certificate of apostasy that makes the release final?” 8 He answered them, ” Moses responded to your hard-heartedness by allowing you to divorce your wives, … Continue reading

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the marriage gift

Matthew 19:1-6. 1 When Jesus had finished these sayings, he left Galilee and entered the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. 2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them at that place. 3 And … Continue reading

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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

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demonstrating his faithfulness

Genesis 46:26 – 34 26 All the souls coming from Jacob who came into Egypt, who came from his own body, not counting Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born … Continue reading

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the will to be responsible

Matthew 18:7-9 7 “Tragedy is coming to the world because of temptations to sin! Yes, it is necessary that temptations come, but tragedy will come to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8 And if your hand or your … Continue reading

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death and taxes

Matthew 17:22-27 22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the … Continue reading

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failing faithfully

Matthew 17:14-21 14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, falling on his knees before him, 15 said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and he suffers severely. … Continue reading

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Lord of the negative and discouraging

Matthew 16:21-23 21 From that time Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third … Continue reading

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