In The Word Read: Jeremiah 8:4-9:22 4 “You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not repent? 5 “Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return. 6 “I have listened and heard, They […]
Month: March 2018
Religious Duty Will Never Suffice
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 5-6 Not One Is Upright 5 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city. 2 Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ still they […]
Faith Misplaced
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 2:1-3:5 Judah’s Apostasy 2 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land […]
Abandon My Way for His Way
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah’s Call and Commission 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of […]
Humility is the Way
In The Word Read: Matthew 18:1-35 Rank in the Kingdom 18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, […]
INCREASE YOUR FAITH
In The Word Read: Matthew 16:21-17:13 The Demoniac 14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 I […]
THE MESSIAH
In The Word Read: Matthew 16:1-20 Pharisees Test Jesus 16 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘There will be […]
COMMPASION AND POWER
In The Word Read: Matthew 15:21-39 The Syrophoenician Woman 21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.” 23 But He did not answer her […]
DON’T BE DECEIVED OR CONFUSED
In The Word Read: Matthew 15:1-20 Tradition and Commandment 15 Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of […]
DO YOU WISH TO EXPERENCE SO MUCH MORE?
In The Word Read: Matthew 14:13-36 Five Thousand Fed 13 Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for […]