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 among them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter […]
Month: March 2021
Increase Your Faith
In The Word Read: Matthew 17:14-27 The Demon-possessed Boy 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, because he has seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 And I brought […]
Deny Yourself
In The Word Read: Matthew 16:21-17:13 Jesus Foretells His Death 21 From that time Jesus began to point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day.22 And yet Peter […]
The Messiah
In The Word Read: Matthew 16:1-20 Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus 16 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, 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 a storm […]
Compassion and Power
In The Word Read: Matthew 15:21-39 The Faith of a Canaanite Woman 21 Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the region 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 severely demon-possessed.” 23 But He did not answer her with even a […]
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 also break the commandment of God for […]
Do You Wish To Experience So Much More?
In The Word Read: Matthew 14:13-36 Five Thousand Men 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 about this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He came ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed […]
Can You Receive from God?
In The Word Read: Matthew 13:53-14:12 Jesus Revisits Nazareth 53 When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. 54 And He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these miraculous powers? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, […]
Not Everyone in the Church Belongs
In The Word Read: Matthew 13:24-52 Weeds among Wheat 24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.26 And when the wheat sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds […]
Only Time Will Tell
In The Word Read: Matthew 13:1-23 Jesus Teaches in Parables 13 On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. 3 And He told them many things in parables, […]