In The Word Read: Matthew 22:1-14 Parable of the Marriage Feast 22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who held a wedding feast for his son. 3 And he sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they […]
By Whose Authority
In The Word Read: Matthew 21:23-46 Authority Challenged 23 When He entered the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”24 But Jesus responded and said to them, […]
Riding On A Colt
In The Word Read: Matthew 20:29-21:22 Sight for Those Who Are Blind 29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30 And two people who were blind, sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”31 But the crowd sternly warned […]
What’s In It For Me?
In The Word Read: Matthew 19:23-20:28 23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than […]
Seriousness of Marriage Vows
In The Word Read: Matthew 19:1-22 Concerning Divorce 19 When Jesus had finished these words, He left Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. 3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man […]
Ripe or Rotten?
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 24-25 Baskets of Figs and the Returnees 24 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken into exile Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and metalworkers from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me: behold, […]
The Lord Our Righteousness
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 23 The Coming Messiah: the Righteous Branch 23 “Woe to the shepherds who are causing the sheep of My pasture to perish and are scattering them!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: […]
House of Righteousness
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 21-22 Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah 21 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying,2 “Please inquire of the Lord in our behalf, because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is […]
Fire In Our Bones
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 19-20 The Broken Jar 19 This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests. 2 Then go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom, which is by the entrance of […]
The Potter’s Hands
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 17:19-18:23 The Sabbath Must Be Kept 19 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and stand at the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as at all the gates of Jerusalem; 20 and say to them, ‘Listen to […]