What would have been Jesus’ reaction if He had heard Peter saying to the other disciples after he walked on the water and sunk, “The reason I sank was because it wasn’t God’s will for me to make it all the way to Jesus”?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:26-34
You might have Jesus in your heart, but do you have Him in your boat?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:22-27
Jesus grieved for a time at the loss of His forerunner, relative and friend, John the Baptist. But before too long, Jesus returned to His ministry. His example is a good one for us to follow during our times of grief.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 14:1-21
Through Elijah and Elisha’s ministries, God bypassed Jews to minister to Gentiles. Jesus reminded His audience in Nazareth of those undeniable facts, and they tried to murder Him.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58
Did you know that Jesus had four half-brothers, at least two half-sisters, and likely many nieces and nephews in Nazareth? But when Jesus decided to pay them a visit, it didn’t turn out to be a fun-filled family reunion.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:51-58
Knowing the inestimable value of God’s Kingdom, true believers are willing to sacrifice anything to gain it. Ignorant observers, however, are baffled at our apparent foolishness. But it won’t always be that way!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:44-51
Most of us believe that the unrighteous will suffer eternal conscious torment in hell. But is there any biblical merit to what is known as the doctrine of annihilation?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33, 40-42
Is is true that this parable illustrates the fact that believers and unbelievers are often indistinguishable?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
There is no such thing as a fruitless Christian. How can we be sure of that? Because that is what Jesus consistently taught, and this parable is one example of such teaching.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 13:20-23
In full sight of the Israel’s observant spiritual leaders, Jesus not only called one of society’s dregs to follow Him, but He then spent an evening dining with some of his disreputable friends. That won Jesus criticism, but also an opportunity to reveal something that the teachers of the Law had missed in the Law about what is most important to God.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13