Here is yet another miracle of healing recorded in Matthew’s gospel, and once again, faith was clearly a component in the outcome. We can learn much from studying what these two blind did that resulted in their regaining sight.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 9:27-31
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We all face troubles and trials, but while we worry, God doesn’t. Jesus and His disciples’ encounter with a fierce storm as they journeyed across the Sea of Galilee provides an excellent contrast between God’s faith and our doubts.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27
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Feeling compassion for the misguided multitudes, and recognizing the need for workers to enter the harvest, Jesus takes action that begins with prayer instructions to the future harvesters.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 9:32-10:1
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The amazing story of Jesus’ deliverance of the madman of Gadara raises many interesting questions. Foremost however, it demonstrates Jesus’ complete mastery over demons, who are reduced to begging for His mercy.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27
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Before Jesus sent his twelve disciples out to preach the gospel, He not only endowed them with supernatural power, but also gave them specific instructions. What can we learn from His instructions to them?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 9:35-10:10
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The deliverance of the madman of Gadara resulted in the deaths of perhaps thousands of pigs, as well as perhaps tens of thousands of dollars of profits for those who owned the pigs. This certainly reveals what Jesus values most.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 8:28-34
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As Jesus sent out the twelve to preach the gospel in Galilee, He knew they wouldn’t always be warmly welcomed. So He prepared them for the inevitable. His instructions to them have application to all of us whom God is sending with His message to the world.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 10:9-18
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In this third look at the story of Jesus’ deliverance of the Gadarene demoniac, we consider a few final important aspects and questions that are sometimes raised.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 8:28-34
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Some of Jesus’ instructions to the twelve seem to include words that would apply to them in the distant future. Their imminent path would not be easy, but their future path would be even more difficult. Do any of Jesus’ words have application for our future?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 10:16-22
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Returning to Capernaum, Jesus performed a special miracle that would compel Israel’s religious leaders to come, see Him and make a decision about who He was. Once they’d gathered, He proved before their eyes that He was God in the flesh, the One who has authority to forgive sins.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 9:1-8
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