MATTHEW 20:29-34 – “And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more,…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Matthew
MATTHEW 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” MATTHEW 17:1-7 – Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone…
JOHN 3:30 – “He must increase, but I must decrease.” THEME OF THE DAY: WE ARE NOT INDISPENSABLE. Imagine having a following as a spiritual leader. It doesn’t have to be a large group of followers. Size doesn’t matter. God determines the width of our influence. And it doesn’t have to be someone in full-time ministry. It could be a faithful Sunday…
MATTHEW 13:1-9 – “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds…
JOHN 8:31-32 – “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’” THEME OF THE DAY: NOT JUST FOR UNBELIEVERS. In today’s scripture, Jesus proclaims the power of His Word. It is the power of deliverance, of…
MATTHEW 7:7-11 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?…