Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Matthew

Life Is Hard Under The Sun

JOB 14:1 – “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.” THEME OF THE DAY: LIFE IS HARD UNDER THE SUN.  By the time we get to chapter fourteen of Job, this man of God is really hurting physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  His so-called friends have done him no favors.  The loud rings of “hypocrite”…

The Danger Of Spiritual Impulsiveness

MATTHEW 26:26-35 – “Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant,…

Reasons Not To Be Afraid

MATTHEW 28:1-10 – “Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his…

Visit These Places Often

MATTHEW 27:24-31 – “So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Then he released for them Barabbas, and…

How To Gain Proper Perspective In Life

MATTHEW 24:29-31 – “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and…

Our Greatest Privilege, Responsibility, And Experience

MATTHEW 22:34-40 – “But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with…