Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Matthew

What Do We Ask For?

MATTHEW 7:7 – Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” What incredible promises, even commands, are found in today’s scripture!  Our Lord Jesus opens His heart and basically tells us to “Pray widely, seek diligently, and you will find both answered.”  Now obviously this isn’t a “blank check”…

God’s School of Humiliation

MATTHEW 15:10-11; 17-20 – And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out…

How To Prevent A Cold Heart

MATTHEW 24:12 – And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.”   THEME OF THE DAY. HOW TO PREVENT A COLD HEART.  Today’s scripture is taken from what is known as “The Olivet Discourse”. It was one of the last teachings Jesus gave soon before His crucifixion.  In its unfolding, our Lord described signs indicating end times…

It’s Obedience Not Good Intentions

MATTHEW 16:21-23 – From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to…

Two Signs of a Healthy Spiritual Life

  MATTHEW 5:2-11 – And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall…