You can find this week’s focus passage at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+8%3A23-27&version=NRSV VIII.Disciples are to watch their teacher, their master, and learn from the teacher and follow the teacher. Right? That’s what we see Jesus’ disciples doing. They follow him into a boat. … Continue reading
V.Let’s go ahead and reread the passage. Matthew 8:23-27 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was … Continue reading
I.We have a short passage to focus on this week, but maybe short doesn’t have to mean of small importance. Read the passage and notice what holds your attention. Where do you want to stop reading and linger with the … Continue reading
VIII. To start off today let’s read this passage in The Message translation, Matthew 6:25-34 (The Message) 25-26 “If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at … Continue reading
You can review this week’s Scripture focus here – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A25-34&version=NRSV IV. Rabbi Jesus identifies several categories of things to not worry about, “… do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about … Continue reading
I.“ … do not worry… ” That would be a good thing, not to spend time with an unproductive activity like worrying. But how do we get there? It’s one thing to be told to stop something, but maybe another … Continue reading
May you be blessed on this Christmas Day! The traditional Scripture reading for Christmas is the account found in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 2:1-20 –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A1-20&version=NRSV Whether you are reading the above passage or our Scripture lesson for this week, … Continue reading
You can find this week’s Scripture at –https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%203%3A1-12&version=NRSV;CEB IV.I closed the last post with the question –“How would you name or describe the core of his call to others?” As I was considering my own question I realized different of … Continue reading
I.We come this week to a man the Gospel presents as called into the wilderness so that he might call others to …. Please read these words from the Gospel of Matthew and pay attention to John. Look at him. … Continue reading
Please take another opportunity to reread this week’s Scripture – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%202%3A1-2%2C%207-15&version=NRSV;CEB;NET VI.I closed the other day by asking –“How do you understand what has led each to where they find themselves here?” I have been thinking about what led the … Continue reading