MATTHEW 15:7-9 – You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T PRACTICE LIPS-ONLY CHRISTIANITY. In today’s scripture, Jesus gives a scathing indictment to the religious crowd.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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MARK 12:35-37 – And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? “David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet.” ’ “David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so…
PSALM 105:3-4 – Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” When we read our Bibles, remember three important things. First, context. Don’t isolate a verse on its own. Look before and after to get the setting of the passage, not just a verse…
MARK 10:35–40 – And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one…
MATTHEW 9:1-7 – And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”…
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”…