Matthew 10: I am Sending You
Jesus prepares His disciples to be sent out to preach the gospel of the Kingdom! MATTHEW 10 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter)…
Read MoreMatthew 9: Ask the Lord of the Harvest for Workers, pt. 2
Jesus shows us what it is like to work in the Father’s harvest. MATTHEW 9 Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. [Matthew 4:13] When Jesus saw their…
Read MoreRomans 8
Paul teaches us how to live in the Spirit and rest in God’s great love for us! ROMANS 8 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin…
Read MoreJesus’ Death, Burial, & Resurrection
May we all be encouraged by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus to be saved and live the kind of life Jesus created us for!
Read MoreRomans 7
Paul describes what trying to follow the moral law is like without being born again and ends with gratefulness for Jesus setting him free from condemnation. ROMANS 7 Released from the Law, Bound to Christ 1 Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has…
Read MoreMatthew 9: Ask the Lord of the Harvest for Workers, pt. 1
Jesus shows us what it is like to work in the Father’s harvest. MATTHEW 9 Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. [Matthew 4:13] When Jesus saw their…
Read MoreRomans 6
Paul teaches us how to live by faith as a slave to righteousness. ROMANS 6 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it…
Read MoreMatthew 8: When Jesus Came Down to Be With Us
I love how Matthew told what happened after Jesus preached on the mountainside and came down to be with us— people were healed, demons cast out, disciples made, lives restored, and storms calmed! MATTHEW 8 Healing of Man with Leprosy 1 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man…
Read MoreRomans 5
Paul begins to apply the message of salvation by faith to the whole human race. Just like all were made sinful in Adam, all are made righteous in Christ. However, it is only those who receive Christ as Lord are imputed Jesus’ righteousness (Romans 5:17). ROMANS 5 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through…
Read MoreMatthew 7: Build Your Life Upon the Rock
Enjoy Jesus’ most popular teachings combined by Matthew in chapters 5-7 for the purpose of giving the world the foundation for living like Christ. (Also found in Luke 6:20-49) Further Study: Eight messages on the beatitudes and seventeen sermons on the rest of the Sermon on the Mount. MATTHEW 7 How To Judge 1 “Do not judge,…
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