Matthew 13: The Kingdom of Heaven is Like…
Do you know the seven things Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven was like? MATTHEW 13:24-58 1-The Kingdom of Heaven is Like… Good Seed and Weeds in a Field 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was…
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As God’s Word is preached to all people, everyone has a choice to how they will receive it and therefore their response will determine the Word’s impact in their life. MATTHEW 13 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that…
Read MoreMatthew 12: Good Trees Produce Good Fruit
God makes evil trees good and uses them to produce good fruit for the nations to enjoy! MATTHEW 12 Good Fruit or Bad Fruit 33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34…
Read MoreRomans 16
Paul ends his letter by greeting disciples in Rome and giving his final instructions. ROMANS 16 1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon, of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she…
Read MoreRomans 14-15
Paul teaches how to live in the grey areas of Christianity and to understand the Gentiles place in the gospel. ROMANS 14 Disputable Matters 1 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.…
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Learn to submit to righteous governments, fulfill the law with love, and be clothed with Christ! ROMANS 13 Submission to Governing Authorities 1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels…
Read MoreMatthew 12: Lord of the Sabbath
Jesus begins to reveal His divine authority as Daniel’s Son of Man (Daniel 7:14). MATTHEW 12 Lord of the Sabbath 1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said…
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Be encouraged to live out the new life God has given us in love! ROMANS 12 Renewing the Mind 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform…
Read MoreServants of Christ
It is the call and honor of all Christians to be servants (deacons) of Christ. Therefore, it should be considered one of the greatest things we can do in the Kingdom of God. JOHN 12:23-26 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell…
Read MoreRomans 10-11
Paul applies the gospel message of faith in Christ to both Jew and Gentile. ROMANS 10 1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based…
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