Romans 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…
Read MoreMatthew 11: Come to Jesus
Learn to rest in Jesus and let Him carry all the burdens of your life! MATTHEW 11 1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. 2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent…
Read MoreRomans 9
Paul explains to the Jews how God is right in including the Gentiles into the gospel by faith- despite being cut off by their unbelief [vs. 10-13]. He reminds the Jews that they had been cut off in the time of the Kings and were able to come back in [vs. 25-29]– but sadly, they…
Read MoreMatthew 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…
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