Category: Matthew
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Who do you say that He is?
Matthew 16:13-17 “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the…
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Eye Exam
Matthew 7:3 “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” Have you ever noticed how obvious other people’s faults are? The Bible tells us that we are experts at seeing them. It’s like being able to see a speck in…
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He could have called 10,000 angels
Matthew 27:42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.” In these mocking words from those who crucified Christ, God saw fit to reveal a glorious truth. As Peter drew his sword to defend Jesus from…
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The heart’s location
Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will…
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Teacher or Lord?
Matthew 26:20-25: “When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, ‘Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.’ And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, ‘Is it I, Lord?’ He answered, ‘He who has dipped…
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Hell
Matthew 25:30 “And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Do you ever think about what Hell is like? The Bible has a lot to say about it. For one, it is a real place. Matthew 25:30 calls it just that, a “place.”…
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Are you a “have” or a “have not”?
Matthew 13:12 “For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” We have all heard about the “haves” and the “have nots.” The “haves” are the ones with the best jobs and salaries;…
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Feeding the hungry
Proverbs 25:21 “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat” Matthew 4:4 “But he answered, ‘It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”‘” Do you have any enemies? I asked myself that question after I read Proverbs 25:21 above. In fact,…
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Unpardonable sins
Numbers 12:27-31 “If one person sins unintentionally, he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for the person who makes a mistake, when he sins unintentionally, to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven . . . But the person who does anything…
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Good Friday
Matthew 25:40 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Today is “Good Friday.” It’s a time when we remember the suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ at the hands of wicked men. As…
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