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Today’s Reflection: After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child [...]
Today’s Reflection: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24) Does Christ’s call to discipleship seem a little extreme in comparison to the “easy believism” that passes for discipleship today? You will [...]
Read: Matthew 28 Some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. They told the soldiers, “You must say, Jesus’ disciples came during the night while [...]
Read: Matthew 27 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. (Matthew 27:50, NLT) Jesus died on Good Friday, but rose again on Easter Sunday, so that you and I can live with hope on Monday—and every other day of the week throughout life and for all eternity. [...]
Read: Matthew 26 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. (Matthew 26:16, NLT) Sorry to be the one to break the news to you, but everybody gets a Judas in life. At one point or another, you will bear the pain of someone you [...]
Read: Matthew 25 “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. (Matthew 25:41, NLT) Is hell for real…and forever? Once again, that has become a hot topic in evangelical [...]
Read: Matthew 23-24 “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:11-12, NLT) Oswald Chambers said, “True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing [people] to one’s service, but by giving up [...]
Ray Noah
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