From the category archives:
Read: Matthew 14 “So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.” (Matthew 14:29, NLT) No matter where you go in the Bible, you’ll find that memorable stories of faith always involved risky steps of daring obedience. So it is in this story [...]
Read: Matthew 13 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief. (Matthew 13:51, NLT) I wonder what those “few miracles” were that Jesus performed in his hometown of Nazareth. Perhaps he healed a couple of headaches or lengthened a shortened leg or two. But he [...]
Read: Matthew 12 “And his name will be the hope of all the world.” (Matthew 12:21, NLT) Real hope—that’s what the world needs. People don’t need the empty promises of politicians, not the temporary security of material and monetary gain, not the momentary pleasure fix guaranteed by popular culture, they [...]
Read: Matthew 11 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, and revealed them to little children.” (Matthew 11:25) At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and [...]
Read: Matthew 10 “Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members [...]
Ouch! I’ve got to be honest: There are not a whole lot of “other disreputable sinners” hanging out in my world. Something tells me that really ought to change if Jesus if going to fit in my world—or more importantly, if I am going to fit in Jesus’ world.
Read: Matthew 8 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! (Matthew 8:10, NLT) We have all done things from time to time to impress people—it’s just human [...]
Ray Noah
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