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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 10 of 58
Gospel of Matthew, Day 10 of 58 Reading Matthew 6:1-18 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=509005842 Scripture 2 ‘So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 3But when you…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 9 of 58
Gospel of Matthew, Day 9 of 58 Reading Matthew 5:27-48 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biblegateway.com/passage/%3fsearch=Matthew%2b5:27-48&version=NIV&interface=amp Scripture 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? Observation Tax collector were more like organized criminals than government bureaucrats in Jesus’ day. Therefore, Jesus is saying that even morally reprehensible people love…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 8 of 58
Gospel of Matthew, Start your year on sure footing, Day 8 of 58 Reading Matthew 5:1-26 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205%3A1-26&version=NIV Scripture 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Observation The Sermon on the Mount talks a lot about behavior more than…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 7 of 58
Day 7 of 58, January 9 Reading Matthew 4:18-25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204%3A18-25&version=NIV Scripture 23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Observation Jesus’ preaching is done in tandem with healing. Application Do I practice what I preach? Do I not only…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 6 of 58
Day 6 of 58, January 8 Reading Matthew 4:1-17 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:1-17&version=NIV Scripture Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. – 4:1 Observation Why not provide overwhelming proof of God’s provision, protection, and power? “The Grand Inquisitor”, a parable from Dostoevsky’s novel Brothers Karamazov begs this question of…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 5 of 58
Reading Matthew 3:1-17 https://my.bible.com/bible/59/MAT.3.1-17.ESV Scripture 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’j I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. Observation The patriarch Abraham was promised by God to be the father of as many children as there are stars…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 4 of 53
2022 Sure Footing Reading Plan in the Gospel of Matthew Day 4 of 58, January 6 Reading: Matthew 2:19-24 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=508467170 Scripture When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel,…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 3 of 58
2022 Sure Footing Reading Plan in the Gospel of Matthew Day 3 of 58, January 5 Reading: Matthew 2:1-18 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=190810006 Scripture: Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11 [NRSV]) Observation: Gold is a gift for a king. Frankincense is a gift for a priest because it is…
