Category: From the Pastor

Gospel of Matthew, Day 23 of 58, January 25 Reading Matthew 12:22-50 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=510097203 Scripture 25He knew what they were thinking and said to them, ‘Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.  Observation Around 930 B.C. after the death of King Solomon, the kingdom of…

Gospel of Matthew, Day 22 of 58, January 24 Reading Matthew 12:1-21 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=510097176 Scripture 6I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. Observation Jesus is greater than the temple. People can mistake a holy edifice for the Holy Presence of God. God’s presence is not confined to sanctuaries we consecrate for worship.… Read…

Gospel of Matthew, Day 21 of 58, January 23 Reading Matthew 11:20-30 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=510097155 Scripture 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.… Read more…

Gospel of Matthew, January 22, Day 20 of 58 Reading Matthew 11:1-19 Scripture 17 “We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;   we wailed, and you did not mourn.”  https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=509899461 Observation I found out through the following blog post Jesus alluded to one of Aesop’s fables: We Played the Flute and You Didn’t…

Gospel of Matthew, January 20, Day 18 of 58 Reading Matthew 10:1-20https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=509738722 Scripture 14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Observation This verse is a part of Jesus’ “Missionary Discourse” in Chapter 10, where is he training…