Matthew 23

Matthew 23 by Pastor Mark Hudson Remember to read the passage and reflect and make your observations on the text first. At the end of the gospels, the tension is…

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Matthew 22

Matthew 22 Devotional By Pastor Lawrence Bowlin In our text this morning in vv.23-33 Jesus is questioned by the Sadducees concerning the resurrection of the dead. One of the prominent…

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Matthew 19

Matthew 19 by David Groendyk The COVID-19 pandemic, I believe, is exposing many ways in which both America and the rest of the world generally live out of accord with…

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Matthew 15

Matthew 15 by David Groendyk God is sovereign over all things, including the placement of each chapter in Scripture. Matthew 15 is one of those chapters that looks like a…

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Matthew 13

Matthew 13 by David Groendyk Most Christians know the Sermon on the Mount, but did you know there are actually five sermons, or “discourses”, in Matthew?  The Sermon on the…

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Matthew 12

Matthew 12 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence In this chapter Matthew reveals how the people of Israel oppose Jesus’ teachings and his good works on numerous fronts but particularly in regard…

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Matthew 11

by David Groendyk After Jesus finishes instructing his disciples and sending them out, he spends some time here in chapter 11 explaining just how great of an era these people…

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Matthew 10

by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin In this chapter, Jesus charges the twelve apostles to go out among the lost sheep of the House of Israel to preach ‘the kingdom of heaven…

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Matthew 9

by David Groendyk I’ll confess, sometimes it’s hard for me to read the Gospels. Not because they’re not gospel-centered or soul-refreshing or Christ-exalting, but because when I get to passages…

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Matthew 8

by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin The commonality between many of the passages in this chapter is that of physical healing.  First, Jesus heals a leper, then he heals the paralyzed servant…

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