Long before Scheherazade, Charles Heath, or Charles Dickens, Matthew penned a cliffhanger when he recorded Jesus’s words to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” If this was a movie from the 30’s we might splash… Continue reading Matthew 10:1-4 – The Answer to Jesus’s Prayer
Month: June 2022
Matthew 9:35-38 – The Father’s Will, Part 4
Before we begin this week, let’s flip back a few pages in the Bible and read the following verse, 23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. Matthew 4:23 Remember, after Matthew wrote those words he… Continue reading Matthew 9:35-38 – The Father’s Will, Part 4
Matthew 9:9-34 – The Father’s Will, Part 3
The first cycle of miracles began with large crowds following Jesus (Matt. 8:1), and the second cycle began as two disciples expressed reservations about following Jesus (8:18-20), but in this third cycle of miracles, we finally encounter an individual who leaves everything behind to follow Jesus. Matthew writes, 9 As Jesus passed on from there, he… Continue reading Matthew 9:9-34 – The Father’s Will, Part 3
Matthew 8:18-9:8 – The Father’s Will, Part 2
Matthew began his record of the first cycle of miracles with the comment, “great crowds followed him.” Crowds followed him if you recall because they had heard his message and seen his miracles. Matthew also begins his record of the second cycle of miracles with a comment about following Jesus, but his second comments are… Continue reading Matthew 8:18-9:8 – The Father’s Will, Part 2