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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 39 of 58
Gospel of Matthew, Day 39 of 58 Reading Matthew 20:1-16 Scripture 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ Observation The workers received the same reward for their labor morning, mid-day, afternoon, or evening. Grace is grace. It is for all…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 38 of 58
Gospel of Matthew, Day 38 of 58 Reading Matthew 19:16-30 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019%3A16-30&version=NIV Scripture 21 Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Observation Possessions and materialism can bog us down in our walk with God. Application How…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 37 of 58
Start Your Year on Sure Footing, Day 37 of 58 Reading Matthew 19:1-15 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019%3A1-15&version=NIV Scripture 13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 36 of 58
Start Your Year on Sure Footing, Gospel of Matthew, Day 36 of 58 Reading Matthew 18:21-35 https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=511293470 Scripture 35 So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.’ Observation God does not rank sins as much as our human justice…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 35 of 58
Reading Matthew 18:1-20 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2018:1-20&version=NIV Scripture 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. Observation This is probably the one verse in the Bible that provides justification for the idea in folklore that everyone has…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 34 of 58
Start your Year on Sure Footing, Gospel of Matthew, Day 34 of 58 Reading Matthew 17:14-27 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017%3A14-27&version=NIV Scripture When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own children or from others?”26…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 33 of 58
Gospel of Matthew, Day 33 of 58 Reading Matthew 17:1-13 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017%3A1-13&version=NIV Scripture 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he…
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Epiphany 2022, Gospel of Matthew, Day 32 of 58
Start Your Year on Sure Footing, Gospel of Matthew, Day 32 of 58 Reading Matthew 16:21-28 Scripture 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Observation Satan is a word that means…
