DISCIPLESHIP
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Daily Readings: Matthew 13 and Psalm 13 In chapter 13, Matthew records a series of Jesus’ parables, as well as His explanations of some of those parables. The chapter also includes the disciples’ question, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?” (v.10). Jesus’ answer is quite cryptic in some ways, but
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Daily Readings: Matthew 12 and Psalm 12 “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.” (Matthew 12:30 NLT) One approach we cannot take towards Jesus is neutrality. Given all that Jesus has revealed to us about God, all the wonders and signs He performed,
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Daily Readings: Matthew 9 and Psalm 9 Matthew 9:35 marks the end of a remarkable season of Jesus’ ministry, which is described between Matthew 4:23 and Matthew 9:35. These two virtually identical verses explain that, during the season they ‘bracket’, “Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area (the region of Galilee),
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Daily Readings: Matthew 8 and Psalm 8 When Jesus ended His ‘Sermon on the Mount’ at the end of Matthew 7, everyone was amazed at the way He taught, because he taught with such authority. In Matthew 8, Jesus demonstrated that His authority was not only in the realm of Truth; He also had authority
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