March 25 Matthew 28:11-20 (ESV) The Report of the Guard 11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell [...]
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March 25 Matthew 28:11-20
Posted: March 25, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, March Bible Readings, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, March Bible Readings, Matthew, Scripture
March 24 Matthew 28:1-10
Posted: March 24, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, March Bible Readings, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, March Bible Readings, Matthew, Scripture
March 24 Matthew 28:1-10 (ESV) The Resurrection 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and [...]
Actions spoke louder than words
Posted: March 23, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, March, MatthewTags: Actions spoke louder than words, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Bob Deffinbaugh, daily Bible, Matthew, Scripture, The Burial of Christ, Who was Joseph of Arimathea?
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid [...]
March 23 Matthew 27:57-66
Posted: March 23, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, March Bible Readings, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, March Bible Readings, Matthew, Scripture
March 23 Matthew 27:57-66 (ESV) Jesus Is Buried 57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in [...]
Our Substitute
Posted: March 22, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, March, Matthew, PsalmsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Charles Spurgeon, daily Bible, Death of Jesus, J.C.Ryle, Matthew, Our Substitute, Scripture, sin, substitutionary atonement, The Death of our Substitute
We come to the passage in Matthew 27 today that describes the death of our Savior Jesus for us. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” —Matthew 27:46 ESV After reading our passage [...]
March 22 Matthew 27:45-56
Posted: March 22, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, March Bible Readings, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, March Bible Readings, Matthew, Scripture
March 22 Matthew 27:45-56 (ESV) The Death of Jesus 45 Now from the sixth hour [1] there was darkness over all the land [2] until the ninth hour. [3] 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This [...]
Did Jesus really say…?
Posted: March 21, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, March, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Death of Jesus, Did Jesus really say...?, Dr. John Piper, Matthew, Scripture, What Jesus Really Said About the Temple
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” —Matthew 27:39-40 ESV Did Jesus really say he would destroy the temple and build it again in [...]
March 21 Matthew 27:27-44
Posted: March 21, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, March Bible Readings, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, March Bible Readings, Matthew, Scripture
March 21 Matthew 27:27-44 (ESV) Jesus Is Mocked 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, [1] and they gathered the whole battalion [2] before him. 28 And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right [...]

One practical effect of the resurrection of Jesus
Posted: March 25, 2012 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, March, MatthewTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, God is sovereign, God's sovereignty, Matthew, One practical effect of the resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, resurrection of Jesus, Scripture
He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay…And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of [...]