March 3 Matthew 22:1-14 (ESV) The Parable of the Wedding Feast 22:1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants [1] to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he … More March 3 Matthew 22:1-14
Today we read Matthew 21:33-46. Pastor John Piper, in a message on Matthew 21, “The Marvelous Rising of a Rejected Stone” Jesus’ Word in Matthew 21:42 The word of the Lord is found in Matthew 21:42 at the end of the parable of the wicked tenants. The owner of the vineyard had sent servants to … More God’s plan: the rejected stone becomes the Cornerstone
March 2 Matthew 21:33-46 (ESV) The Parable of the Tenants 33 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. 34 When the season for fruit drew … More March 2 Matthew 21:33-46
“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, … More J.C. Ryle: Profession vs True Repentance
March 1 Matthew 21:23-32 (ESV) The Authority of Jesus Challenged 23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you … More March 1 Matthew 21:23-32
In our Matthew passage today (Matthew 20:12-22), Jesus curses the fig tree. In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come … More Beware fruitless leaves of religion
February 25 Matthew 21:12-22 (ESV) Jesus Cleanses the Temple 12 And Jesus entered the temple [1] and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. 13 He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but … More February 25 Matthew 21:12-22
In today’s passage from Matthew 21, we read about Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, which was a fulfillment of prophecy. ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the … More He still rides a donkey and not yet a white war-horse with a rod of iron.
February 24 Matthew 21:1-11 (ESV) The Triumphal Entry 21:1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them,“Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring … More February 24 Matthew 21:1-11
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him. He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in … More Grow in faith and knowledge
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