Receive the Kingdom

Receive the Kingdom Mark 10:13 – Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them. 14 – But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for

Tricked by the Wise Men

Tricked by the Wise Men Matthew 2:16 – When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise

Walk Away from Worry

Walk Away from Worry Matthew 27:57 – Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. 58 – He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 – Joseph took the

No Offense

No Offense Matthew 11:2 – Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question: 3 – “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” 4 – Jesus answered them, “Go tell John what you hear and see: 5

A Show of Mercy

A Show of Mercy Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Check out these verses from Job 31 starting with verse 16 – If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 – If I ate my

Old Reliable Paths

Old Reliable Paths Jeremiah 6:16 – The LORD said to his people: “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it.  If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We

Blessing of Jesus

Blessing of Jesus Luke 24:50 – Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. 51 – Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven. Verse 52 – So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 – and were

Blessed Sabbath Rest

Blessed Sabbath Rest Luke 23:54 – It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning. 55 – The women who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. 56 – Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath

Jesus is the One

Jesus is the One Luke 7:18 – John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples 19 – and sent them to Jesus to ask, “Are you the one is to come, or should we look for another?” verse 20 – When the men came to Jesus, they said,

Press Towards Jesus

Press Towards Jesus Mark 3:7 – Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea, 8 – Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.