Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr Matt. 12:22-30 9 02-Apr Luke 11:14-23 10 03-Apr Mark 3:20-27 8 04-Apr Matt. 12:31-32; Mark 3:28-30; Luke 12:10-12 8 05-Apr Matt. 12:38-42; Luke 11:29-32 9 06-Apr Luke 11:33-36 4 07-Apr Matt. 12:43-45; Luke 11:24-28 8 08-Apr Matt. 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 8:19-21 13 09-Apr Luke 8:1-3 3 10-Apr Matt. 13:1-9 9 …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
March 31 / Luke 7:36-50
Luke 7:36-50 “Notice what you notice.” The first thing that strikes me is the beginning of verse 40, And Jesus answering said to him… Here’s what’s strange about that: the Pharisee, Simon, had said nothing – but Jesus answered him. Jesus knew what Simon was thinking without Simon having said a word (Luke reports of …
March 30 / Luke 7:18-35
Luke 7:18-35 “Notice what you notice.” Luke’s account of John the Baptist, in prison, asking about Jesus… I wasn’t going to do a comparison of Luke’s account of this incident with Matthew’s, but two items jumped out at me. First, however, I had something wrong yesterday. As I had noted, Jesus answered John’s question with …
March 29 / Matt. 11:2-19
Matthew 11:2-19 “Notice what you notice.” John the Baptist, in prison, is wondering about (if not second-guessing) his earlier expectation that Jesus is the Messiah, the Lamb of God. John had formed his Messianic expectation at Jesus’ baptism and Jesus’ early Judean ministry. Now Jesus is in Galilee and John is miles away, in prison, …
March 28 / John 4:46-54
John 4:46-54 “Notice what you notice.” John’s account of a long-distance, words-only healing… Commentators differ as to whether John’s account of this healing is a different healing from Matthew’s and Luke’s or that it is the same. No matter – we just look at what it says. First, the differences… John has an “official” (or …
March 27 / Luke 7:1-17
Luke 7:1-17 “Notice what you notice.” I first wanted to see all the items that were different between Matthew and Luke in this healing of the centurion’s servant. I found at least five. In Luke the centurion sent elders of the Jews, while in Matthew he came himself. In Luke the Jews told Jesus that …
March 26 / Matt. 8:5-13
Matthew 8:5-13 Sorry for a very interrupted day today: P.T.; church bank business; Avanza, chickens, Men’s Group. Now back at it at 9:41 pm…! “Notice what you notice.” We have spent the last 3+ weeks reading and digesting the Sermon on the Mount. Now we move back to “action” and what mighty action we have …
March 25 / Luke 11:5-13
Luke 11:5-13 “Notice what you notice.” In yesterday’s reading about building a firm foundation I noted that Matthew, with his “rain, wind, floodwaters ” trio was somewhat more comprehensive than Luke who only mentioned floodwaters. Today we have another clear difference between the two writers in telling the same “story”. Luke closes today’s reading with …
March 24 / Luke 6:46-49
Luke 6:46-49 “Notice what you notice.” Luke’s account of building on a firm foundation… I already mentioned yesterday that Matthew was more comprehensive in his telling of this metaphor. Luke only mentions the floodwaters and the foundation, while Matthew covers the entire structure, adding the rain and wind that could do damage to the roof …
March 23 / Matt. 7:24-29
Matthew 7:24-29 “Notice what you notice.” After the challenge of yesterday’s reading, today we have one that is a Fred and Carol favorite. It is a section of Scripture that we chose for the Gospel reading at our wedding – the house built on a firm foundation. We chose this reading because we wanted our …