Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Sep Mark 11:12-19 8 02-Sep Luke 19:45-48 4 03-Sep Matt. 21:18-22 5 04-Sep Mark 11:20-26 6 05-Sep Matt. 21:23-32 10 06-Sep Mark 11:27-33 7 07-Sep Luke 20:1-8 8 08-Sep Matt. 21:33-46 14 09-Sep Matt. 22:1-14 14 10-Sep Mark 12:1-12 12 11-Sep Luke 20:9-19 11 12-Sep Matt. 22:15-22 8 13-Sep Mark 12:13-17 5 …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
August 31 / Matt. 21:12-17
Matthew 21:12-17 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” The cleansing of the Temple… The Chronological Study Bible points out a difference between Matthew’s and Mark’s accounts as to the day of Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple. Matthew has it on the same Sunday of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem …
August 30 / John 12:12-19
John 12:12-19 Finally, today – up to date…!! Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” John now adds a number of items that the Synoptic Gospels do not mention. First, …the great crowd that had come for the feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem…and went out …
August 29 / Luke 19:28-44
Luke 19:28-44 And this one, one day late… Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” …if these should be quiet, the very stones would cry out! (v. 40) This verse has always set well with me! It speaks of the intensity of the crowd, the magnitude of Jesus’ presence, and …
August 28 / Mark 11:1-11
Mark 11:1-11 Sorry for the two-day delay, folks – camping and no Internet service… Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Looking for differences in the Gospel writers’ accounts of Jesus’ triumphal entry… I see four things in Mark that are different from the other writers. First, each of the …
August 27 / Matt. 21:1-11
Matthew 21:1-11 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” I’m at a point where I might say, “I’m at a loss for words”, except that my heart is so full of joy that I can barely contain myself. We are almost two-thirds through our calendar year and our walk through …
August 26 / John 12:1-11
John 12:1-11 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” A few days ago we saw the “Passover Plot” being hatched – the chief priests and the Pharisees plotting together to kill Jesus. The argument put forth was that one man could die instead of the whole nation. Well, today that …
August 25 / Luke 19:10-27
Luke 19:10-27 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Two items come to mind today. First, I was wondering in Jesus’ parable what would have happened if one or more of the ten servants had invested the minas and come up short of the ten – or maybe even lost …
August 24 / Luke 19:1-10
Luke 19:1-10 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Parallels between the blind man/men and Zacchaeus… They heard that Jesus was coming their way. Apparently the crowd following Jesus was large and loud. They made the effort to see Jesus – the blind men verbally and Zacchaeus visually. The crowd …
August 23 / Luke 18:35-42
Luke 18:35-42 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Consistencies and inconsistencies… Two blind men, unnamed; one blind man, unnamed; one blind man named Bartimaeus. …as they went out of Jericho (twice); …as He was coming near Jericho. “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. (twice); “Have mercy on …