Exploring the Scriptures Together
Matthew 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34;Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:27;John 12:1-11 You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and …
Continue reading “November 6 / Matthew 20:17-34; Mark 10:32-52; Luke 18:31-19:27; John 12:1-11”
John 10:22-11:57 Jesus wept. John 11:35 Why? Why would Jesus weep over the death of Lazarus? He knows full well what He is about to do. He knows that within minutes Lazarus will be back among the living. So Jesus cannot simply be experiencing the loss of His dear friend the way we grieve the …
Matthew 19:1-15; Mark 10:1-16; Luke 18:15-17;Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30;Matthew 20:1-16 Let’s think about the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. (Matthew 20:1-16) Most of us have little difficulty in identifying with those laborers hired at the beginning of the day, who complain of unfairness. We can envision these laborers bringing a class-action …
Continue reading “November 4 / Matthew 19:1-20:16; Mark 10:1-31; Luke 18:15-30”
Luke 16; Matthew 18:15-35; Luke 17:1-18:14 In the Sermon on the Mount, when Jesus gives us the Lord’s prayer, He immediately stresses that “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Mt. 6:12) means that if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us. (See the October 18 post.) Today, …
Continue reading “November 3 / Luke 16; Matthew 18:15-35; Luke 17:1-18:14”
Luke 13-14; Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15 When one of those who reclined at table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” But He said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. And at the time for …
Continue reading “November 2 / Luke 13-14; Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15”
Matthew 11:20-30; Luke 10:1-24;Luke 10:25-42, 11:37-12:21, 12:35-59 Then He began to denounce the cities where most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented …
Continue reading “November 1 / Matthew 11:20-30; Luke 10, 11:37-12:21, 12:35-59”
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Nov Matthew 11:20-30; Luke 10, 11:37-12:21, 12:35-59 117 02-Nov Luke 13-14; Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15 103 03-Nov Luke 16; Matthew 18:15-35; Luke 17:1-18:14 103 04-Nov Matthew 19:1-15; Mark 10:1-16; Luke 18:15-17;Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30;Matthew 20:1-16 93 05-Nov John 10:22-11:57 78 06-Nov Matthew 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45; Luke 18:31-34;Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; …
John 9:1-10:21; Matthew 8:18-22; Luke 9:51-62 How is our eyesight? Are we blind? Do we need Jesus to anoint our eyes? Are we willing to follow His instructions to “go and wash”? Do we perceive the Light of the world? Or are we so sure that we see that we think we have no need …
Continue reading “October 31 / John 9:1-10:21; Matthew 8:18-22; Luke 9:51-62”
John 7-8 Do you want to know whether Jesus speaks Truth with a capital “T”? You could study His words intently. (And you should.) You could compare what He says with what is written in the Old Testament. (And you should.) You could learn Hebrew and Aramaic and Koine Greek. (Interesting!) You could delve into …
Matthew 17:14-23; Mark 9:14-32; Luke 9:37-45;Matthew 17:24-18:9; Mark 9:33-50; Luke 9:46-50 And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Him and, kneeling before Him, said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. …
Continue reading “October 29 / Matthew 17:14-18:9; Mark 9:14-50; Luke 9:37-50”