Matthew 21:23-32 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” It seems to me that the Jewish leaders had every right to question Jesus’ authority. After all, He had no “seminary” degree – that is, He had not been taught by one of the leading Jewish rabbis (unlike Paul). So if …
Category Archives: RTB 2019 – Gospels – Notice What You Notice
September 4 / Mark 11:20-26
Mark 11:20-26 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” I applied John’s “agree(ment) with God” to today’s passage. It works quite nicely! I also shared his phrases with our Men’s Group last night, and they had the same reactions. Finally I tried it in some other contexts also – John, …
September 3 / Matt. 21:18-22
Matthew 21-18-22 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” I like what Debbie said two days ago about the fig tree. It had leaves and looked good on the outside, but it had no fruit. She had reflected that back to activity in the Temple – a lot of religious …
September 2 / Luke 19:45-48
Luke 19:45-48 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Jesus’ friends had been cautioning Him about going up to Jerusalem, fearing the fate that He might encounter. But He ignored their wishes, even to the point of teaching daily in the Temple (v. 47). Courage in the face of knowing …
September 1 / Mark 11:12-19
Mark 11:12-19 Let’s remember to pray for Jim and Marty. “Notice what you notice.” Other than the incident with the fig tree, there was one item surprisingly different between Matthew and Mark – Jesus’ healings and miracles in Matthew vs. Jesus’ teachings in Mark. In Matthew 21:14 …the blind and the lame came to Him …
September 2019 Readings
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 …
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 …