Exploring the Scriptures Together
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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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Matthew 16:1-12; Mark 8:11-26;Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-9:1; Luke 9:18-27;Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36 And He said to all, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake …
Continue reading “October 28 / Matthew 16:1-17:13; Mark 8:11-9:13; Luke 9:18-36”
Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23;Matthew 15:21-31; Mark 7:24-37;Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 8:1-10 Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” And …
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Matthew 14:34-36; Mark 6:53-56; John 6:22-71 Once again the Gospel of John overwhelms us with what Jesus has to say: Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him God the Father has set His …
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Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15;Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said, “They need …
Continue reading “October 25 / Matthew 14:13-33; Mark 6:30-52; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-21”