| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 13 secs | 0 Comments
Chapter 8 starts a new section of Matthew – the sermon on the mount is finished and it’s now working up to the calling, commissioning and sending out of the disciples in ch 10. Here we are looking at three healings. Jesus has authority not just to preach but to heal too. v1-4 a Jew […]
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At first glance we can be tempted to skip over genealogies, but there are some hidden gems there! Abraham in v1-2 was called by God to be the father of the people of God, so tracing Jesus’ lineage back to him is a big deal. Jesus is the fulfilment of the promise that in his […]
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Isaiah 11 “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse” – from one stump as little shoot grows that becomes a branch that bears fruit – Isaiah is writing about Jesus, born in obscurity over 2000 years ago now with no status but lineage in a failed ancient dynasty Verse 2 Jesus […]
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I’m going to focus on the Isaiah readings on the Murray M’Cheyne Bible Readings in these next posts… Isaiah 5 God has grape expectations. Isaiah 5 starts with a parable of a vineyard lavishly attended to, yet bearing bad fruit. God lavishes grace on us and expects fruits. “Don’t receive the grace of God in […]
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Numbers 14 Why is it that gloom spreads faster than good news – here is it Old Testament Israel, so it’s not just the Brits who love gloom. They are taking on board grasshopper theology and rebelling in fear. First they rebel against the leaders then God. Thankfully Joshua and Caleb are not confirmist consensus […]