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Jesus Christ our Treasure Today we come to see Christ as our priceless treasure – He is the one who saves us from destruction and brings us into eternal life! Here in Matthew, you can sense the awe and reverence on the faces of His listeners as Jesus paints a vivid picture of the separation […]
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Signposted It’s a grand truth that the kingdom of God has been signposted for all humanity. Jesus began his ministry announcing “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15). Today’s passage draws us near to the reality of God’s Kingdom and what an awesome one […]
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Jesus’ real family What a marvellous reality it is that God welcomes us into his family! This truth is illuminated in Jesus’s provocative responses to the interruption made as He spoke to the crowd – firstly saying “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?” then pointing to his disciples, with the words “Behold […]
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Matt 12: 22-45 You can’t have it both ways I think we all have people in our lives – and people we meet – who are sceptical of our faith. Especially in the early stages when we first become a Christian, and especially if they have known us a long time. They are waiting for […]
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Lord of the Sabbath In this passage we have two incidents that occur on the Sabbath for which Jesus gets criticised and accused by the Pharisees. Jesus answers in a teaching moment and the Pharisees resolve to destroy him v14. The first incident occurs in a field where the disciples pluck some corn to eat […]
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Whatever you do will be misinterpreted! There’s a happy thought. In v18 Jesus was accused of being a glutton and a drunkard. His answer was that wisdom is proved right by her actions. The religious people misinterpreted Jesus being with sinners as Him sinning Himself. He was reaching out to them and seeing them come […]
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Following Jesus is really an all or nothing thing. In the book of Revelation the lukewarm Church got a rebuke from the Lord. The first requirement in today’s reading is that we acknowledge the Lord before men. I remember the biggest bully at school coming up to me, poking me in the chest and saying […]
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We have authority to bring the kingdom of God – to proclaim it, to heal and to cast out demons. Jesus had already demonstrated how to do it by healing many, now he defines what to do in v5-15 and then off they go delegated. The 12 disciples were to go to the lost sheep […]
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Fasting is a dangerous thing, John Piper writes in Hunger for God (Free pdf from Desiring God) – The Bible is very careful to warn us about people who “require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth” (1 Timothy 4:1–3). The apostle Paul […]