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God Wants You to Beat Him Down with Prayer
Post Series on Luke 18:1-8: God Wants You to Beat Him Down with Prayer How to Seek Justice When You are Also Guilty Do You Believe in God's Love Enough to Pray? In Luke 18, Jesus tells a parable about prayer. It is not clear whether Jesus told the parable to his...
Jesus is Greater Than…
In Matthew 12, Jesus states three times that "something greater than _____ is here." First, he says in Matthew 12:6 that I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. Second (and third), he says in Matthew 12:41-42 that The men of Nineveh will rise up at the...
M’Cheyne Bible Reflection on Matthew 2 (January 2)
Genesis 2; Matthew 2; Ezra 2; Acts 2 As I noted yesterday in the reflection on , Matthew's gospel is written specifically to explain to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah. What makes Matthew 2 interesting, then, is its...
M’Cheyne Bible Reflection on Matthew 1 (January 1)
Genesis 1; Matthew 1; Ezra 1; Acts 1 When we start a new Bible reading plan, it's easy to become discouraged the first time we come to something in the Bible that doesn't correspond to our 21st century ideas of "interesting" writing. Right away in Matthew 1, we find...
Do You Want to Taste God’s Banquet? (Luke 14:16-24)
Post Series on Luke 14:12-24: Do You Want to Taste God's Banquet? (Luke...
Do You Want to Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God? (Luke 14:15)
Post Series on Luke 14:12-24: Do You Want to Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God? (Luke 14:15) Do You Want to Taste God's Banquet? (Luke 14:16-24) Yesterday, we looked...
Do You Want to Be Repaid at the Resurrection of the Just? (Luke 14:12-14)
Post Series on Luke 14:12-24: Do You Want to Be Repaid at the Resurrection of the Just? (Luke 14:12-14) Do You Want to Eat Bread in the Kingdom of God? (Luke 14:15) Do You Want to Taste God's Banquet? (Luke 14:16-24) One Sabbath, Jesus dined at the house of a...
Why Does God Extend Righteousness by Faith Alone? (Romans 4:13-25)
Post Series on Romans 4:1-25: Why Does God Extend Righteousness by Faith Alone?...
Why did God Seal the Blessing of Abraham with Circumcision? (Romans 4:9-12)
Post Series on Romans 4:1-25: Why did God Seal the Blessing of Abraham with Circumcision? (Romans 4:9-12) Why Does God Extend Righteousness by Faith Alone? (Romans...
Righteousness Comes by Faith (Romans 4:1-8)
Post Series on Romans 4:1-25: Righteousness Comes by Faith (Romans 4:1-8) Why Does God Extend Righteousness by Faith Alone? (Romans...
The Faith and Obedience of Abraham (Genesis 17:15-27)
Post Series on Genesis 17:1-27: The Faith and Obedience of Abraham (Genesis 17:15-27) In Genesis 17, God swears and...
The Promise with a Command (Genesis 17:3-14)
Post Series on Genesis 17:1-27: The Promise with a Command (Genesis 17:3-14) The Faith and Obedience of Abraham (Genesis 17:15-27) After issuing his command that Abram walk before him in...