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READ: Matthew 14 BACKGROUND: By Verse: 1 – Herod the tetrarch = Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, who ruled from 4 B.C. to 39 A.D. 3 – [...]
May 30, 2012
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READ: Matthew 13 BACKGROUND: Jesus explains in this chapter why he teaches in parables so often. Basically he says that, as Isaiah prophesied, [...]
May 26, 2012
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READ: Matthew 11-12 BACKGROUND: By Verse – 11:2 – John was about to be killed for preparing the way for Jesus. He shouldn’t have doubted, [...]
May 23, 2012
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READ: Matthew 10 BACKGROUND: This is a cool passage where Jesus sends out his Disciples to be his hands and feet in the world, equipping them to [...]
May 19, 2012
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READ: Matthew 8-9 BACKGROUND: Chapters 8 & 9 follow immediately after the Sermon on the Mount and they detail a number of miracles that Jesus [...]
May 8, 2012
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READ: Matthew 6 BACKGROUND: Jesus continues the Sermon on the Mount and his teaching on how to live the radical lives God is calling us to and [...]
May 2, 2012
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READ: Matthew 7 BACKGROUND: This is a continuation of the Sermon on the Mount which began in chapter 5, and Jesus deals with some important [...]
April 29, 2012
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Special guest writer today – My mom: Deb Howard READ: Matthew 5 BACKGROUND: Bible scholars often divide the book of Matthew into five [...]
April 12, 2012
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READ: Matthew 23 BACKGROUND: This is an incredibly powerful passage where Jesus speaks directly to the religious leaders and religious elites of [...]
April 9, 2012
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Week 4, Day 7 – HE IS RISEN! Happy Easter! READ: John 10 BACKGROUND: This is an odd passage for us to fully grasp because we’re not entirely [...]
April 8, 2012