Mark 12:32–34: “So the scribe said to Him,...
February 7th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalMatthew 22:35 tells us that this scribe was a lawyer, an expert in the ...
Mark 11:25: “And whenever you stand praying,...
February 6th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJesus said, "And whenever you stand praying," because standing was the usual Hebrew posture ...
Mark 10:51–52: “And Jesus answered and said...
February 5th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalDon't you love the question Jesus asked Bartimaeus, the blind man who was calling ...
Mark 9:33–35: “Then He came to Capernaum....
February 4th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe disciples' argument was along the lines of "which one of us gets to ...
Mark 8:22–23: “Then He came to Bethsaida;...
February 3rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJesus took the blind man by the hand and led him away from the ...
Mark 7:26–28: “The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician...
February 2nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn that culture, this woman, who was asking Jesus to cast a demon out ...
Mark 6:4–5: “But Jesus said to them, ‘A...
February 1st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional"He could do no mighty work there." The people's unbelief did not diminish God's ...
Mark 5:25–28: “Now a certain woman had a...
January 31st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJairus was a ruler in the synagogue, and he came and asked Jesus to ...
Mark 4:40–41: “But He said to them, ‘Why...
January 30th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJesus and His disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee by boat, when a ...
Mark 3:4–5: “Then He said to them, ‘Is...
January 29th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJesus asked 2 things to expose the hearts of the Pharisees. The first question ...
Mark 2:9–11: “Which is easier, to say to...
January 28th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHumanity's deepest need is not for fairness but for forgiveness. Forgiveness is powerful; it ...
Mark 1:40–41: “Now a leper came to Him, imploring...
January 27th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSeeing a person with leprosy is very shocking; they are usually missing fingers and ...
Matthew 28:19–20: “Go therefore and make...
January 26th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn Jesus' day, disciples were learners who sat at the feet of their masters, ...
Matthew 27:54: “So when the centurion and those...
January 25th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere is no greater miracle than when God transforms someone, in a heartbeat, from ...
Matthew 26:33–34: “Peter answered and said...
January 24th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPeter meant every word of his bold declaration of faithfulness. But he didn't realize ...
Matthew 25:21: “His lord said to him, ‘Well...
January 23rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJesus told several parables describing the kingdom of heaven, and in one he told ...
Matthew 24:4–5: “And Jesus answered and said...
January 22nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Jesus’ disciples, we are to “take heed that no one deceives" us by ...
Matthew 23:27–28: “Woe to you, scribes and...
January 21st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalA hypocrite is literally “one who hides behind a mask.” You’ve got to love ...
Matthew 22:20–21: “And He said to them, ‘Whose...
January 20th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by sending some people to ask Him whether ...
Matthew 21:42: Jesus said to them, ‘Have you...
January 19th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis Scripture brings to mind how the gifted artist Michelangelo took a single block ...
Matthew 20:8–9: “So when evening had come,...
January 18th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPeter asked what the disciples could expect to receive for serving God, as part ...
Matthew 19:26–27: “But Jesus looked at them...
January 17th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalA young man came and asked Jesus what he needed to do to have ...
Matthew 18:21: “Then Peter came to Him and...
January 16th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe rabbis of that day taught that forgiveness was a limited resource. So like ...
Matthew 17:5: “While he was still speaking,...
January 15th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIt is hard to imagine what it must have been like for Peter, James, ...
Matthew 16:24–25: “Then Jesus said to His...
January 14th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome of the things Jesus taught were so simple they did not need explanation. ...
Matthew 15:18–19: “But those things which...
January 13th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJesus gave a small inventory of sins here—evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, etc.—but the list ...
Matthew 14:15–16: “When it was evening, His...
January 12th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis chapter records what had been be a very long day in the ministry ...
Matthew 13:45–46: “Again, the kingdom of...
January 11th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the parable Jesus told of a merchant seeking a pearl, the merchant was ...
Mathew 12:20: “A bruised reed He will not break,...
January 10th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis illustration, first recorded by the prophet Isaiah and used here by Jesus, is ...
Matthew 11:5: “The blind see and the lame walk;...
January 9th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen John the Baptist put was in prison, he sent his disciples to ask ...
Matthew 10:29–31: “Are not two sparrows sold...
January 8th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis small copper coin Jesus mentioned was the smallest, least valued coin in the ...
