Matthew 21:42: Jesus said to them, ‘Have you...
April 22nd, 2025 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,...
April 21st, 2025 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...
April 20th, 2025 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...
April 19th, 2025 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,...
April 18th, 2025 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...
April 17th, 2025 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...
April 16th, 2025 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...
April 15th, 2025 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...
April 14th, 2025 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,...
April 13th, 2025 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;...
April 12th, 2025 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...
April 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis small copper coin Jesus mentioned was the smallest, least valued coin in the ...
Matthew 9:11–12: “And when the Pharisees...
April 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOften we want others to be saved as long as they look like, talk ...
Matthew 8:2–3: “And behold, a leper came...
April 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis man, a leper, was recognizing Jesus as the Messiah when he said, "Lord, ...
Matthew 7:7–8: “Ask, and it will be given...
April 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs young impressionable believers, we can remember someone saying, "Since the Bible says, 'Ask, ...
Matthew 6:9–13: “In this manner, therefore,...
April 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis model prayer rings out with the comforting and familiar phrase, "Our Father." We ...
Matthew 5:1–3: “And seeing the multitudes,...
April 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalEarly Church writers tell us that Matthew chapters 5–8 were part of a single ...
Matthew 4:1: “Then Jesus was led up by the...
April 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBy reading that Jesus was "led up by the Spirit," we are to recognize ...
Matthew 3:7–8: “But when he saw many of the...
April 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalTwo groups of very religious people came to listen to John the Baptist preach. ...
Matthew 2:1–2: “wise men from the East came...
April 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThese magi kings came in search of a King greater than themselves. They were ...
Matthew 1:21,23: “And she will bring forth...
April 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAn angel came to Joseph to assure him that what Mary had said was ...
Malachi 4:5–6: “Behold, I will send you Elijah...
April 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis prophecy states that Elijah would come to announce the Messiah's arrival, and we ...
Malachi 3:16: “Then those who feared the LORD...
March 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse suggests that whenever someone speaks about God, He is careful to listen. ...
Malachi 2:14–15: “Yet you say, ‘For...
March 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe husbands cannot help but notice here that God watches our motives and actions ...
Malachi 1:1–3: “The burden of the word of...
March 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalMalachi (who's name means messenger) was the last of the Old Testament prophets. He ...
Zechariah 14:8: “And in that day it shall be...
March 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe love the phrase "living waters" here. It originally meant flowing water like from ...
Zechariah 13:7: “Awake, O sword, against My...
March 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalZechariah 11:17 described the worthless shepherd who doesn't take care of his flock, but ...
Zechariah 12:10: “And I will pour on the house...
March 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe way of salvation is explained here in the simplest of terms, and we ...
Zechariah 11:12–13: “Then I said to them,...
March 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalZechariah asked those he was shepherding what they felt he was worth to them, ...
Zechariah 10:4: “From him comes the cornerstone,...
March 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJudah's leadership had led God's people astray, and God was promising them that He ...
Zechariah 9:9,10,12: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter...
March 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe first and second comings of Jesus Christ are compressed here in these two ...
