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Jesus knowingly sends the disciples into a battle zone, where persecution is imminent, but He does not send them alone.
The SPIRIT goes with them and supplies what they need. Enduring suffering to the…

Matthew gives us an invaluable glimpse of Jesus' pregame huddle with His disciples before #GameTime.
He prepares them to face every blindside blitz, to recognize the attacks & the responses, & all the…

Jesus empowers and sends those who treasure Him to be vessels of His love.

Jesus is instilling compassion for the yet-to-believe in the hearts of his disciples before he sends them. He teaches them to see and asks them to pray. May we have the heart to pray, watch, and step…

The Messiah loosens tongues & open eyes, just as was promised & prophesied.
Matthew is building from & towards a Kingdom Choice (Ch. 7:15-27 & Ch. 11-12) for each of us.
The Son of David is still openi…

Matthew is writing this so that we would not just see, but believe and receive Jesus as Messiah - fully capable and fully compassionate. Jesus is God, and God is good all the time. May our faith incr…

Jesus' response to an accusation inserted in a question reveals that everything changes because He is here. Everything! Jesus' entrance into the world ushered in the kingdom of heaven, and that means…

Jesus's mission is to show mercy and call sinners into God's kingdom. You can't enter the Kingdom if you don't recognize you need Jesus, THE physician & King!
He was there then, is there now, and is h…

Jesus has authority over sickness AND sin.  Each physical healing, Matthew shares, offers a glimpse into the MORE He wants FOR you—forgiveness of sins. 

You can trust Him and follow Him — 
Others need …

Jesus, the Son of God, has authority over evil spirits.
We can’t let fear get in the way of what God wants to do in our lives.

Jesus is powerful, compassionate, and desires to transform us.
We are spiritually weak, needy, and have hearts plagued by sin.

To journey with Jesus is to leave it all on the shore.

Your soul can have hope because the promises of God are guaranteed by the character of God.

Jesus physically heals MANY, but His ultimate desire is that we would experience eternal healing, and today that we'd increase our faith as we follow Him.
Jesus is not arbitrarily healing and casting …

Faith = Invitation to Intimacy
Matthew highlights an outsider recognizing Jesus’s authority over sickness & demonstrating greater faith than anyone in Israel to introduce the inclusion of Gentiles in …

Sin left us banished from God’s presence. Jesus leads us home, back into relationship with God.

The 2 houses serve as a warning & as a way to live: hearing & doing (CultivatingKingdomLiving). The wise build their lives on Jesus's teachings & endure. The foolish ignore Jesus's words & tragically…

In the conclusion of Matthew's take on the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus emphasizes authentic faith. 
2 Roads & 2 Trees + 2 Claims, & 2 Houses. 
The Kingdom Choice: In this text the focus is on recognizin…

"The (Kingdom) choice is set out in the imagery of two roads, contrasted in their character (broad & narrow), in their popularity (followed by many & few) and in their destination (destruction & good…

Jesus invites us to pursue God, knowing God is a good father who is delighted to give us HIS good, which empowers us to live His way.