If Jesus showed up today in many Evangelical churches, the pastor and congregants would reject Him. In this message, David explains why He is so sure of this.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:23-26
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Jesus was both the Son of God and the son of David, fully human and fully divine. In today’s reading, Jesus challenges religious leaders who only expected a human messiah.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 22:41-46
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Jesus told the religious leaders in Jerusalem that prostitutes and thieving tax-collectors would get into God’s kingdom before them. Was Jesus endorsing an “ultimate grace” that saves unrepentant sinners?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:27-32
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When two of Jesus’ disciples asked to sit on His right and left in His coming kingdom, He seized this opportunity to teach all of His disciples about the way, as well as the cost, required to be great in His coming Kingdom. In God’s kingdom, the way up is down!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 20:24-28
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Matthew’s Gospel tells us that Jesus healed two blind men as He departed from Jericho, while Mark’s and Luke’s Gospels tell us that Jesus healed only one. How can we reconcile this apparent contradiction?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 20:29-31
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At first, Jesus didn’t respond when the two blind beggars called out to Him for healing. We can learn what to do when God seams to ignore our prayers by looking at what the two beggars did when Jesus seemed to ignore them.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 20:30-32
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In many ways, Jesus saw the faith of the two blind beggars because of their actions. As a result, He healed them. How can you show your faith to God in order to receive what you’ve been praying for?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 20:32-34
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As Jesus wept over Jerusalem and foretold of the coming holocaust, He lamented, “If you had known in this day…the things which make for peace!” What were those things?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:1-5
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Jesus clearly indicated that Jerusalem’s coming destruction by Roman soldiers would be a direct consequence of the wrath of God upon a city that had rejected Him. Does God still send His wrath today in the form of conquering armies?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:6-11
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Why, exactly, was Jesus so upset with the commerce that was taking place in Jerusalem’s temple? Does God disaprove of business?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:12-13
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