Daily Thoughts From God's Word

The Pharisees, with all their man-made regulations, were mad at Jesus and his disciples for picking and eating corn on the Sabbath. The...

“Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to...

As in every chapter in Matthew, there’s lots going on, here: the names of the twelve apostles, Jesus’ declaration that the kingdom of...

“And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed....

“When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him” (8:1). Shouldn’t be surprised; they had already heard Jesus teach and...

Jesus finishes his “Sermon on the Mount” by calling for us to build on solid ground: “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and...

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your...

One of the typical characteristics of a cult is its legalistic teaching and authoritative control over members. Jesus was a law-giver,...

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (4:1). Can’t help but think about the writer of...

“In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand’” (3:1-2). Not...

“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem” (2:1). ...

I plan to preach several Advent sermons in December from Matthew’s birth narratives in chapters one and two. Having reached the end of...

You know, every story has to end. And we have come to the end of our story. From the servants of the Lord, John heard what seemed to be...

Here’s the great prostitute of whom John writes: “And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of...

John sees a second beast, which “performs great sings, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, and by the...