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Who Is My Audience? READ Matthew 23:1-12 “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.” Matthew 23:5 Jewish men in the time of Jesus wore teffilin when they prayed: boxes that were attached to one’s left…

Hiding in the Den of Thieves READ Matthew 21:12-13 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!” Matthew 21:13 As Jesus entered Jerusalem to cries of “Hosanna,” the crowd had high hopes for him. Surely, if he…

The Gracious Landowner READ Matthew 20:1-16 “When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage.” Matthew 20:9 Jesus did not tell the story of the generous landowner to comment on the validity of human pay scales. He was not suggesting that, in real life, those who work little should be…

Childlike Discipleship READ Matthew 18:1-4 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:3 When the disciples came to Jesus to ask who was the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, they were expressing…
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