Today’s Reading: Matthew 22:1-33  It was unlikely that any of the people Jesus was speaking to had ever actually been to a royal wedding feast, but they were all familiar with wedding feasts in general and had some idea of the importance and magnificence of one that a king would prepare for his own son. In…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 21:23-46  People change their minds all the time. One day, a girl says “I love my boyfriend.” Three days later, she changes her Facebook relationship status to “single.” You say “Oh no, what happened?” She says “I changed my mind. I’m not in love with him.” Or you go out to buy some…

Today’s Reading:  Matthew 20:29-21:22  Jesus walked the earth for 33 years and for the last three years of His life his ministry was at full flow. Everybody  who lived within the travelling distance of Galilee or Jerusalem had the opportunity to walk with God in the flesh. They had the opportunity to physically encounter and be touched…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 20:1-28  Every year the folks at Merriam-Webster pour over thousands of publications of all sorts in search of new words or new definitions of old words.  And every year they find and include many such words in the latest editions of their dictionaries. In 1982, a new word was added to the English Dictionary.…

Today’s Reading:  Matthew 19:13-30 A chicken and a pig came upon a church building and read the advertisement on the billboard out front, which read, “Help Us Feed the Poor.” Immediately the chicken suggested they help feed the poor with bacon and eggs. The pig thought for a moment and said, “There is one thing wrong…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 18:21-19:12 One day Peter came up to Jesus and asked him a question in Matthew 18:21, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times? When you think about it, we all have some barriers that keep us from giving the gift of forgiveness…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 18:1-20  Who would you say was the greatest person alive today? How does the world judge a man to be great? Who among us has not heard of Sir. Isaac Newton and his study of gravity? Aristotle the philosopher and scientist, Galileo and his studies of the stars and inventor of the telescope,…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 17:10-27  Everyone struggles with problems that appear overwhelming. This is why Jesus told His disciples, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matt. 17:20,21)  Jesus wanted His disciples to realize…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 16:13-17:9 Back in 1884, John Henry Patterson formed the National Cash Register Co. and he led the company to prominence and profitability. He made it successful because he paid attention to details and kept an eye on each dept. in the company. At one point, it became apparent that the factory was having…

Today’s Reading: Matthew 15:29-16:12 Most of us know the expression Jesus quotes in today’s reading: “Red sky at night, shepherds delight, Red sky at morning, Shepherds warning.” The main point Jesus is making here is not about the weather, but what is happening spiritually in the world! We have no trouble finding out what the weather…