Week 2: Lessons From The Pharisees Day 3 – Mercy vs. Sacrifice: Matthew 9:9-13; 12:1-8 [Is it appropriate to start a blog with a preface? Well, I’m going to. The next few passages that we look at will begin to reveal that the Pharisees and Scribes of Jesus day had much the same heart problem …
NT 2:1 Alms, Alms For The Poor
Week 2, Day 1: Alms, Alms For the Poor Matthew 6:1-4; Luke 12:33,34 When I was a little girl, my sisters and I used to go around mimicking the old animated Disney version of Robin Hood: “Alms,” quakes Robin Hood (a caped fox wearing a blind man’s sunglasses), “Alms for the poor.” We would close …
NT 1:5 Our Treasure Box
Week 1: Getting Started Day 5 – Our Treasure Box: Matthew 6:1-4; Matthew 6:19-34; Luke 12:22-48 We have some strange neighbors. I mean, really strange. They’ve never taken the time to build a house. They never go grocery shopping. They don’t give any thought to what they are going to wear each day. They just …
NT 1:4 Lights On A Hill
Week 1: Getting Started Day 4 – Lights on a Hill: Matthew 5:13-16 It’s a hundred miles from the Montana/Wyoming line to my hometown. I’ve made the drive more times than I can count, usually with various family members and usually with eight or ten hours of driving behind us. When I was a little …
NT 1:3 Asshur Revisted
Week 1: Getting Started Day 3: Asshur Revisited Matthew 4:12-17 As we went through the Old Testament we saw not only the Lord’s desires toward the fatherless, but also towards several other groups, specifically, strangers, widows, the oppressed and the poor and needy. These groups are found in the New Testament as well. In fact, …
NT 1:2 Lessons From A Man Who Eats Locusts
Week 1: Getting Started Day 2 – Lessons From A Man Who Eats Locusts Mark 1:1-8; Luke 1:11-17, Malachi 4:5,6; Luke 7:18-35; Malachi 3:1; John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3 John the Baptist is an interesting fellow. I mean, anyone who would wear camel skin and eat locusts is going to be an attention grabber. But, I …
NT 1:1 A Heart Unchanged
Week 1: Getting Started Day 1 – A Heart Unchanged: (Mark 1:1-8; Luke 1:11-17, Malachi 4:5,6; Luke 7:18-35; Malachi 3:1; John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3) Four hundred years. That’s a long time to live in silence, a long time not hearing from the One you love. That’s how long it had been for Israel. The God …
OT 9:4 The Final Word
Week 9: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 4 – The Final Word: Malachi 4:5,6 Malachi ends with yet another prophecy of the ministry of John the Baptist. There seems to be some controversy surrounding the prophecy, but Scripture is really pretty clear if you just take the time to look it over. Jesus clearly …
OT 9:3 Robbing God
Week 9: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 3 – Robbing God (Malachi Cont’d): Malachi 3:7-17 Since Malachi only mentions the fatherless once, you might think that we should have been done with this yesterday, but we’re not. Why? Because the next section goes on to discuss something that directly affects them. This is why …
OT 9:2 Malachi and the Fatherless
Week 9: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d Day 2 – Malachi and the Fatherless: Malachi 3:1-6 Finally, we come to the climax of the book. The hook that keeps you waiting for the next installment: The promise of the Messiah and the one who will go before Him to prepare the way. “Behold, I will …
