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Matthew 22:9-10 “Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.” The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. … Continue reading →

Matthew 20:4 “You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.” Jesus tells the parable of the landowner who hires laborers to work in his vineyard at the start of the day…during the middle of … Continue reading →

Matthew 19:23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.” Many have made the teachings of Jesus into an evacuation plan for … Continue reading →

Luke 1:45 “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” Mary was perfect model of saying “yes” to God’s plans and “no” to her own plans. She put her trust in … Continue reading →

Psalm 136:1 Praise the Lord, who is so good; God’s love endures forever. We all get caught up in a false premise that we need to earn God’s love. We get caught up in a worthiness contest…a game we play … Continue reading →

Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” Forgiveness is the … Continue reading →

John 12:24 “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” This is one of Jesus’ most … Continue reading →

Matthew 18:12-14 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to … Continue reading →

Matthew 17:22-23 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were … Continue reading →

Psalm 81:10 There must be no foreign god among you; you must not worship an alien god. What is the foreign god among us? What idol has displaced our Creator from first priority in our lives? Could it be a … Continue reading →