Jesus performed many miracles in His ministry prior to the crucifixion, but none so wonderfully illustrated His power to give us spiritual sight than when He healed the blind. “I…
Continuing in the theme of humility, Jesus again reminds His disciples of the self-sacrifice required of Christ’s servants. Jesus foretells of the cross and amazingly says, “the Son of Man…
The Lord lavishes the gifts of heaven on all who come to Him by faith. Be encouraged as we see His goodness to those who serve Him-whether they come early…
Chapters 18 and 19 of Matthew’s Gospel show the great contrast between the humble and the proud and the converted and the lost. In this final passage of chapter 19…
The Son of God demonstrates that He is able to identify the idols of men’s hearts when He encounters a rich young ruler seeking assurance of his place in heaven.…
God designed marriage to be a glorious picture of Christ and His bride. The covenant of marriage therefore was to be permanent and demonstrate the fidelity of the Savior and…
As Matthew 18 teaches us about repentance and confrontation of sin and forgiveness, in the last part of this chapter Jesus gives us a powerful illustration of the necessity of…
The subject of church discipline is not commonly discussed in our day. That’s not surprising the more the world makes its way into the pulpit and the pew. But those…
In this passage we have the privilege of seeing the goodness of the Lord in keeping, comforting, and restoring His sheep. The timeless illustration of the shepherd who leaves the…