“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.” Matthew 23:8 This may be a news flash to you: Jesus was viewed as a Rabbi—at least by His disciples. The following are some examples in Scripture. Nathanael called
Read more →He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. Luke 1:32 As we’ve covered, both Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospels list David in their genealogies. David is one of many names,
Read more →Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Matthew 8:19–20 There are several aspects of
Read more →Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom. Luke 2:41–42 Luke Chapter Two gives us another exclusive glimpse into the early life of the Jewish Jesus.
Read more →This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. Genesis 17:10 This might be an uncomfortable topic for some, but it is integral to the Bible. God instituted circumcision when He changed
Read more →When it comes to being healthy, there are two main groups of people. Those in one group have a plan for maintaining their personal health and work at that plan. Of course, they may go seasons with interruptions, but they generally progress toward their goal. Those in
Read more →When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. Luke 2:22 In our modern-day Christian denominations, we either have infant baptism or baby dedication. Some churches do both, based
Read more →Earlier this year, a second container of meal packets was sent to northern Iraq. The food was packed with the help of hundreds of volunteers over a series of fall Packathons. A container with 276,480 meals, primarily beans and rice, was sent through one of our partners,
Read more →As you know, we are partnering with Jennifer “Jungle Jen” Foster and Stand Out Ministries to reach the unreached tribes of the Amazon in Brazil. To date, the Lord has used her to plant six churches among the tribes. She has also launched a Bible initiative there
Read more →This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 The Gospel I will quote the most in this devotional study is Matthew, as it was written primarily to a Jewish audience. It should be no surprise, then, that
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