Category: Matthew
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Day 316: Zombie Saints (Matthew 27:51-53)
There’s a bizarre detail, unique to Matthew, tucked away in Chapter 27: When Jesus died, people literally rose from the dead. After the resurrection, they went into Jerusalem. What were they doing all weekend? And what took them so long to leave the graveyard?
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Making Peace Without Faking Peace (Matthew 5:9, Romans 12:9-21)
Making Peace is heart work. And heart work is hard work. But Jesus promises that peacemakers reflect the character of God.
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Day 312: Does the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Teach Works-Righteousness? (Matthew 25:31-46)
When Keith Green thundered, “The only difference between the sheep and the goats is what they did and didn’t do,” he captured the urgency of Jesus’ words in Matthew 25. But was Jesus really teaching salvation by works? This parable doesn’t show how we earn salvation—it shows what saving grace inevitably produces.
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Day 311: The Faithful and Wise Steward (Matthew 24:45-46)
What if Jesus returned today? Would He find us watching the skies—or faithfully doing the work He gave us? In Matthew 24, Jesus reminds us that being ready for His return isn’t about predicting the future. It’s about being faithful in the present.
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Day 308: Feast (A Poem Based on Matthew 22:1-14)
On the surface, the parable of the wedding feast takes a dark turn at the end. But don’t miss the point. This is a story about grace.
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One Thing (Matthew 5:8, 1 John 3:1-10)
Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” So how pure is pure enough? And how can imperfect people ever hope to see a perfect God? In this sixth message of the BLESSEDR series, we discover that purity of heart isn’t just about avoiding a thousand wrong things. It’s about…