'Book: Matthew' Tagged Posts

Offering Forgiveness And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.  Matthew 6:12 Did You Know? An item in the May 2, 1985, Kansas City Times describes the attempt by some fans of O. Henry, the short-story writer, to get a pardon for their hero, who was accused in 1898 of embezzling $784.08 from the bank where he was employed. The question was raised, “Can you give a pardon to a dead man?” Back in 1830 George Wilson was…

Coming to The Wedding Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. “Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and…

CLASSIC C.S. LEWIS TO BEDE GRIFFITHS, with whom Lewis shares an insight from The Great Divorce (Chapter 9), which he is writing at the time: On the utter truth of losing one’s life to save it (with another word about Charles Williams). 25 May 1944 Thanks for your letter. I too was delighted with our meeting. About the past, and nothing being lost, the point is that ‘He who loses his life shall save it’ [Matthew 10:39] is totally true, true on every…

The Handheld Tempter Smartphones. Arguably one of the greatest consumer technological advances in the last few decades and one of the fastest advancing. Giving the user the ability to have information, entertainment, socializing, and much more at the tips of their fingers. Most fail to realize the hidden temptation that a smartphone provides. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 Matthew 6:21 raises an interesting point, especially if you value your time. let’s adjust…

Setting Expectations We’re all guilty of setting expectations too high and find ourselves falling short, making a promise that we know we’re going to be unable to keep, or exaggerating our abilities knowing full and well that we are ill equipped to live up to. We also find ourselves “swearing” on things that we hold near and dear to our hearts. Part of this is our nature, part of this is also that we forget what Jesus said about oaths/promises:…

Love All Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two…

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 What do we treasure? Many of us said toys, our animals, electronics, friends and family, candy, comfort and even fancy cars! Matthew, the writer of this scripture, was a tax collector and was probably a rich man. He most likely had lots and lots of favorite “treasures” in his life , yet gave them all up to drop everything to follow and serve Jesus. He recognized Jesus…

Spend Less 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[b] your whole body will…