Shout the whisper
At the time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: ‘I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never ...
Jesus asked ‘From whom do the kings of this earth collect duty and taxes – from their own sons or from others? ‘From others’, Peter answered. Then the sons are exempt, Jesus said to him. Matthew 17:25-26 If we have truly chosen to walk in the footsteps o ...
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. ‘Lord, have mercy on my son,’ he said ‘He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples but they could not h ...
Jesus was talking to his disciples about spiritual things and yet they could only see things in terms of the physical flesh. ‘You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.’ Matthew 16:23 We receive a mixed inconsistent message from t ...
Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Matthew 16:11-12 Just as yeast wor ...
“When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red, and in the morning , Today it will be stormy , for the sky is read and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the tim ...
I have compassions for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way. His disciples answered, ‘Where could we get enough bread in this remote place ...
‘These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.’Matthew 15:8-9 Why have we chosen to make serving God or acknowledging the power within ourselves so complicat ...
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.Matthew 14:22-23 Take time out by yourself. Set tim ...
When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening ap ...