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Our scripture this week is Matthew 1:18-25. A young couple starting out together has problems to deal with no matter what. Mary and Joseph had larger issues than any husband and wife before – being the earthly parents of the Messiah. The scriptures give us the details of their being told this, but not what …
Our scripture for this week is Matthew 1:18-25. When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.Matthew 1:24-25 Joseph and Mary …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 1:18-25 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).Matthew 1:22-23 God had been telling people all along what His plan was for …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 1:18-25. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 1:18-25. This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 1:18-25. This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 11:2-11. When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 11:2-11. We can empathize with John the Baptist for asking the question “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”(Matthew 11:3). God promised a Savior, a Son of David, one who would set us free. Yet John is in prison while Jesus teaches …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 11:2-11. Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.Matthew 11:11 This is one of those “unusual” verses from Jesus that sound like riddles. We need …
Our scripture this week is Matthew 11:2-11. This is the one about whom it is written: “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’Matthew 11:10 Jesus acknowledges to those who follow Him the special status of John the Baptist. Jesus wants the crowd to know this not so …