When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 ESV Christmas means nothing without the cross. Indeed, it is a miracle that Jesus was born of a virgin, fulfilled the Old Testament prophesies, and healed the sick, yet without the …
SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus …
Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” Matthew 11:2-3 ESV Herein lies one of the most tragic, but hopeful, accounts in all of Scripture. Sometime into …
And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. Matthew 4:23 ESV After Jesus’ baptism, He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to fast and be tempted by the devil for forty days. Though the …
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” …
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:1-2 ESV Though the birth of Christ was miraculous, much of the world gave it no notice because it occurred in the small town of Bethlehem. But almost three decades later, things …
And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 2:11 ESV Possibly more so than any other aspect of the story of Christ’s birth, the wise men are incredibly misunderstood. …
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 ESV Though Matthew for us is separated by only a page turn from Malachi, the events of Matthew occurred 400 years after Malachi’s death. During that time, the empire of Alexander the …
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 ESV Even though genealogies can be quite boring, Matthew has a significant reason for beginning his Gospel with one. The listed genealogy intrinsically ties Jesus to the entirety of the Old Testament. As we have seen, God …
SUGGESTED VERSES FOR MEMORIZATION & MEDITATION The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1 ESV) She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21 ESV) OPENING THOUGHT Millennia passed since the …
