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Devotionals about Jesus

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Jesus

A Man under Authority

Read: Matthew 8:5-13 I too am a man under authority. (v. 9) It wasn’t easy to surprise Jesus. Only twice are we told in the Gospels that something astonished him.

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Jesus’ First Miracle

Read: Matthew 8:1-4 And Jesus stretched out his hand . . .  (v. 3) The man who approached Jesus after his Sermon on the Mount was a hopeless case. Leprosy,

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Gospels

Two Builders, Only One Foundation

Read: Matthew 7:24-29 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their

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The Way of Salvation

Read: Matthew 5:1-3; 7:12-14 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (v. 3) The Sermon on the Mount is not the way of salvation.

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The Message of Jesus

Read: Matthew 4:12-17 Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (v. 17) This might surprise you, but Jesus wasn’t a Christian. A Christian is one who has been

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Jesus’ Public Ministry

Read: Matthew 4:23-25 And he went throughout all Galilee . . . (v. 23) Matthew 4 and Matthew 9 contain two almost identical passages (compare 4:23-25 and 9:35). Between these

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The Final Word

Read: Joshua 23:14-16 Not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised. (v. 14) As Joshua neared the end of life, he offered

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The Main Event

Read: Acts 24:1-21 Other than this one thing that I cried out. (v. 21) Paul’s accusers called him a plague, a rioter, a cult ringleader, and a profaner of the

John

Seeing Is Believing

Read: John 9:1-25 One thing I do know. (v. 25) Amid the whirlwind of questions, assumptions, and accusations, a man born blind received his sight. People in the text fixated