Mark 1:1-28~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Yesterday I didn’t really get a chance to post up my closing reflections on the Gospel of Matthew this year.  I think the main thing that really stood out to me in the Gospel…

Matthew 28:1-20~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Matthew 28 is one of the most important chapters of the Bible we will read this year! Jesus’ resurrection is the key to the Christian faith.  The resurrection is the fulfillment of Old Testament…

Matthew 27:32-66~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Wow, it is sad and hard to read about Jesus crucifixion in today’s readings. Thank you, Jesus, for what you endured on the Cross for us sinners! In Matthew 27 verse 32 we read:…

Matthew 27:15-31~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ The Passion readings today are always tough…  they bring home the reality of what Jesus did for each of us.  Tomorrow’s readings are tougher.  An image of Pilate asking the crowd in verse 22:…

Matthew 26:69-27:14~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Well, as I read today’s readings, Passion plays came to mind for me. Anyone make a habit of seeing Passion plays?  I like seeing them if I can prior to Easter.  It’s a powerful…

Matthew 26:47-68~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ In Matthew chapter 26 we read about Jesus’ arrest.  Below is reproduction of a 5th century mosaic of the infamous “Judas Kiss”: Verses 53 & 54 stood out to me today when Jesus says:…

Matthew 26:14-46~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today in Matthew 26 verse 14 we read: “Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?”…

Matthew 25:31-26:13~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today in Matthew chapter 25 we read about the Final Judgment.  Verses 34 is an amazing thing to imagine coming in the future: “`Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom…

Matthew 25:1-30~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today in Matthew chapter 25 we read about the 10 bridesmaids and verse 13 certainly stands out as Jesus teaches: “”So stay awake and be prepared, because you do not know the day or…

Matthew 24:29-51~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapter 24 verse 36 has always stood out to me – particularly when my friends today want to dive into conversations about “if” the end is near: “However, no one…