Thursday, August 10, 2017

Abide

John 15:
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.  5I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.  6If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned.  7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.  8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples.  9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.  10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

Grain

John:
24Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.  25He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.  26If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Crumbs

Matthew 15:
21And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.  22And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon."  23But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us."  24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."  25But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."  26And he answered, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."  27She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."  28Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

Monday, August 7, 2017

Salt

Matthew 5:
13"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men.  14"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.  15Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.  16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

5000

Matthew
13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.  14As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.  15When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves."  16Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."  17They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." 18And he said, "Bring them here to me."  19Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.  20And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.  21And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Transfiguration

Matthew 17:
1And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart.  2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light.  3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Eli'jah, talking with him.  4And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah."  5He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."  6When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.  7But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear." 8And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.  9And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is raised from the dead."

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Head

Matthew 14:
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus;  2and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him." 3For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Hero'di-as, his brother Philip's wife;  4because John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."  5And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.  6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Hero'di-as danced before the company, and pleased Herod,  7so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.  8Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."  9And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given;  10he sent and had John beheaded in the prison,  11and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.  12And his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.