Author: Norm

This week (April 28 – May 4, 2025) we are focusing on Matthew 20. Pray for the Spirit of Jesus to speak to your heart. Watch the Bible Project video below (Part 2) to review the big picture. Read this chapter through a few times, with silent reflection. Make note of any words or sentences, thoughts or…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 19 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “Will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.” (Matthew 19:29)There is no doubt that Peter and the other disciples sacrificed a lot.Yet slowly they discovered that following Jesus was not a self-serving path.Jesus was not…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 19 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)Once again the disciples are overwhelmed by what Jesus says.Jesus’s words about marriage led them to think that not being married was easier.Now Jesus’s words about…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 19 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Matthew 19:21)This man claims to have kept all of the laws of Moses.That…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 19 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.” (Matthew 19:13)Jesus is extremely welcoming, yet even the disciples don’t get it.It is not only…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 19 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “Those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:12)The disciples find Jesus’s teaching on faithful love too difficult.They suggest that singleness would be better than getting married.But why does Jesus bring…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 19 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “What God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Matthew 19:6)The religious leaders were looking for loopholes for their marriages.Despite their covenant promises, they saw the law as providing a way out.The Moses Law allowed for divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4).The religious…

This week (April 21-26, 2025) we are focusing on Matthew 19. Pray for the Spirit of Jesus to speak to your heart. Watch the Bible Project video below (Part 2) to review the big picture. Read this chapter through a few times, with silent reflection. Make note of any words or sentences, thoughts or questions that arise….

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 18:15-35 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.” (Matthew 18:34) The ending of this story is disturbing… “to be tortured”!?!?”And v.35 makes it sound like God…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 18:15-35 What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage? “Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?” (Matthew 18:33) Jesus is urging His followers to be merciful, because we all need mercy.This is more challenging for those who have been severely…