The Perils of Living in the End Times

June 1, 2016

Read Matthew 24:3-14

      Jesus’ “Olivet Discourse,” which includes today’s passage, is claimed as the basis for a great many differing...

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Jesus Has Left the Temple

May 31, 2016

Read Matthew 23:37-24:2

     “Now the sons of Eli were worthless men” (1 Samuel 12:12), yet priests, priests who violated proper standards of worship to suit their...

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Can't Stand Religious Hypocrites? Jesus Can't Either!

May 30, 2016

Read Matthew 23:1-36

      “There are far too many religious hypocrites for me to ever become a Christian!”  That objection against Christianity, in its...

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Jesus' Turn to Ask a Question

May 28, 2016

Read Matthew 22:23-46

      You almost feel sorry for these guys.  They keep asking questions to trip Jesus up, to maneuver him into alienating an important...

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Whose Image Do You Bear?

May 27, 2016

Read Matthew 22:15-22

      The Pharisees and the Herodians (supporters of the Herod family) made strange bedfellows, but they had a common enemy in Jesus.  They came...

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