Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few. Matthew 7:13-14 NABRE Matthew…
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Matthew 4:19 – September 5, 2019
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 NABRE Matthew is telling the story of Jesus calling His first disciples. They are professional fishermen, perhaps carrying on the family fishing business. They use circular nets, weighed around the edge, that they…
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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. Luke 4:18 NABRE Jesus is in the town where He grew up and the synagogue where He studied scripture. He stood up, took the scroll and unrolled it to the…
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Fools take no delight in understanding, but only in displaying what they think. Proverbs 18:2 NABRE In this section of Proverbs we can see many proverbs having to do with good speech. Wisdom teachers valued reserved and careful consideration in speech. These teachers had a serious purpose in mind, to…
View More Proverbs 18:2 – September 3, 2019Jeremiah 17:14 – September 2, 2019
Heal me, LORD, that I may be healed; save me, that I may be saved, for you are my praise. Jeremiah 17:14 NABRE Jeremiah is a prophet who has to speak truth to power and no one wants to hear what he has to say. Jeremiah has to condemn the…
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