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Scripture Reading: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for…

Scripture Focus “Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Matthew 9:13 (ESV) Devotional Thought Few verses capture the heart of the Gospel as clearly as this one. When Jesus spoke these words, He was…

Scripture Focus“Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us; we hope for light, and behold, darkness, and for brightness, but we walk in gloom. We grope for the wall like the blind; we grope like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in…

Scripture Focus“But when he heard it, he said, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.’… When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” – Matthew 9:12, 36 (ESV) Devotional…

Scripture Focus“…many who heard him were astonished, saying, ‘Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?…

Scripture Focus“And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.” – Matthew 8:34 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtThe scene is striking. Jesus has just demonstrated His power over the demonic realm. Two men who had been violent, uncontrollable, and…

Scripture Focus“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” – Matthew 7:6 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtAt first glance, Jesus’ words in this verse can feel harsh. Yet when we look deeper, we see His…

Scripture Focus “And he said to them, ‘To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that “they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.”’”…

Scripture Focus “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the…