Luke 18:10-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; […]
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat 24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. […]
Matthew 7:1-14, 7:24-29 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Matthew 7:1-14 Judging Others 7 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s[a] eye, but do not notice the log […]
Matthew 6:7-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 7 “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 “Pray then in this way: Our Father […]
Matthew 4:1-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Temptation of Jesus 4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to […]
Matthew 3 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Proclamation of John the Baptist 3 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”[a] 3 This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare […]
Matthew 2:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Visit of the Wise Men 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men[a] from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising,[b] and have come […]
Today’s sermon was delivered via Facebook Live due to a winter storm dropping several inches of snow on us overnight. Please click on this sentence to join us in this week’s advent message. Matthew 1:1-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1 An account of the genealogy[a] of Jesus the […]
The song heard in today’s message is My World Needs You by Kirk Franklin was presented in video format. You can see the music video on YouTube by clicking here. Matthew 5:13-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness […]
Matthew 13:33 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Yeast 33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with[a] three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” Footnotes: Matthew 13:33 Gk hid in New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 […]