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  • From God to Me to …

    From God to Me to …

    March 1 Matthew 7.7-12 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give…

  • Leap Day

    Leap Day

    February 29 Matthew 7.1-6 1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the…

  • How Much?

    How Much?

    February 28 Matthew 6.25-34 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.  Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?  26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away…

  • Fasting

    Fasting

    February 27 Matthew 6.16-18 16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting.  Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.  17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to…

  • Secrets of Faith

    Secrets of Faith

    February 26 Matthew 6.1-4 1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.  If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.  2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on…

  • Better than a Tax Collector

    Better than a Tax Collector

    February 23 Matthew 5.43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven.  He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on…

  • Judgment or Reconciliation

    Judgment or Reconciliation

    February 22 Matthew 5.21-26 21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to…

  • Surpassing Righteousness

    Surpassing Righteousness

    February 21 Matthew 5.17-20 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from…

  • Salt and Light

    Salt and Light

    February 20 Matthew 5.13-16 13 “You are the salt of the earth.  But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?  It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You are the light of the world.  A town built on a hill cannot be…

  • What’s In Our Storage?

    What’s In Our Storage?

    February 15 Matthew 6.19-21 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.…