Wednesday April 10 Matthew 20:1-16 Georgia Nygaard "So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Really?! Common sense tells us that those who work more hours doing the same task should receive more pay than those that just worked for one hour. This does not...
Tuesday April 9 Matthew 18:21-35 Dick Carlson Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. Words...
Monday April 8 Matthew 18:15-20 Merle Gaedy "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in...
Saturday April 6 Matthew 18:10-14 Kate Maahs What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? I tend to isolate and exclude myself from others...
Friday April 5 Matthew 18:1-9 Amy Hewett-Olatunde At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children...
Thursday April 4 Matthew 16:21-28 Lillian Wassell Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will...
Wednesday April 3 Matthew 16:13-20 Rachel Dickinsen Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or...
Tuesday April 2 Matthew 15:21-28 Cheryl Szabo But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall...
Monday April 1 Matthew 14:22-33 Karen Rogers Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. This passage tells the story of the...
Saturday March 30 Matthew 14:13-21 Holly Swiglo "And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children." At the confirmation retreat last October, we sang a...