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THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37

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(KJV) Matthew 9:37

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37

Jesus challenges His followers to always remember that those who are spiritually lost – who do not know and follow God – have a priceless, eternal soul and will spend eternity in heaven or in hell. We must reach them with the love and message of Christ while there is still time. Many of them are spiritually ready to receive the message. They can be saved only if someone presents to them the good news of forgiveness and new life through Jesus Christ (Matthew 10:28).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
  2. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  3. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  4. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  5. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  6. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  7. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  8. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  9. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  10. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  11. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  12. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  13. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  14. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  15. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  16. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  17. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  18. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  19. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  20. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  21. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  22. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  23. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  24. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  25. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  26. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  27. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  28. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  29. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  30. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  31. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  32. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  33. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  34. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  35. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  36. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  37. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  38. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  39. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  40. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  41. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  42. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  43. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  44. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  45. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  46. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  47. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  48. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  49. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  50. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  51. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  52. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  53. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  54. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  55. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  56. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  57. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  58. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  59. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  60. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  61. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  62. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  63. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  64. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  65. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  66. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  67. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  68. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  69. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  70. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  71. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  72. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  73. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  74. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  75. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  76. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  77. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  78. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 9:17

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17

NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS

In ancient times, goatskins were used to hold wine. This verse has been interpreted in various ways by Biblical commentators. Two views are:

  1. The “new wine” started as fresh grape juice. As it began to ferment (as the sugars turned to alcohol), the wine expanded in the process and the new wineskins would stretch and not break. But used wineskins, already stretched, would break. The “new wine” represented the message of Jesus, which brought a newness that cannot be held within old forms. Questions about this issue and interpretation may arise from the fact that the unstable and vigorous process of fermentation was sometimes enough to burst even the newest and strongest of tightly sealed wineskins (Job 32:19). 

A second interpretation of this parable (a story that teaches a moral lesson or teaches a spiritual principle) focuses on the importance of keeping and maintaining both the new wine and the new wineskins. (a) The “new wine” was fresh, unfermented (non-intoxicating) grape juice, representing the original and true message of salvation through Jesus Christ – a message that spreads in the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus’ primary concern was that the original gospel (“good news”) and life-transforming power of the Spirit would be kept from change, corruption or loss. This interpretation would be consistent with Christ’s concern that the gospel message (new wine) not be altered by the “yeast” (teachings) of the Pharisees and teachers of the law. Yeast causes the fermenting process, just as the Pharisees’ teaching would corrupt God’s message by denying the spirit and principles behind God’s laws and commands (Matthew 16:6, 12; Exodus 12:19; 1 Corinthians 5:7).          (b) In ancient times, in order to keep the sweetness of the juice for a longer period of time, people would strain or boil the juice, bottle it and place it in a cool area. New wineskins were required because they would be free from yeast cells. If placed in old wineskins, new wine would more easily begin to ferment because of the yeast that remained in the skins from the previous wine. The fermentation process could then cause the loss of both the new wine and the wineskins (which would burst from pressure). Columella, a great Roman authority on agriculture in the first century A.D., wrote that in order to keep new wine “always sweet” it must be put into a new sealed container.

NEW WINE PRESERVED

Christ addresses preserving the new wine – His message of hope and spiritual salvation – so it would not be compromised, corrupted or lost.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
  2. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  3. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  4. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  5. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  6. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  7. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  8. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  9. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  10. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  11. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  12. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  13. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  14. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  15. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  16. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  17. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  18. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  19. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  20. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  21. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  22. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  23. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  24. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  25. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  26. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  27. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  28. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  29. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  30. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  31. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  32. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  33. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  34. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  35. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  36. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  37. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  38. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  39. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  40. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  41. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  42. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  43. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  44. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  45. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  46. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  47. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  48. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  49. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  50. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  51. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  52. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  53. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  54. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  55. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  56. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  57. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  58. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  59. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  60. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  61. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  62. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  63. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  64. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  65. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  66. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  67. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  68. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  69. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  70. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  71. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  72. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  73. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  74. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  75. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  76. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  77. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15

It is clear that Jesus expected His followers to fast (go without food periodically in order to give greater time and attention to spiritual matters and prayer) after He was gone. We are now living in the time of the “bridegroom’s” absence (the period between His ascension into heaven and His return). The church (Christ’s “bride,” Revelation 19:7; 22:17) awaits and looks forward to the Lord’s return (Matthew 25:6; John 14:3). For this reason, fasting is also

  1. A sign of a Christion’s longing to be united with Christ at His return,
  2. A means of preparing for Christ’s coming,
  3. A way of mourning Christ’s absence and

A sign of sorrow for the sin and spiritual decay of the world (Matthew 6:16).

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  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
  2. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  3. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  4. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  5. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  6. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  7. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  8. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  9. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  10. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  11. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  12. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  13. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  14. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  15. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  16. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  17. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  18. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  19. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  20. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  21. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  22. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  23. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  24. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  25. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  26. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  27. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  28. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  29. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  30. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  31. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  32. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  33. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  34. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  35. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  36. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  37. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  38. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  39. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  40. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  41. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  42. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  43. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  44. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  45. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  46. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  47. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  48. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  49. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  50. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  51. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  52. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  53. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  54. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  55. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  56. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  57. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  58. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  59. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  60. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  61. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  62. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  63. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  64. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  65. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  66. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  67. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  68. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  69. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  70. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  71. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  72. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  73. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  74. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  75. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  76. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

Guided By Grace
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EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Matthew 9:11

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11

Matthew 9:11-13 reveals a principle that should guide us in our relationships with those who do not know and follow Christ. Our primary interaction should not be for pleasure, entertainment or close friendship, but for the sake of doing good, being an example and showing the way of salvation – what it means to have a personal relationship with God (Matthew 9:12; Psalms 1:1). At no time should a follower of Christ date or marry someone who is not a committed Christian (1 Corinthians 7:39).

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
  2. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  3. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  4. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  5. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  6. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  7. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  8. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  9. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  10. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  11. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  12. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  13. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  14. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  15. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  16. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  17. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  18. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  19. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  20. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  21. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  22. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  23. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  24. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  25. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  26. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  27. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  28. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  29. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  30. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  31. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  32. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  33. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  34. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  35. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  36. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  37. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  38. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  39. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  40. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  41. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  42. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  43. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  44. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  45. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  46. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  47. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  48. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  49. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  50. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  51. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  52. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  53. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  54. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  55. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  56. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  57. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  58. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  59. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  60. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  61. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  62. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  63. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  64. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  65. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  66. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  67. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  68. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  69. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  70. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  71. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  72. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  73. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  74. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  75. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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YOU HAVE NOT RESCUED YOUR PEOPLE AT ALL / EXODUS 5:23

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(KJV) Exodus 5:23

For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.

YOU HAVE NOT RESCUED YOUR PEOPLE AT ALL / EXODUS 5:23

God’s promise to rescue His people seemed more unlikely than ever because the situation was becoming worse rather than better (Exodus 5:21).

  1. Through these discouraging circumstances, God wanted to teach the people that often before He sends His miracles and the victory of freedom there will be troubles and difficulties that appear to make the situation hopeless. 
  2. Through times of disappointment, a believer must have faith in God’s Word and continue to trust Him to work out His plans in His own time. (Romans 8:28).

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  1. IS THIS WHY YOU SENT ME? / EXODUS 5:22
  2. THIS IS WHAT THE LORD – THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAYS / EXODUS 5:1
  3. THE LORD WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM / EXODUS 4:24
  4. ISRAEL MY FIRSTBORN / EXODUS 4:22
  5. WHO MAKES HIM BLIND? / EXODUS 4:11
  6. I AM SLOW OF SPEECH / EXODUS 4:10
  7. STAFF … BECAME A SNAKE / EXODUS 4:2-3
  8. ASK … PLUNDER THE EGYPTIANS / EXODUS 3:22
  9. I AM WHO I AM / EXODUS 3:14
  10. MILK AND HONEY / EXODUS 3:8
  11. SEEN THE MISERY OF MY PEOPLE / EXODUS 3:7
  12. HOLY GROUND / EXODUS 3:5
  13. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD / EXODUS 3:2
  14. MOSES WAS TENDING THE FLOCK / EXODUS 3:1
  15. THEIR CRY WENT UP TO GOD / EXODUS 2:23
  16. MIDIAN / EXODUS 2:15
  17. KILLED THE EGYPTIAN / EXODUS 2:12
  18. MOSES / EXODUS 2:11
  19. A SON / EXODUS 2:1-2
  20. SLAVE MASTERS OVER THEM TO OPPRES THEM / EXODUS 1:11
  21. WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT JOSEPH / EXODUS 1:8
  22. MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7
  23. THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5
  24. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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IS THIS WHY YOU SENT ME? / EXODUS 5:22

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(KJV) Exodus 5:22

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

IS THIS WHY YOU SENT ME? / EXODUS 5:22

Moses either ignored or forgot what God had told him earlier about Pharaoh’s responses (Exodus 3:19-20; 4:21). He was disappointed because obeying God seemed to bring trouble rather than immediate success. God’s people today must keep in mind that God’s Word says, “we must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22; John 16:33; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:12).

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  1. THIS IS WHAT THE LORD – THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAYS / EXODUS 5:1
  2. THE LORD WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM / EXODUS 4:24
  3. ISRAEL MY FIRSTBORN / EXODUS 4:22
  4. WHO MAKES HIM BLIND? / EXODUS 4:11
  5. I AM SLOW OF SPEECH / EXODUS 4:10
  6. STAFF … BECAME A SNAKE / EXODUS 4:2-3
  7. ASK … PLUNDER THE EGYPTIANS / EXODUS 3:22
  8. I AM WHO I AM / EXODUS 3:14
  9. MILK AND HONEY / EXODUS 3:8
  10. SEEN THE MISERY OF MY PEOPLE / EXODUS 3:7
  11. HOLY GROUND / EXODUS 3:5
  12. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD / EXODUS 3:2
  13. MOSES WAS TENDING THE FLOCK / EXODUS 3:1
  14. THEIR CRY WENT UP TO GOD / EXODUS 2:23
  15. MIDIAN / EXODUS 2:15
  16. KILLED THE EGYPTIAN / EXODUS 2:12
  17. MOSES / EXODUS 2:11
  18. A SON / EXODUS 2:1-2
  19. SLAVE MASTERS OVER THEM TO OPPRES THEM / EXODUS 1:11
  20. WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT JOSEPH / EXODUS 1:8
  21. MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7
  22. THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5
  23. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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THIS IS WHAT THE LORD – THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAYS / EXODUS 5:1

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(KJV) Exodus 5:1

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

THIS IS WHAT THE LORD – THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAYS / EXODUS 5:1

The story of the exodus basically describes a conflict between two gods: the Lord and Pharaoh, since Pharoah was believed to be a human form of the sun god Re in the Egyptian religion. Pharaoh questioned the power of Israel’s God (Exodus 5:2). Since Pharaoh had enslaved Israel, he mistakenly reasoned that he must be more powerful than Israel’s God. The ten plagues were the Lord’s way of showing His people that He was more powerful than any and all Egyptian gods. For example, the Nile, the sun and the fogs all represented Egyptian deities (having divine or god-like characteristics). But the Lord God of the Hebrew people defeated them all.

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  1. THE LORD WAS ABOUT TO KILL HIM / EXODUS 4:24
  2. ISRAEL MY FIRSTBORN / EXODUS 4:22
  3. WHO MAKES HIM BLIND? / EXODUS 4:11
  4. I AM SLOW OF SPEECH / EXODUS 4:10
  5. STAFF … BECAME A SNAKE / EXODUS 4:2-3
  6. ASK … PLUNDER THE EGYPTIANS / EXODUS 3:22
  7. I AM WHO I AM / EXODUS 3:14
  8. MILK AND HONEY / EXODUS 3:8
  9. SEEN THE MISERY OF MY PEOPLE / EXODUS 3:7
  10. HOLY GROUND / EXODUS 3:5
  11. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD / EXODUS 3:2
  12. MOSES WAS TENDING THE FLOCK / EXODUS 3:1
  13. THEIR CRY WENT UP TO GOD / EXODUS 2:23
  14. MIDIAN / EXODUS 2:15
  15. KILLED THE EGYPTIAN / EXODUS 2:12
  16. MOSES / EXODUS 2:11
  17. A SON / EXODUS 2:1-2
  18. SLAVE MASTERS OVER THEM TO OPPRES THEM / EXODUS 1:11
  19. WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT JOSEPH / EXODUS 1:8
  20. MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7
  21. THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5
  22. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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JOINED WITH THE LORD IN THAT DAY / ZECHARIAH 2:10-12

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(KJV) Zechariah 2:10-12

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. 11 And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12 And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

JOINED WITH THE LORD IN THAT DAY / ZECHARIAH 2:10-12

“That day” refers to the time when Jesus Christ will reign on earth at the end of history. Then Zion, God’s faithful people of Israel along with the Gentiles (people from all other nations who are not Israelite of Jewish), will be considered God’s people. (This will represent the total fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3.) They will all enjoy the benefit of God’s presence among them. The reference to the “holy land” (Zechariah 2:12) is the only one of its kind in the Bible. This land was holy because it represented the site of God’s throne on earth and the place where the great King of all the earth will reign among His people. (The temple of God’s presence had already been established there and now was being rebuilt. One day Christ will return to reign on earth with Jerusalem as His capital city.)

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  1. TOUCHES THE APPLE OF HIS EYE / ZECHARIAH 2:8-9
  2. FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH / ZECHARIAH 2:6
  3. I MYSELF WILL BE A WALL … ITS GLORY / Zechariah 2:5
  4. MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE / ZECHARIAH 2:1
  5. HORNS THAT SCATTERED JUDAH, ISRAEL & JERUSALEM / FOUR CRAFTSMENT / ZECHARIAH 1:18-21
  6. NATIONS … ADDED TO THE CALAMITY / ZECHARIAH 1:15
  7. VERY JEALOUS FOR JERUSALEM / ZECHARIAH 1:14
  8. ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID / ZECHARIAH 1:12
  9. THE ANGEL WHO WAS TALKING WITH ME / ZECHARIAH 1:9
  10. I HAD A VISION / ZECHARIAH 1:8-11
  11. DO NOT BE LIKE YOUR FOREFATHERS / ZECHARIAH 1:4
  12. RETURN TO ME … I WILL RETURN TO YOU / ZECHARIAH 1:3
  13. IN THE EIGHTH MONTH … THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH / ZECHARIAH 1:1
  14. WILL HAVE NO RAIN / ZECHARIAH 14:17
  15. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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TOUCHES THE APPLE OF HIS EYE / ZECHARIAH 2:8-9

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(KJV) Zechariah 2:8-9

For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.

TOUCHES THE APPLE OF HIS EYE / ZECHARIAH 2:8-9

Throughout the Bible, Zion is often used as a reference to Jerusalem, or God’s city. The name was also used as a general reference to God’s “dwelling place,” or central place of worship on earth (Psalms 9:11; 74:2; Joel 3:21). At times, it can refer to the renewed and restored Jerusalem in which Christ will reign on earth at the end of history (Isaiah 52:8; 62:1-12). It also refers to God’s eternal heavenly city. However, in the passage, Zion (Zechariah 2:7) refers to the portion of God’s people who came through the exile in Babylon, particularly the ones who remained faithful to Him and would continue to carry out His purposes on earth. They are the apple (pupil or center portion) of God’s eye and the source of His affection (Psalms 17:8). God’s faithful followers today are just as important and loved as much as God’s people were in Old Testament times. We too are under His protective care and concern.

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  1. FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH / ZECHARIAH 2:6
  2. I MYSELF WILL BE A WALL … ITS GLORY / Zechariah 2:5
  3. MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE / ZECHARIAH 2:1
  4. HORNS THAT SCATTERED JUDAH, ISRAEL & JERUSALEM / FOUR CRAFTSMENT / ZECHARIAH 1:18-21
  5. NATIONS … ADDED TO THE CALAMITY / ZECHARIAH 1:15
  6. VERY JEALOUS FOR JERUSALEM / ZECHARIAH 1:14
  7. ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID / ZECHARIAH 1:12
  8. THE ANGEL WHO WAS TALKING WITH ME / ZECHARIAH 1:9
  9. I HAD A VISION / ZECHARIAH 1:8-11
  10. DO NOT BE LIKE YOUR FOREFATHERS / ZECHARIAH 1:4
  11. RETURN TO ME … I WILL RETURN TO YOU / ZECHARIAH 1:3
  12. IN THE EIGHTH MONTH … THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH / ZECHARIAH 1:1
  13. WILL HAVE NO RAIN / ZECHARIAH 14:17
  14. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH / ZECHARIAH 2:6

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(KJV) Zechariah 2:6

Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.

FLEE FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH / ZECHARIAH 2:6

Zechariah’s instruction here can be interpreted on several different levels.

  1. The rebuilding of the temple was a signal for more of the exiled Jews to return from Babylon (Zechariah 2:7; actually, Babylon had been defeated by the Medo-Persians who now controlled the empire and allowed the Jews to return to their homeland). 
  2. The Old Testament prophets also saw a future return of Jews in the last days (the end times of history) that will reach its climax or highest point, when Christ returns to earth to establish His millennial kingdom (Zechariah 2:7-9). It is then that He will reign among His people for a thousand years at the end of history (Revelation 20). 
  3. We also can apply this to our lives today as a challenge to avoid idolatry (worshiping false gods or giving anything priority over the One True God), immorality, wickedness, occult practices and all other forms of evil that are common in today’s world system.

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  1. I MYSELF WILL BE A WALL … ITS GLORY / Zechariah 2:5
  2. MAN WITH A MEASURING LINE / ZECHARIAH 2:1
  3. HORNS THAT SCATTERED JUDAH, ISRAEL & JERUSALEM / FOUR CRAFTSMENT / ZECHARIAH 1:18-21
  4. NATIONS … ADDED TO THE CALAMITY / ZECHARIAH 1:15
  5. VERY JEALOUS FOR JERUSALEM / ZECHARIAH 1:14
  6. ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID / ZECHARIAH 1:12
  7. THE ANGEL WHO WAS TALKING WITH ME / ZECHARIAH 1:9
  8. I HAD A VISION / ZECHARIAH 1:8-11
  9. DO NOT BE LIKE YOUR FOREFATHERS / ZECHARIAH 1:4
  10. RETURN TO ME … I WILL RETURN TO YOU / ZECHARIAH 1:3
  11. IN THE EIGHTH MONTH … THE PROPHET ZECHARIAH / ZECHARIAH 1:1
  12. WILL HAVE NO RAIN / ZECHARIAH 14:17
  13. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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