(Jesus continued) “For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” Matthew 16:25 Thank You Lord that our life is safe in You. Thank You for Your guidance and directions that keep us on Your pathway. Lord we are enfolded in Your love and […]
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Then Jesus told His disciples, “If any man would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 Lord I wonder if Your disciples totally understood what You were saying to them. I wonder if I totally understand this verse. Take up my cross….deny myself…and when doing […]
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And Peter took Him (Jesus) and began to rebuke Him, saying, “God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to You.” But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me for you are not on the side of God, but of men.” Matthew 16:22, 23 Lord, Peter didn’t […]
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(Jesus continued) Then He (Jesus) strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that He was the Christ. From that time Jesus began to show His disciple that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. […]
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(Jesus continued to talk with Peter) “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:19 Lord, Peter was a man in that time just as we are men and […]
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And Jesus answered him, (Peter) “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 16:17 Thank You Lord for the faith to believe like Peter who You truly are. There was no doubt in Peter’s mind who You were. There is […]
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Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” […]
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(Jesus continued talking with His disciples.) “How is it that you fail to perceive that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. […]
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(Jesus continued talking with His disciples who were concerned that they didn’t bring any bread.) “Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? Or the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many baskets you gathered?” Matthew 16:9, 10 Lord […]
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When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “Oh men of little faith, why do you […]
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