(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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He (Jesus) answered them, (Pharisees and Sadducees) “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today; for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs […]
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And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Him (Jesus) they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 Thank You Lord for seeing right through the intent of the Pharisees and Sadducees. You knew what they were trying to do and the net they were trying to catch You in. […]
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And they (crowd) all ate and were satisfied; and they (disciples) took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. And sending away the crowds, He (Jesus) got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. Matthew 15:37 – 39 […]
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