At that time the disciples cam to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Matthew 18:1 Lord this seems such a strange question to ask. Were they trying amongst themselves to see who You loved the most? Why would they ask such a question? Lord, You were patient with them and […]
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When they (disciples) came to Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay tax?” He said, “Yes.” And when he came home Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute?” And […]
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As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him and He will be raised on the third day.” Matthew 17:22, 23 Lord I wonder what Your disciples thought when You told them You would die and […]
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Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move hence to yonder place,’ and it will […]
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And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” Matthew 17:17 Lord, Your disciples faith was not there when they prayed for this boy to be healed. They had seen the boy and still he […]
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And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Him, (Jesus) and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, and they […]
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He (Jesus) replied, “Elijah does come, and he is to restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to […]
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And the disciples asked Him, (Jesus) “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” Matthew 17:10 Thank You Lord that the disciples were always free to ask You questions. They asked questions often. There were times You would answer and times when You did not answer. You always knew the motives and […]
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When the disciples heard this, (‘This is MY beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, listen to Him.’) they fell on their faces and were filled with awe. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise and have no fear.” And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. […]
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