THE TRAGEDY
Matthew 15:14 “Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will...
GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY
Matthew 15:13 “But He answered and said, ‘Every plant which My Heavenly Father has not planted will be...
THE BIGGEST STRUGGLE
Matthew 15:11 “Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”...
PURSUE UNDERSTANDING
Matthew 15:10 “When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, ‘Hear and understand:’ ” The crowds...
WHAT REALLY COUNTS
Matthew 15:8 “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is...
COMPULSORY DUTY
Matthew 15:5 “But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from...
GREATER THAN HUMAN TRADITIONS
Matthew 15:2-3 “ ‘Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when...
THE OVERFLOW
Matthew 14:36 “and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were...
INFLUENCE AND POPULARITY
Matthew 14:35 “And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region,...
SECURING PEACE OF MIND
Matthew 14:32 “And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.” While Jesus walked on water, the storm still...
KEEP YOUR EYES CENTERED
Matthew 14:30 “But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out,...
“CHOOSE YOUR METHODS, LORD!”
Matthew 14:26 “And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’...
HE WILL COME
Matthew 14:25 “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.” The good news is...
THE EXPECTED STORM
Matthew 14:24 “But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.”...
A GREAT DISCIPLINE
Matthew 14:23 “And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when...
GIVE THEM SPACE
Matthew 14:22 “Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while...
NO WASTAGE
Matthew 14:20 “So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that...
JESUS’ WEAKNESS
Matthew 14:19 “…And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and...
KEYS TO MULTIPLICATION
Matthew 14:19 “Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the...
OUR ROLES
Matthew 14:18 “He said, ‘Bring them here to Me.’ ” The disciples were not wrong when they identified the bankruptcy of...
SOLUTION PROVIDERS
Matthew 14:16-17 “But Jesus said to them, ‘They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.’ And...
GOD’S HEART
Matthew 14:14 “And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and...
MANAGING WEIGHTY ISSUES
Matthew 14:12-13 “Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus. When...
FULFILL YOUR VOW
Matthew 14:9 (NLT) “Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his...
TRUE DISCIPLESHIP
Matthew 14:8 “So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, ‘Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a...
INESCAPABLE
Matthew 14:3 “For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his...
THE BLINDNESS OF FAMILIARITY
Matthew 13:54-55, 57 “When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they...
“HELP ME UNDERSTAND, LORD!”
Matthew 13:51 “Jesus said to them, ‘Have you understood all these things?’ They said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord.’...
WHAT’S YOUR TREASURE?
Matthew 13:44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid;...
THE BLESSED HOPE
Matthew 13:43 “Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has...