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He had compassion on them [14] When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. [15] As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages …
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[6] On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much [7] that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. [8] Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” [9] The king was distressed, but …
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[41] The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. [42] They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [43] Then the righteous will shine like the sun in …
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[1] That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. [2] Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Matthew 13:1-2 It seems like a long time since I have seen a street performance. …
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[46] While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. [47] Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” [48] He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” [49] Pointing to his disciples, …
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Good morning! I hope and pray that your week has got off to a good start. It’s particularly cold here in the UK at the moment; I hope that you’re managing to keep warm. In today’s Bible Notes we continue looking at the teachings of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel: [33] “Make a tree good and …
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The Value of Human Life Good morning! I hope that you had a pleasant weekend. Can you believe that we’re now in the season of advent? This is the season when we look forward to the return of Christ whilst also remembering the miracle of his birth-the son of God, God himself no less, being …
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Good morning, and happy Friday! I hope that you’ve had a good week thus far. In our final Biblenotes.email of the week we consider Jesus’ credentials after John the Baptist asked his disciples to find out if he was the Messiah or a prophet. Our reading comes from Matthew’s Gospel: 2 When John, who was …
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Take up your cross Good morning! Here we are with another reflection based on Jesus’ words in Matthew’s Gospel. Once again, we find Jesus teaching his disciples, preparing them to go out into the world and continue his ministry themselves. As yesterday, today’s words are challenging to say the least! 38 Whoever does not take …
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Do you acknowledge Christ? In today’s Biblenotes.email we reflect on a couple of verses from chapter ten of Matthew’s Gospel. Jesus has called his disciples and is preparing to send them out into the world. Can you imagine how they might have felt at this point? They have witnessed Jesus’ teaching. They have seen him …
