Daily Devotional

In Mark 3, Jesus climbs a mountain to choose twelve men to stand close to him. He calls them first to be with him,…

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17)…

“The time has come. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:15) Mark’s Gospel opens with a…

Matthew’s Gospel does not end at the empty tomb. It ends with the risen King giving his church its marching orders on the mountain.…

“Surely he was the Son of God!” (Matthew 27:54) The cross was meant to silence Jesus. Instead, it drew the loudest confession of the…

“My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” In Gethsemane…

Matthew 25 closes with the King separating the sheep from the goats, and the verdict turns on one thing: how they treated the hungry,…

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will…

“For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Matthew 23 is Jesus’ sternest warning: leaders who…

“For many are invited, but few are chosen.” Jesus tells of a king who prepares a wedding feast and sends his servants to the…