Posts Tagged ‘persecution’
7.26.21 – Daily Dose of Worship. A study on Matthew. Part 171. Light.
Matthew 10:27 – “What I tell you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.” I couldn’t just spend one day on this verse. Let’s dive deeper into it. Jesus is warning His disciples about the persecution that will come to them when they preach His message to…
Read More7.23.21 – Daily Dose of Worship. A study on Matthew. Part 168. More persecution.
Matthew 10:25 – “It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!” These are hard verses. Hard to understand and hard to walk through. So if…
Read More7.21.21 – Daily Dose of Worship. A study on Matthew. Part 166. Persecution.
Matthew 10:23 – “‘But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.” There’s a lot in this verse. Let’s unpack it for a minute. Jesus’ group of twelve hand-picked disciples will soon…
Read More2.24.21 – Daily Dose of Worship. A study on Matthew. Part 24. Persecution.
Jesus continues this portion of Matthew called the Beatitudes. Continuing to speak on persecution. Here’s what He says: Matthew 5:11-12 says this, “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in…
Read More2.23.21 – Daily Dose of Worship. A study on Matthew. Part 23. Righteous.
Matthew 5:10 says this, “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Early Christians were persecuted for a variety of reasons. Jews, Saul among them, persecuted Christians as heretics. Jews and Romans accused Christians of immoral practices. The words of the Last Supper, “This…
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