[:en]Giving to the Needy: “When you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (v. 3) Prayer: When you pray, go into your room, close… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Matthew 6[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from Matthew 5[:]
[:en]The Beatitudes: (vs. 3-10) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Matthew 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Matthew 4[:]
[:en]The Temptation of Jesus: First temptation – * Devil: “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread” (v. 3) Jesus: “It is written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (v. 4) Second temptation – *Devil: … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Matthew 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Matthew 3[:]
[:en]John the Baptist was preparing the way for Jesus. He preached the gospel of repentance and baptizing people. When he saw the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he condemned them for not producing good fruit. He acknowledge that someone more powerful that he, whose sandals he was not fit to carry… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Matthew 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Matthew 2[:]
[:en]After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, Magi from the east came to worship Him the king of the Jews. When King Herod heard it, he was disturbed and called the Magi secretly to find out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and told them to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Matthew 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Matthew 1[:]
[:en]The Genealogy of Jesus: Abraham – Isaac – Jacob – Judah – Perez – Hezron – Ram – Amminadab – Nahshon – Salmon – Boaz – Obed – Jesse – David – Solomon – Rehoboam – Abijah – Asa – Jehoshaphat – Jehoram – Uzziah – Jotham – Ahaz – Hezekiah – Manasseh – Amon… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Matthew 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/8/18)[:]
[:en]It is our tendency to rationalize everything to get what we think we want. We make different kinds of arguments such as: “No one will get hurt”, “Everybody is doing it”, It is not illegal”, “He did it to me first”, “She won’t find out” to get our own way and justify all our actions.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/8/18)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/7/18)[:]
[:en]When we pray to God, we should realize that God already knows our concerns more than we do. He knows what we need before you ask Him. With this new starting point for prayer, our perceptions change. We look at nature and see the signature of the grand Artist. We see human beings made in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (1/7/18)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Genesis 17[:]
[:en]When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and made this covenant with Abram: “You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I ill make you very fruitful; I will… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Genesis 17[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Genesis 16[:]
[:en]The wife of Abram Sarai had no children and she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. She told Abram to sleep with Hagar to build a family through her. Abram agreed and slept with Hagar and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. So Sarai mistreated Hagar and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Genesis 16[:]