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Lent Day 20 – The True Vine

grapes on the vine with a sunset glow

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Lent Devotions
Lent Week Three – for Catch up.
Lent Week Four started March 5, 2018, March 23, 2019, and Feb 22, 2023

Lent Day Twenty
The True Vine

Music

You are the Vine – True Vine Music

Scripture Passage

John 15:1-19

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

Devotion

Actually, we are going to discuss John 15:1-19.

  • 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper.
  • “I am the vine; you are the branches.
    •  Jesus is speaking, so HE is the true vine.
  • Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.
  • My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be[a] My disciples.
    • Branches are to produce fruit
  • Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
  • …The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.
    • Branches need to remain in the Vine
  • Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes,
  •  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 
    • Not remaining in Him is disastrous.
  • Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
  •  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. 
    • There are benefits to remaining in the Vine

How do we ‘get into’ the vine?

Romans 11: 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root[b] of the olive tree, 18 do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. 19 Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” 20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.

Romans 11: 22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.

Romans 11:24 For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree.

Yes, the Romans passages are talking about an olive tree, and the John passage is talking about a Vine, but I believe they are talking about the same concept.

  • There were those that were part of the Vine/Tree.
  • The disobeyed/unbelief
  • The vinedresser, husbandman found other healthy branches
  • They were grafted in

Now – just as in the John passage, if you don’t remain in the Vine you will be cut out, there is the warning to these branches that if they, the grafts, were to fall into unbelief, they would not be spared the outcome of the natural branches.

Once we are engrafted into the Vine or tree, it is our responsibility to remain in the vine/tree.  IT IS OUR CHOICE!

How do we remain in the Vine?

In yesterday’s Lent, Day 19, we looked at how believing was a condition for receiving the Spirit of Truth.

Romans 11:20 That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith.

In The Itty Bitty Bible Study Ephesians 2, I talk about how

Ephesians 2For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast.

This bears repeating:

Romans 11: 22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.

We are IN the Vine/Tree because of God’s grace!

We love because HE first loved us. 1 John 4:19

Lent Day 19 talks about how we show our love to God  – John 14 15 “If you love me, keep my commands.

And then, we produce much fruit.  John 15My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be[a] My disciples.

Matthew 1323 But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

We have been given the opportunity to be engrafted into the Vine, by grace through faith so that we can do good works and produce much fruit.  It’s up to us to stay there – to remain – to abide.

There’s one more point – but I don’t know how to make it fit into this devotion. I do want to point it out.  Jesus says:

John 15 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

YOU ARE ALREADY CLEAN because of the word I have spoken to you!

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word,27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

This says that husbands should follow Christ’s example, loving the church, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word.  If there’s no earthly husband, we have the heavenly Bridegroom that will still wash us, as we go to Him in prayer and study.

Let’s stay engrafted!

Let’s stay clean!

Worship

I am the Vine – ILP Music

Remain in Me, I am the Vine – Steve Angrisano

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

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Marching into Mark Chapter Six

Marching into Mark Chapter Six

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 73, March 14 )

 

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Six

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 6 (cross referenced to Matthew 9, 10 and 14)
    • Mk 6:1-6 Rejected
      • Hometown Boy – Nazareth
      • Preached – they dismissed him
        • When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands? 
        • Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us?” So they were offended by Him.
        • They also probably remembered the whole mess about Mary’s pregnancy – but that’s not Bible.
      • And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. Mark 6:5
      • Because of their unbelief – few miracles were done there.
        • So He was not able to do any miracles[a] there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He was amazed at their unbelief.
    • Mk 6:7-13 Commissioning the Twelve
      • He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs
      • and gave them authority over unclean spirits.
      • He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a walking stick: no bread, no traveling bag, no money in their belts.
      • They were to wear sandals, but not put on an extra shirt.
      • 11 If any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
      • 12 preached that people should repent.
      • 13 And they were driving out many demons,
      • anointing many sick people with olive oil, and healing them.
    • Mk 6:14-29 Death of John the Baptist in Detail
      • 29 When his disciples[i] heard about it, they came and removed his corpse and placed it in a tomb.
    • Mk 6:30- 34 The Apostles returned
      • Come ye yourselves into a desert place, and rest awhile.
      • and Jesus tried to get them to a quiet place
      • People found them and surrounded them
      • 34 So as He stepped ashore, He saw a huge crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Then He began to teach them many things.
    • Mk 6:35-44 Feeding the 5,000
      • Got late
      • Master – send them away so they can eat
      • 37 “You give them something to eat,” He responded.
      • What DO you have?
      • five loaves and two fish
      • Jesus sat the people down in an orderly fashion
        • 41 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
        • 42 Everyone ate and was filled.
        • 43 Then they picked up 12 baskets full of pieces of bread and fish. 
        • 44 Now those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.
    • Mk 6:45 -52 Sent the Apostles ahead in a boat
      • 46 After He said good-bye to them, He went away to the mountain to pray.
      • 48 He saw them being battered as they rowed,[l] because the wind was against them.
      • Around three in the morning[m] He came toward them walking on the sea and wanted to pass by them.
      • 50 for they all saw Him and were terrified.
      • Immediately He spoke with them and said, “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
      • 51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,
    • Mk 6:53 – 56 Healings all around
      • 56 Wherever He would go, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch just the tassel of His robe. And everyone who touched it was made well.

A place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 6:50
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. Immediately He spoke with them and said, “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
  • HAVE courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.
  • Have COURAGE! It is I. Don’t be afraid.
  • Have courage! IT IS I. Don’t be afraid.
  • Have courage! It is I! Don’t be afraid.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

Little is Much if God is in It – Bible Baptist Church

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Jesus Walking on the Water – SuperColoring

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

      1. Why do you think that Jesus was rejected by his hometown?
        1. is this the answer”
          1. Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”
      2. How can we apply Jesus asking the disciples What do YOU have? YOU feed them?
        1. Got Questions discusses it from both Matthew and Mark.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

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There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

Marching into Mark, Passage, Meditation, Coloring, Music and Video

Marching into Mark Chapter Five

Marching into Mark Chapter Five

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 72, March 13 )

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Five

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 5 (some cross referencing in Matthew 8 and 9)
    • Mk 5:1-20 Gadarene or Gerasene Demoniac
      • vs 1-2 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him. 
      • Description:
        • He lived in the tombs. 
        • No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains
        • because snapped off the chains and smashed the shackles.
        • No one was strong enough to subdue him.
        • And always, he was crying
        • out among the tombs and in the mountains
        • and cutting himself with stones.
        • recognized Jesus
        • For He had told him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
        • 7 “What do You have to do with me,[b] Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg[c] You before God, don’t torment me!”
        • named Legion
      • Negotiation
        • begged to be send into a herd of pigs – about 2000
        • Pigs, demon possessed, committed suicide.
      • Results
        • The pig herders ran off and told the town
        • ex-possessed man now dressed and in his right mind, next to Jesus.
        • eyewitnesses repeated the story
        • townsfolk 17 Then they began to beg Him to leave their region.
      • He did not let him, but He said to him, Go home to your people and report them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you. Mark 5:19
      • The rest of the story
        • the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him.
        • given a mission – go back and tell
        • 20 So he went out and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and they were all amazed.
        • Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 8
    • Mk 5:21-24, 35-42 Jairus’s daughter healed
      • Jairus came and begged Jesus to come and heal his daughter
      • 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.
      • “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?”
      • 36 But  Jesus  said, , “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.”
      • 42 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk. (She was 12 years old.) At this they were utterly astounded.
    • Mk 5:24-34 Women that touched His garment
      • 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.
      • Woman suffering for 12 years (issue of blood made her unclean)
        • 26 had endured much under many doctors.
        • She had spent everything she had
        • and was not helped at all.
        • On the contrary, she became worse.
      • 28 For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!”
      • Immediately healed
      • 30  Jesus said, “Who touched My robes?”
      • 34 “Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith has made you well.[h] Go in peace and be free[i] from your affliction.”

A place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 5:28
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 28 For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!”
  • IF I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!
  • If I CAN just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!
  • If I can JUST touch His robes, I’ll be made well!
  • If I can just TOUCH His robes, I’ll be made well!

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

He Touched Me – Joey + Rory

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Coloring pages for Jairus’s daughter story by Connect Us

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

    1. Why do you think the demons did not want to be sent out of that region?
      1. I didn’t find great references to that, but I found GotQuestions starts by addressing why only one of two(spoken of in Matthew) and if you go to the additional resources, you can find more information about this account.
    2. Why did Jesus know power had gone out of Him?
      1. GotQuestions has  some insight into the Women with the Issue of Blood.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

Marching into Mark Chapter Three

Marching into Mark Chapter three

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 65, March 6)

On Facebook, you can join us at Itty Bitty Bible Study Group.

Passage
Mark Chapter Three

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

  • Mark 3
    • Mk 3:1-6 Healing on the Sabbath and the consequences
      •  Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.
      • Hand is Healed
      • Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.
    • Mk 3:7-12 Ministering from a boat
      • 10 Since He had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch Him.
      • 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, those possessed fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
    • Mk 3:13- 19 the 12 apostles
      • 14 He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles[b]—to be with Him, to send them out to preach,
      • 15 and to have authority to[c] drive out demons.
      • names all twelve
    • Mk 3:20-21 Family opinion
      • 21 When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
    • Mk 3:22 – 26 Casting out Demons
      • 22 The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul in Him!” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”
      • 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
    • Mk 3:27 – 30  Blaspheming the Holy Spirit
      • 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”[j]
    • Mk 3:31-35 Finishes the topic about his family
      • 31 Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.
        • Remember – 21 When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
      • True Family of God
        • 33 He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 
        • 34 And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 
        • 35 Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

 

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Mark 3:35
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 35 Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
  • WHOEVER does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.
  • Whoever DOES the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.
  • Whoever does THE will of God is My brother and sister and mother.
  • Whoever does the WILL of God is My brother and sister and mother.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

The Family God – Bill Gaither

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

no other coloring pages, I’m sorry

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

  1. What was so important about healing on the sabbath?
    1. GotQuestions has an excellent discussion on this.
  2. Why did Jesus tell demons to be silent?
    1. No one really knows, but there are some great discussions on Biblical Heremuetics
    2. I refer to Mark 1:45 as a reason.
  3. What was Jesus saying about family when He pointed to everyone around Him?
    1. There is a great, deeper dive into this at Understanding that will enlighten and challenge you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

Bible open to Matthew

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 28 or MMM28

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter Twenty-eight

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 57, Feb 26)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-Eight

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

  • Matthew 28 He is risen
    • Mt 28:1- 10 Mary and Mary head to the tomb
      • After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
      • Earthquake – Angel rolled back the stone
        • There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
        • His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
        • The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
      • He is not here, for he is risen just as He said. Come see the place where the Lord Lay.Angel Meeting
        • The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
        • He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
        • Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
      • Jesus Meeting and Mission
        •  Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
    • Mt 28:11- 15 Guards told to and paid to lie
      • 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
    • Mt 28:16- 17 Another Jesus Meeting
      • 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
    • teaching them to observe everything I have commanded. And remember, I am with you always to the end of the age.Mt 28:18- 20 All Authority – The Great Commission
      • 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 
      • 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
      • I am with you always even to the end of the age20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

 

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matthew 28:6
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
  • HE is not here; HE has risen, just as HE said.
  • He IS NOT here; He has risen, just as He said.
  • He is not HERE; He has risen, just as He said.
  • He is not here, HE HAS risen, just as He said.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

He’s Alive – Dolly Parton

Was it a Morning like This? – Sandi Patty

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

Jesus is Risen – ColoringHome

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

  1. What do you think about the guards going to the high priests?
    1. The chief priests devised a story to hide the facts.
      1. 2 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,
    2. If they were known to sleep on their watch, they could be killed.
      1. 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
  2. Have you given your life to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords that rose from the dead?
    1. several tools are below to help you if you have not.
    2. Call out to Jesus
    3. Repent of your sins
    4. As for forgiveness
    5. and rejoice that you have been given new life.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

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Mindfully Meditating on Matthew chapter 27 or MMM27

Mindfully Meditating in Matthew Chapter Twenty-seven

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 58, Feb 27)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-seven

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

  • Matthew 27
    • Mt 27:1-2 to Pontius Pilate
    • Mt 27:3-8 Judas’ guilt, Priest’s guilt
      • Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
      • cast the silver on the temple floor
      • Priests used it to by a field
        • Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: They took the 30 pieces of silver, the price of Him whose price was set by the Israelites, 10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.[d]
    • Mt 27:9- 26 Jesus before Pilate
      • Are you the King of the Jews?
        • Jesus answered, “You have said it.”
      • Jesus or Barabbas
        • chose Barabbas
        • cried Crucify Him about Christ
        • claimed the responsibility of His blood
          • 25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
        • Jesus was flogged then handed over to the soldiers
    • Mt 27:27-31 Jesus and the Soldiers
      • 28 They stripped Him and dressed Him in a scarlet military robe.
      • crown of thorns- they twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and m9kec him saying this is the King of the Jews29 They twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and placed a reed in His right hand.
      • Then they spit on Him, took the reed, and kept hitting Him on the head.
      • When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
    • Mt 27:32-44 Jesus’s Crucifixion
      • carried the cross – but when too weak
        • Simon of Cyrene
          • Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced this man to carry His cross.
      • wine and gall
      • cast lots for clothing
      • THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
      • 38 Then two criminals[n] were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.
      • Mocked
    • Mt 27:45-56  Jesus’ Death
      • 45 From noon until three in the afternoon[s] darkness came over the whole land.[
      • Elí, Elí, lemá[u] sabachtháni?
      • 50 Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit
      • 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary[x] was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.
      • Temples were opened when Christ resurrected
      • when the centurian and those who were withg Him saw truly this was the son of God54 When the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “This man really was God’s Son!”[y]
      • Women followed – Mary Magdalene, Mary mother of Jesus, and Peter’s Mom
    • Mt 27:57-61 Jesus’ Burial
      • when it was even8ing there came a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea, who himeself had become a disciple of JesusJoseph of Arimathea got the body, wrapped Him, and laid Him in His tomb.
    • Mt 27:62-66 Jesus’ tomb sealed and guarded

 

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 25:23
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

Today, choose your own scripture verse that helps you meditate on the crucifixion of Christ.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

Crucifixion of  Christ by SuperColoring

Songs for Meditation

Broken and Spilled Out – Steve Green

Watch the Lamb – Ray Boltz

Watch the Lamb with official video

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

  1. What was the significance of the thirty pieces of silver?
    1. GotQuestions explains how it relates to the prophet Zechariah.
    2. Crosswalk explains that and gets into personal application.
  2. Do you know how may prophecies Christ’s death fulfilled?
    1. Got Questions has a great chart with all of these.
  3. What were the words that Christ called out from the cross?
    1. when you pull all the gospels together, you get Seven Last words, and Crosswalk goes into the meanings.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

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Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 23 or MMM23

MIndfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter Twenty-three

(c)2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 54, Feb 23)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-three

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

  • Matthew 23
    • Mt 23:1-7 Do as they say, not as they do
      • the principle of the authority of a position
        •  “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.[a] Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do,[b] because they don’t practice what they teach. 
      • Performing for praise
        • They do everything[e] to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries[f] and lengthen their tassels.[g]
        • Matthew 6:1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
        • Matthew 6:1-18
        • MMM6
      • Love the Place of Honor
        • They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people.
    • do not call anyone on earth father for you have one father and He is in heavenMt 23:8-12 How you should be
      • Not “Rabbi”
        • “But as for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have one Teacher,[h] and you are all brothers.
      • Not “Father”
        • Do not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is in heaven.
      • Not “Master”(Teacher)
        • 10 And do not be called masters either, because you have one Master,[i] the Messiah.
          • Mt 20:26-28 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
          • MMM18
          • MMM19
      • The Greatest
        • 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
    • Mt 23:13-36 WOES
      • “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You lock up the kingdom of heaven from people. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.
      • 14 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show.
      • 15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for hell[l] as you are!
      • 16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.
        • Blind people![p] For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
      • “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of[q] mint, dill, and cumin,[r] yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith.
      •  24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, yet gulp down a camel!
      • 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed[s] and self-indulgence!
      • You outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every impurity.
      • decorate prophet tombs but don’t live what they taught
      • 33 “Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?
      • 34 This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.
        • this one goes with the parable of the King and the vineyard dresser – killed servants and killed the son. MMM21
      • JUDGEMENT
        • 35 So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you,[y] from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
    • Mt 23:37-39  Oh Jerusalem
      • 37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks[z] under her wings, yet you were not willing!
    • Second Coming foretold
      • 39 For I tell you, you will never see Me again until you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 23:12
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • WHOEVER exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Whoever EXALTS himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Whoever exalts HIMSELF will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

 

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

  1. What is Moses’ seat? and why should they obey?
    1. Got Questions explains the “seat” concept.
  2. What does the word ‘woe’ mean?
    1. I found a page by Frank Nelte that explains Woe.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

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Mindfully Meditating in Matthew Chapter Twenty-One or MMM21

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 21Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 52, Feb 21)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-One

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

author note – no video this time because I am having too many migraines from the eye surgery, and I have to give up something. My apologies.

  • Matthew 21
    • Mt 21:1- 11 Jesus’ “triumphal” entrance into Jerusalem
      • Hosanna to the Son of David!
        He who comes in the name
        of the Lord is the blessed One![b]
        Hosanna in the highest heaven!
      • Lent Day Five
    • A house of PrayerMt 21:12-13 cleansing the temple
      • 13 And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer.[d] But you are making it a den of thieves!
    • Mt 21:14 Blind and Lame healed
    • Mt 21:15 – 17 children sing praises
      • the children shouting in the temple complex, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant 16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?”
      • You have prepared[f] praise
        from the mouths of children and nursing infants?”[g]
    • Mt 21:18 – 22 Barren Fig Tree and the power of faith
      • 20 When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
      • 22 And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
    • Mt 21:23- 27 By what authority?
      • 23 When He entered the temple complex, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority?”
      • 25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?”
      • 27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
      • And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
    • Mt 21:28-32 Parable of the two sons
      • Who obeyed?
        • 29 “He answered, ‘I don’t want to!’ Yet later he changed his mind and went.
        • “‘I will, sir,’ he answered. But he didn’t go.
        • “The first,” they said.
      • The point?
        • Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!
    • Mt 21:33-41 Parable of the Vineyard owner
      • 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
      • when asked to present to the owner
        • beat servants
        • killed servants
        • killed son
      • Kicked out
        • 41 “He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told Him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at the harvest.”
      • It’s about fruit!
    • The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stoneMt 21:42-46  Stone the builders rejected
      • The stone that the builders rejected
        has become the cornerstone.[j]
        This came from the Lord
        and is wonderful in our eyes?

      • 43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing its[l] fruit. [44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whoever it falls, it will grind him to powder!]”
    • Mt 21: 45-46 Plans to arrest, but afraid of the people

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 21:9
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • Hosanna to the Son of David!
    He who comes in the name
    of the Lord is the blessed One![b]
    Hosanna in the highest heaven!
  • HOSANNA to the Son of David!
  • Hosanna TO the Son of David!
  • Hosanna to THE Son of David!
  • Hosanna to the SON of David!

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Coloring

Triumphal Entry from SuperColoring

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

  1. What was the significance of Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem?
    1. Got Questions explains the history
  2. Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?
    1. Got Questions does a great job of explaining about fig trees and the biblical analogies within this story.

Enjoy a Song!

King of King and Lord of Lords – CeCe Winans
He’s still the King of Kings – Gaither Band

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

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Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter 22 or MMM22

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew chapter twenty twoMindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 53, Feb 22)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-Two

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

  • Matthew 22
    • Mt 22:1-14 Parable of the Wedding
      • Invited the expected company
        • Mt 22:3
          • He sent out his slaves to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.
        • God invites His children to the Wedding and sends his servants with the invitations (Evangelists, Prophets)
      • Invited them again – two busy
        • Mt 22: 5
          • “But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business.
        • Those who’s lives are full of the hard road, the thorns, the rocky road, or just the cares of this life.
      • and then some attacked his servants
        • Mt 22:6
          • And the others seized his slaves, treated them outrageously and killed them.
        • Martyrs, preachers of Jesus, Prophets of God, Jesus, Disciples/Apostles, first century church.
      • go therefore to the main highway and call as many as you can find to the wedding feast. Mt 22:7 King dealt with the children
      • Mt 22:8-11 Invite everyone
      • Mt 22:10- 12 Mt 22:one had no wedding robe
        • 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.
        • I was taught that when you invited people to the wedding feast, you provided a garment – so this man didn’t bother to wear it.  The analogy is that Christ provides us with a white robe to wear to the marriage supper of the Lamb where we are the bride.
      • Mt 22:13 We must be fulfilling the requirements of Christianity, follower of Christ, or we will be cast out.
        • 13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot,[c] and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
        • Question in the QQ portion – what does this say about someone that has come into the family of Christ but defiles their wedding robes?  
      • Mt 22:14
        • 14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
    • Mt 22:15-22 Taxes again
      • 21 Then He said to them, “Therefore give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
      • MMM17
    • Mt 22:23-33 Resurrection of the dead discussed
      • a test from the Sadducees
        • 23 The same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to Him and questioned Him:
        • seven brothers and same wife
      • Jesus rebukes them
        • 29 Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.
      • A new thing explained
        • 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like[i] angels in heaven.
        • Interesting concept
      • God of the Living
        • 31 Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God: 32 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?[j] He[k] is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
    • Mt 22:34- 40 Another test by the Pharisees
      • 35 And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him: 36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”[l]
      • Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22Answer
        • 37 He said to him, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.[m]
        • 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.
        • 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend[p] on these two commands.”
    • Mt 22:41-45 Jesus turns the tables
      • Mt 22: 45  Who is the Messiah?
        • 45 “If David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how then can the Messiah be his Son?”
      • His answer was clear enough to them that they no longer asked Him any questions.
        •  46 No one was able to answer Him at all,[t] and from that day no one dared to question Him anymore.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 22:37
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 37 He said to him, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
  • LOVE  the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
  • Love THE Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
  •  Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Here’s a great song! Love the Lord your God with all your soul

Parable of the Wedding Feast coloring page by Super Coloring

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

  1. What does the wedding garment represent?
    1. This page had great answers to this question! I got lost in it!
  2. Does the casting out of the person that is in the wedding room, but not wearing clean clothes mean that there can be those that profess Christ, but can still be cast out?
    1. Hebrews 10:26-31
    2. Number 15:30
    3. Hebrews 6:4-6
  3. What is the point that Jesus was making about the Messiah being the Son of David?
    1. Bible Blender has a good explanation with extra texts

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,

~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Older woman with shades of coral in jewelry and sweater, glasses, silver and brown hair.

M. Christine Wildman

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” –
from My Utmost for His highest

Copyrights and Legal-eze
There are many organizations that support children and families. Here are ones that we are blessed to be a part of. Please consider sponsoring a child – the life you change could be your own.

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Mindfully Meditating on Matthew chapter 19 or MMM19

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 50, Feb 19)

Passage Matthew Chapter Nineteen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

author note – no video this time because I am having too many migraines from the eye surgery, and I have to give up something. My apologies.

  • Matthew 19
    • Mt 19:1-12 Divorce and Remarriage
      • I’m just going to post what God says – if you have other opinions, or go with other understandings, you have grace to follow Christ according to the knowledge that He provides for YOU!
      • Pharisees trying to trick him
        • Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”
      • something about the genders and creation that makes the joining important
        • “Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that He who created[a] them in the beginning made them male and female,”
        • and He also said:
          • For this reason a man will leave
            his father and mother
            and be joined to his wife,
            and the two will become one flesh?[c]
        • So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
        • I don’t understand how this goes with Jesus saying that in the new kingdom there is no giving or taking in marriage.
          • Matt 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven.
        • I have not studied this except as to how it applied to me, and this verse kept Jim and I married through the tough times.
      • Hard hearts – what does this mean about the laws???
        • He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts. But it was not like that from the beginning.
          • I’m trying not to get too deep here…but Jesus is in Deep Water!
      • The disciples say
        • 10 His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”
      • Jesus says:
        • 11 But He told them, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those it has been given to. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”
        • For more see 1Corinthians 7:1-16
    • Mt 19:13-15 Bring the Little Children
      • 14 Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”
        • Did the Disciples forget about who was the greatest in Heaven?
    • Mt 19:16-22  What must I do to have eternal life?
      • 16 Just then someone came up and asked Him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”
      • Keep the Commandments
      • 18 “Which ones?” he asked Him.
      • Jesus summarizes the whole OT set of laws
        • Do not murder;
        • do not commit adultery;
        • do not steal;
        • do not bear false witness;
        • honor your father and your mother;
        • and love your neighbor as yourself.
          • Other than the Loving God part – these are the ones Jesus’s Father wrote on the Mountain! Ex 20:1-17
      • 20 “I have kept all these,”[i] the young man told Him. “What do I still lack?”
      • KICKER FROM JESUS
        • 21 “If you want to be perfect,”[j] Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
      • 22 When the young man heard that command, he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.
        • Was his possessions really what Jesus was getting at?
    • Mt 19:23-24
      • 23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you: It will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven! 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
        • WHY????
    • Mt 19:25
      • 25 When the disciples heard this, they were utterly astonished and asked, “Then who can be saved?”
    • Mt 19:26
      • 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
    • Mt 19:27
      • 27 Then Peter responded to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You. So what will there be for us?”
    • Mt 19:28-30 God’s got us taken care of
        • Matt 6:21
          • For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
        • Matt 6:24
          • “No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.
        • Mt 6:21-34
          • 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
          • 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
          • 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
        • Matt 7 7:7-12 
          • “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
        • Philippians 4:19
          • And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
        • 1 Peter 5:7
          • Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
    • Mt 19:30 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 19:26
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
  • BUT with God all things are possible.
  • but WITH God all things are possible.
  • but with GOD all things are possible

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

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Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

  1. What do you think it means that divorce was allowed by Moses?
    1. your answer
  2. Do you think the disciples forgot all the teaching about who is the greatest in the Kingdom, about the children?
    1. your answer
  3. What do you say it takes to be saved?
    1. Your answer
    2. There are two plans of salvation just below if you need them.

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