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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 26 or MMM26

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter Twenty-six

(c) 2-23 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 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.

  • Matthew 26 (cross reference with Mark 14)
    • Mt 26:1-2 Jesus foretells his death – as in very soon
    • Mt 26:3-5 Chief Priests plan to take him – but afraid
      • “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
    • Mt 26:6-13 at Simon the Lepers house
      • a woman comes to anoint Jesus (Mark 14:3-9)
      • disciples complain about misused resources
    • Mt 26:14-16 Judas plans his betrayal
      • 14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
      • 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
    • Mt 26:17-19 Preparations for Passover meal
    • Mt 26:20-25 Jesus declares betrayal
      • And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
      • 23 Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
      • Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”
        • Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
        • Jesus KNEW
        • Lent Day 9 Are you a Judas?
    • Mt 26:26-29 The Lord’s Supper or Communion/Passover meal
      • My blood, Poured out for the many for the forgiveness of sinsBread is my body
      • Wine is my blood
      • do this in remembrance of me.
    • Mt 26:30
      • 30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
    • Mt 26:31-32 Jesus foretells the denial of the disciples
      • 31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written:
        • “‘I will strike the shepherd,
              and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[c]
      • reminds them he’ll rise again
        • 32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
    • Mt 26:33-35  Peter’s confession, then Jesus’ foretelling
      • 33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”
      • 34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”
    • Mt 26:36-45 In the Garden – Jesus Prays
      • 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow[j] —to the point of death.[k] Remain here and stay awake with Me.”
      • Jesus prays three times
        • My Father, if it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me, yet I want your will not mine to be done.My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
        • My Father, if this[n] cannot pass[o] unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
      • Disciples sleep
        • 40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you[m] stay awake with Me one hour?
        • watch and pray 43 And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.[p]
        • 45 Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting?[q] Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
    • Mt 26:45-56 Jesus’ Arrest – riotous mob
      • 46 Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”
      •  While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people.
      • Betrayed with a kiss
      • Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested Him. 5
        • One of the disciples cut off the high priest’s slave’s ear
        • 52 Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions[s] of angels?
        • 55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,[t] to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me.
    • Mt 26:56 – Jesus is deserted
      • Then all the disciples deserted Him and ran away.
    • And the plotted together to seize Jesus by stealthMt 26:57-68 Jesus and the Sanhedrin
      • 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death. 60 But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward.
      • 64 “You have said it,”[aa] Jesus told him. “But I tell you, in the future[ab] you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
      • He has blasphemed! … “He deserves death!”
    • Mt 26:69-75 Peter denies Christ three times
      • “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”
        • 70 But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
        • 72 And again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”
        • 74 Then he started to curse[af] and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!”
          • Immediately a rooster crowed, 
          • 75 and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 
          • And he went outside and wept bitterly.
      • Lent day 15 – Dear Peter

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example:
  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 Last Supper, or the denial 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.

Songs for Meditation

I am the Bread of Life

Broken and Spilled Out – Steve Green

Coloring

Matthew the Book coloring page by Ministry to Children

Mary Washing Jesus’ feet – the 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 expensive oil being poured out on Jesus’ head?
    1. Your answer
  2. How many women anointed Jesus?
    1. Christianityfaq has some ideas about this.
  3. Have you ever denied Christ?
    1. 1 John 1 & 2

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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

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 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

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 25 or MMM25

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 56, Feb 25)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-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.

  • Matthew 25 Parables
    • girl in the dark with a lamp, in a long dress, with long hair.

      Image by lisa runnels from Pixabay

      Mt 21:1-13 Parable of the Ten Virgins

      • 10 had lamps
      • 5 brought oil
      • 10 fell asleep
      • all were awakened
      • 5 had oil to trim their lights, as time had delayed the groom, and their oil was running very low.
      • the other 5 did not have the oil, and had to go get oil
      • While out getting the oil – the groom came and the oily 5 went in
      • The “foolish” ones were not allowed entrance because they were not ready.
      • 13 “Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.
    • Mt 25:14-39 Parable of the Ten Talents
      • Man of Means going on a journey
        • He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them. 
        • 15 To one he gave five talents;[c] to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability.
        • Then he went on a journey.
      • slave with 5 invested and got 10, slave with 2 invested and got 4,
        • 18 But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
      • LOOOOOONG time went by – then the master returned.
        • The master said to him, Well done, good and faithful slave, you were faithful with a few things. I will put You in charge of many things. enter into the joy of your master.To the five made ten he said ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’
        • To the two made four he said ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’
        • The one with one:
          • ‘Master, I know you.
          • You’re a difficult man,
          • reaping where you haven’t sown and
          • gathering where you haven’t scattered seed. 
          • 25 So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground.
          • Look, you have what is yours.’
      • The Master said: ‘You evil, lazy slave! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, 27 then[d] you should have deposited my money with the bankers. And when I returned I would have received my money[e] back with interest.
      • Master took the 1 and gave it to the one with 10 (most faithful?)
        • Master said: 30 And throw this good-for-nothing slave into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
    • Mt 25:31-46 Parable of the Sheep and Goats
      • when the son of man shall come in His glory and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory.31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels[f] with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 
      • 32 All the nations[g] will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
      • Sheep –
        • For I was hungry
          and you gave Me something to eat;
          I was thirsty
          and you gave Me something to drink;
          I was a stranger and you took Me in;
        • I was naked and you clothed Me;
          I was sick and you took care of Me;
          I was in prison and you visited Me.’
      • Goats – DID NOT
      • 40 “And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
      • THE END TIMES – SEPARATION
        • 46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
    • I have several great resources to go deeper into these parables in the QQ section below.

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:

  • ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’
  • KJV His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  • WELL DONE, good and faithful servant….Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
  • Well done, GOOD AND FAITHFUL servant…Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
  • Well done, good and faithful SERVANT…Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

…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

Parable of the Ten Virgins Coloring page by SuperColoring

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 parable of the ten virgins mean for us?
    1. Got questions says this: Parable of Ten Virgins
  2. How does the Parable of the Talents apply to us?
    1. Got Questions discusses it a bit generally.
    2. CrossWalk goes into a bit more personal application
  3. What does the parable have sheep and goats mean for us?
    1. Got Questions does a great job of explaining the timing and purpose of this parable to us.

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

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 24 or MMM24

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Chapter Twenty Four

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 55, Feb 24)

Passage Matthew Chapter Twenty-Four

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 24
    • Mt 24:1-2 Destruction of the Temple foretold
      • Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”
    • When will these things happen and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age Matthew 24:3Mt 24:3- 35 When are these things going to happen?
      • Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many. 
        • wars and rumors of wars
        • nation rise against nation
        • famines
        • earthquakes
      • BIRTHPAINS
        • . All these events are the beginning of birth pains.
      • PERSECUTIONS
        • “Then they will hand you over for persecution,[b] and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.
        • false prophets
        • lawlessness
        • love of many grow cold (believers)
        • 1 Peter 4:14
          • If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
        • MMM5
      • 13 But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
        • 14 This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world[d] as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.
      • ABOMINATION THAT CAUSES DESOLATION
        • Flee to the mountains
      • GREAT TRIBULATION
        • 21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! 
        • 22 Unless those days were limited, no one would[i] survive.[j] But those days will be limited because of the elect.
      • FALSE PROPHETS AND FALSE MESSIAHS
        • 24 False messiahs[k] and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 Take note: I have told you in advance. 
      • RETURN OF CHRIST
        • 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
      • AFTER TRIBULATION
        • The sun will be darkened,
          and the moon will not shed its light;
          the stars will fall from the sky,
          and the celestial powers will be shaken.
        • 30 “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth[m] will mourn;[n] and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
        • 31 He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
        • This passage alone supports the post tribulation rapture of the saints.
      • Heaven and earth will pass away but my word will never pass away. Matthew 24:35The Fig Tree lesson
        • 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize[o] that He[p] is near—at the door!
        • 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
    • Mt 24:36-44 No one knows the time
      • 36 “Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son[q] —except the Father only.
      • I wish we’d all been ready tells this passage of scripture
      • 42 Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day[s] your Lord is coming.
      • Be ready for the Son of Man is co ming at an hour when you do not think he will come. Matthew 24:44 This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
    • Mt 24:45-51 be the faithful Slave/Servant
      • Faithful
        • 46 That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded. 47 I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions. 
      • Evil
        •  50 that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. 51 He will cut him to pieces[u] and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
    • One place where I’ve written my thoughts on the end times is in IBBS Habakkuk , about the tribulation and signs of the End.
    • When I had Covid, I wrote about whether it was one of the final plagues of the End – Covid and Me

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 24:13
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  • 13 But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
  • NIV but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • BUT the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • But THE one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • But the ONE who stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • But the one WHO stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • But the one who STANDS firm to the end will be saved.
  • But the one who stands FIRM to the end will be saved.

…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

no tribulation coloring pages, sorry

Song to Meditate upon

I wish we’d all been ready – Larry Norman

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 Jesus meant by the temple being torn down?
    1. Bible Ref gives some historical information about this being true.
  2. Have you heard of false Prophets of those calling themselves Messiah?
    1. your answer
  3. Have you done much reading on the Great Tribulation?
    1. In IBBS Habakkuk I talk about some theories.
  4. How do you feel about the second coming of Christ?
    1. In Covid and Me I talk about fear and faith

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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 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

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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

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 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.

Jesus loves the little children from StAnnesHelper.com to color

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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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 18 or MMM18

Mindfully Meditating in Matthew chapter Eighteen

(c) 2023 M. Christine Wildman

Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 49, Feb 18)

Passage Matthew Chapter Eighteen

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.

This chapter, though, I will use the New Living Translation for clearing up some of the translations.

New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

  • Matthew 18
    • Mt 18:1-6 Who is the Greatest in Heaven?
      • a little child
        •  Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
      • Don’t cause one to suffer – to fall into sin
        • But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
    • Mt 18:7-9 the sorrows of temptation
      • “What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
        • cut off hand, gouge out eye
      • God holds children dear
        • 10 “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.[c]
    • Mt 18:11- 14 The 99 vs the 1 – promise for wayward children
      • Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
      • rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn’t wander away!
      •  14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.
    • Mt 18:15-17 Conflict Negotiation for the church
      • one-to-one
        • 15 “If another believer[d] sins against you,[e] go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.
      • bring one or two
        • 16 But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
      • whole church
        • 17 If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. 
      • If no change –
        • Then if he or she won’t accept the church’s decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
        • make every attempt possible, but do not poison the body.
    • Mt 18:18- 20 in light of church matters – PRAYER POWER
      • 18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid[f] on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit[g] on earth will be permitted in heaven.
      • 19 “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers,[h] I am there among them.”
    • Mt 18:21 – 22 How often to forgive
      • 22 “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven![j]
    • Mt 18: 23-35 Forgive to be forgiven Parable
      • 35 “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters[m] from your heart.”

Mindful Meditating

  1. choose a verse,
  2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
  3.  example: Matt 18:3
  4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

  •  Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
  • UNLESS you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven
  • unless  YOU turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven
  • unless you TURN from your sins and become like little children, you will never get int the Kingdom of Heaven.

…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.

Lost Sheep coloring pages by ColoringHome.

Unforgiving Servant Coloring page

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

  1. What qualities do children have that we, as adults, could grow back into?
    1. Your answer
  2. Why is the 99 and 1 verse about wayward children? does it just pertain to God’s children?
    1. Your Answer
  3. Read the Parable of the ruler and the servants – and think of something you’ve been forgiven of, and someone you are in need of forgiving. Could God put the consequences of sin back on us like this parable suggests? What color are the words of this parable in your Bible?

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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

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.