Category Archives: Matthew

Disciples are not “Lone Rangers”

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.”   … Continue reading →

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Is that You, God?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Reprinted from September 9, 2005 Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation. Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray. Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my … Continue reading →

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NOT a Disciple: The Rich Young Man

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Behold, [man] came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”          Matthew 19:16 (WEB) The rich young man thought he had it all – except that assurance of what was … Continue reading →

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A REAL Disciple of Jesus

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your … Continue reading →

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Riding in a storm today?

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Then he [Jesus] go into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat…              Matthew 8:23-24 (NIV, my … Continue reading →

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Political Words

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Then [Jesus] said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”                              Matthew 22:21 (WEB) Politics has become an increasingly dirty business. Is it possible for a Christian to be … Continue reading →

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Building My Faith Muscles

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

“…if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”           Matthew 17:20 (WEB) Have you ever seen a mustard … Continue reading →

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Shine Your Light, Lord, Where You Will

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them,…                       Matthew 5:1-2 (NIV) … Continue reading →

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Who Will Be in Heaven?

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” Matthew 19:16 (WEB) I spent some time today chatting with a man who was very concerned about his father. … Continue reading →

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“The Kingdom of Heaven is like…”

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Jody Neufeld

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like…”     Matthew 13:24 (WEB) Yesterday I learned that the Kingdom of Heaven is in me even though I am ‘way imperfect! Today, God led me to the parables in Matthew 13 to read how Jesus … Continue reading →

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