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YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR THESE WORDS FROM JESUS But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ —Matthew 25:12 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. —Matthew 25:33 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels…. “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” —Matthew 25:41, 46 The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”  “You have…

FLOURISH! The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.  They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” —Psalm 92:12-15             Here is encouragement to those of us who are getting older— “They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”  Whether we are young… or older……

BELIEVE GOD’S WORD OVER MAN’S WORD “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?… Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. —Matthew 19:4-5, 8 You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” —Psalm 90:3 Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures;… for they quickly pass, and we fly away.  Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm…

WHO IS FOOLISH ENOUGH TO STAND AGAINST OUR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! —Matthew 18:7 Who is like you, Lord God Almighty?  You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.  You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them.  You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.  The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.  You created the north and the south; Tabor and…

PETER’S DOUBT WHILE WALKING ON WATER Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.  But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”  “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”   “Come,” he said.  Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”  Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and…

JESUS’ FAMILY REVEALED BY WORDS AND ACTIONS “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. —Matthew 12:30 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. —Matthew 12:37 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” —Matthew 12:48-50             Your words reveal your heart— “A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an…

LISTEN! Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”  At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”  Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Then the man got up and went home. When…

BE WHAT YOU WANT OTHERS TO BE Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. —Matthew 7:3-5 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. —Matthew…

WORRY NOT! Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? —Matthew 6:27 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. —Matthew 6:34             Worry… Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?  No, of course not!  “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”  People worry about all kinds of situations and circumstances that are happening, may happen or are perceived as possible.  Worrying does not accomplish anything other than impact ourselves.  It affects…

EXPECTED TO BEAR FRUIT IN JESUS The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. —Matthew 3:10 Jesus answered, It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ —Matthew 4:4 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” —Matthew 4:19             First, are you producing fruit in your life? — “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives” (Proverbs 11:30).  Fruit… that includes people responding to…