October 2017

MATTHEW 21: LOOK! YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU!

Matthew the Evangelist points back to the prophet Zechariah’s poignant words about what’s about to happen when Jesus enters Jerusalem. He rides into Jerusalem on a young donkey. Listen, the prophet says, “Your King is coming to you. He is gentle; he is riding on a donkey.” His first actions were not so gentle, as Greg Taylor discusses in today’s Journey Bible Project Blog.

October 29, 2017
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MATTHEW 19: ON DIVORCE

Jesus doesn’t talk about every detail of life so that we can somehow program our relationships and religious practices. He instead teaches how to fulfill the law in a way of the Spirit, what Jesus and Paul call the more “perfect” way of love that uses wisdom, compassion, and justice in everything. In today’s Journey Bible blog, Greg Taylor discusses how Jesus deals with the thorny issues of divorce and marriage.

October 27, 2017
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MATTHEW 16: THE SIGN OF JONAH

In today’s Journey Bible Project blog post, Jesus warns his disciples to watch out for the “leaven” of the Pharisees, and he tells the Pharisees who look for a sign and ignore the great miracles around them — so they only proof they will get is the sign of Jonah! What does this sign mean and what is the symbol of leaven in the Jewish world view?

October 22, 2017
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