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Whose agenda?

Posted on June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 26:1-5 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “They schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.” (Matthew 26:3)In these verses we have a sense of what is happening from two perspectives.Jesus has a sense of destiny, what He must do to maximize God’s purpose.The religious leaders have…

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Reading through Matthew 26:1-35

Posted on June 16, 2025June 17, 2025 by Norm

This week (Jun 16-Jun 22, 2025) I am listening with Jesus through Matthew 26. We are now approaching the moment when heaven and hell collide, and Jesus is caught in the middle. We will see the different responses to Jesus at this critical moment, and reflect on our own possible response if we were there at…

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Choosing love and life now!

Posted on June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 25:31-46 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “They will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46)I read the bible through the lens of love.How do we view the final judgment through the lens of love?Jesus definitely affirms some kind of punishment…

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Do I see Jesus?

Posted on June 14, 2025June 13, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 25:31-46 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty…” (Matthew 25:44)Here is a thought that could revolutionize our daily living.Imagine if you saw Jesus in every person you met today.How I treat them… this is how I am treating Jesus!When…

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The principle of kingdom blessing!

Posted on June 13, 2025June 14, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 25:14-30 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.” (Matthew 25:29) In our sin-messed, selfish world, this principle is true. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. But in God’s love-blessed, selfless kingdom, it…

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My response-ability!

Posted on June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 25:14-28 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “Each according to his ability.” (Matthew 25:16)Jesus uses the example of a wealthy tyrant to make a point.The wealthy man in this story is not meant to be the ideal.(Similar to the parable of the desperate woman and unjust judge).The…

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Is Jesus’s love recognizable in me?

Posted on June 11, 2025June 10, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 25:1-13 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.” (Matthew 25:12)How could the bridegroom not recognize these friends?They appear to be indifferent or apathetic to the big moment.If they really knew and loved the bridal couple, they’d be ready.Jesus and His…

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The oil of the Spirit in me!

Posted on June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 25:1-13 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “Like ten virgins who went out to meet the bridegroom…” (Matthew 25:1)Jesus is building God’s kingdom of perfect goodness and loveThis parable describes how some christians will not be prepared.I see the virgins in this parable as representing christians.These are…

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Reading through Matthew 25

Posted on June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 by Norm

This week (Jun 9-Jun 15, 2025) I am listening with Jesus through Matthew 25. There are three familiar parables that Jesus gives relating to the return of Jesus, and what we need to be doing until then. A quick summary theme of the 3 parables together could be: be prepared, use what the Lord has blessed you…

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A warning to those ‘put in charge!’

Posted on June 8, 2025June 10, 2025 by Norm

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 24:45-51 What do you sense Jesus saying to you in this passage? “The faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge.” (Matthew 24:45)As the world crumbles around us, how are Jesus followers supposed to lead?We are ‘put in charge’ to love and care for fellow servants, like Jesus did.“It…

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

— John Quincy Adams

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  • Whose agenda?
  • Reading through Matthew 26:1-35
  • Choosing love and life now!
  • Do I see Jesus?
  • The principle of kingdom blessing!
  • My response-ability!
  • Is Jesus’s love recognizable in me?
  • The oil of the Spirit in me!
  • Reading through Matthew 25
  • A warning to those ‘put in charge!’

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