Archive | April, 2010

30
Apr

Matthew 20

   Posted by: Jermayn

Verse 1-16: Jesus doesn’t play favourites & his kingdom is different than ours. Because it isn’t fair in our world that someone who works one hour gets paid the same as someone who worked a whole day. Those who truely are great will serve first & not worry about what he can or doesn’t get.

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29
Apr

Matthew 19

   Posted by: Jermayn

Verse 12: who wants to be eunuch? Monks? Crazies? Verse 16-24: Jesus wasn’t after his money, he was after his heart. He wanted to know whether he really followed God or mammon.

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29
Apr

Matthew 18

   Posted by: Jermayn

Verse 3: I know many immature Christians but I doubt they are what Jesus is talking about. Verse 4: I thought biblical humble means “serving”, so why use that word on kids? Kids are in fact the opposite! Wonder what the word should be. Verse 8-9: didn’t understand this totally until last year when I [...]

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27
Apr

Matthew 17

   Posted by: Jermayn

Verse 3: how did the disciples know it was Elijah & Mosses? Verse 24-27: Jesus payed tax & did the “right” thing not offend people so should the people & churches when it comes to taxs, tithes etc.

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23
Apr

Matthew 16

   Posted by: Jermayn

Not much today Verse 2-4: That the poem for shearers that Ari’s mum used to say comes out of the bible Verse 23-24: I know a lot of Christians use this scripture to preach against Catholics about Peter being the first pope. But I see not Jesus talking to Peter but rather the spirit of [...]

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22
Apr

Matthew 15

   Posted by: Jermayn

Ari didn’t know Jesus feed large crowd of people getting feed by the fish happening twice. Verse 1-3: the disicples would know the laws & what you can & cannot do yet they did it. Did they copy what Jesus did? In eating the grain, not washing their hands etc.. Verse 22-28: Why was Jesus [...]

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21
Apr

Mstthew 14

   Posted by: Jermayn

Verse 6-7: what happens when you think with your smaller “brain”…. You get into trouble Verse 13-14: even in time of sorrow or hardship, as a minister or a man of God, your job never ends. Verse 22-24: Why did Jesus get his disciples to go out into the boat? Was it a decoy to [...]

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20
Apr

Matthew 13

   Posted by: Jermayn

Verse 13: why didn’t Jesus explain the parables to the crowd & only the disciples? Maybe this is why preachers are known for not making sense… Verse 24-30: what does this parable mean? Verse 37-52: a good reminder that Jesus dint play favourites… Verse 41: those who offend are cast into hell. I guess I [...]

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15
Apr

Matthew 12

   Posted by: Jermayn

Ari Verse 43-45: interesting as the Asian cultures believe in having their house clean & swept to keep the evil spirited out. Verse 1-15: I get the feeling that Jesus healed & did things on the sanath just to pee people off. Verse 40-41: interesting he used Jonah’s example of being in the fish for [...]

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14
Apr

Matthew 11

   Posted by: Jermayn

Ari: Jesus a drinker! Opens up the discussion of drinking, was it alcohlic or not? Verse 2-16: John the Baptist the “greatest” prophet (v11) even had doubt. Did he have the holy spirit like us? We have it redably available after the day of Pentecost.. So when we are doubting we should get hope filled [...]

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