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Messages on Matthew

Be Ye Filled

If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest. Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest. This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 (CEV) What do you do when you…

The Peace of Jesus

Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT) He’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. That phrase expresses the idea…

Grace to Forgive

Give as freely as you have received! Matthew 10:8b (Living Bible) One of the best things about grace is also one of the worst things. Forgiveness. We all want it but we don’t always like giving it. Even when we give it, it often has strings attached.  Today, we’ll understand what true forgiveness is and how God working in you can miraculously…

Temptation

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”Then the…