Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 8. Here in the first half of Matthew 8 we have several stories about Jesus healing people. Each of these stories serves a purpose, but the one that always gets me thinking is the story of the centurion’s servant in verses 5-13. The […]
Matthew 7
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 7. In verse 13, Jesus urged his listeners to “Enter through the narrow gate.” That phrase compares the life and destiny of everyone to two very different roads leading to two very different destinations. One gate is wide and the road beyond it […]
Matthew 6
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 6. In verses 19-21 Jesus talked about materialism. He concuded that section in verse 21 by saying, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” In verse 24, he talked about money and concluded that verse by saying, “You cannot […]
Matthew 5
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 5. Who is responsible: The answer to this quiz is the same for every question–you are. Why? Because God created you. He’s perfect so you should be perfect like he is (v. 48). That’s an impossible standard, I know. Jesus knew it, too. […]
Matthew 4
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 4. Frank Sinatra’s famous song, “New York, New York,” contains the lyrics, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.” If success in someone’s line of work requires finding a really big audience, then that line of lyrics is true. Get […]
Matthew 3
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 3. I’m always surprised whenever I meet a Christian who has never been baptized. Years ago, the other elders in a former church and I met a woman who had never been baptized because she had a fear of water. With a lot […]
Matthew 2
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read Matthew 2. Verse 3 told us that King Herod was “disturbed” when he heard that the king of the Jews had been born (v. 2). He was so disturbed that he made sure the Magi knew where to look for Jesus (vv. 4-8), told […]
Matthew 1
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Happy New Year and welcome to our reading of the New Testament. These devotionals will arrive in your inbox Monday through Friday. Reading God’s word is much more important than reading my devotional thoughts, so if you are pressed for time on any given day, […]
2 Chronicles 35 and Revelation 21
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 35 and Revelation 21. This devotional is about Revelation 21. This is it; the chapter that describes what everyone who loves God is waiting for. As beautiful as this earth is, as joyful and loving as this life can be at times, […]
2 Chronicles 33 and Proverbs 31
Rumble | YouTube | SermonAudio | New Arbor Bible Church Read 2 Chronicles 33 and Proverbs 31. This devotional is about 2 Chronicles 33. Some human governments move back and forth like a pendulum and that’s what Judah’s leadership was like at times during the divided kingdom. After all the good that Hezekiah did during […]