Day 302

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Today's Reading: Matthew 21:1-22Matthew 22:6-13Mark 11:1-26Mark 14:3-9Luke 19:28-48John 2:13-25John 11:55-57John 12:1-36 After the shouts and the palms of the Triumphal Entry, Jesus did something normal. He walked the roughly two-mile path back over the Mount of Olives to Bethany. Jerusalem...

Day 301

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Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed this week. Click here to access prior days.  Jesus looked at Jerusalem and said, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you...

Day 300

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Today's Reading: Matthew 20Mark 10:32-52Luke 18:31-43Luke 19:1-27 The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: Jesus wanted it known that we do not earn God’s grace. He is generous to us. Jesus tells the story of a landowner who hired workers throughout the day and paid every one of them...

Day 299

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Today's Reading: Matthew 19Mark 10:1-31Luke 16Luke 17Luke 18:1-30 Only the Gospel of Luke told the story of the man who lived in luxury. The purple dyes and fine linen were extremely expensive and typically only for royalty. Both the man and the beggar (Lazarus) died. Lazarus was the only named...

Day 298

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Today's Reading: Luke 14Luke 15 In the parable of the lost son, the older son has already inherited everything and is at home doing what is expected, so by his own reasoning, Jesus (and the Father’s open celebration) should not even be a factor for him. The parable closely echoes the...

Day 297

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Today's Reading: Luke 12Luke 13:1-30 There is grace in Luke when Jesus said He had come to “bring fire” (12:49) of judgment and purification. This was an invitation to make peace with God before the fire falls and separation becomes final. Jesus said He had to have a...

Day 296

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Today's Reading: Luke 10John 10John 11:1-54 When the groups of disciples came back from the mission Jesus sent them on, He blessed them. He privately blessed the disciples which may have included the 72, not just the twelve. This blessing was for those who see and hear what the prophets and...

Day 295

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Today's Reading:John 7John 8John 9 When Jesus was teaching in Jerusalem during the Feast of the Tabernacles (Feast of Booths), the people were amazed, as well as the Jewish leaders. The leaders did not know where His knowledge came from, as Jesus had no formal rabbi training. Jesus said the...

Day 294

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Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed this week. Click here to access prior days.  Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?Mark 8:37 Jesus was pushing forward the point, saying that once a soul...

Day 293

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Today's Reading:Matthew 17Matthew 18Mark 9:20-50Luke 9:28-56 Peter, James, and John fell on their faces when the Father spoke on the mountain. Jesus touched them and told them to stand and not to be afraid. The fear came with the voice. The getting up was from Jesus. The Israelites believed...