Category: Matthew

  • Why Did You Stop?

    And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Matthew 14:31 (KJV) Doubt – In ancient Hebrew, the word “doubt” did not exist. Jesus, speaking Hebrew as He did with His apostles, would not have asked Peter why he doubted. In…

  • A Prayer for Little Children

    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matthew 6:13 (KJV) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: – Although Yeshua gave profound insight and offered a depth of knowledge, He enforced a simplicity in…

  • It’s About Community

    For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21 (KJV) Your – The word in Greek is hymōn which finds its root in hymeis, the plural form of this possessive pronoun. It is the word most often used in the Epistles and Gospels when addressing people. English translations of the Bible…

  • Laying Up Treasures

    19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: Matthew 6:19-20 (KJV) Treasures – We discovered in another…

  • Become as Little Children

    And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 (KJV) Converted – It took our study group 1.5 hours to get through 8 verses in Matthew 18. I had read these verses time and again, but never…

  • Signs of the End

    And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Matthew 24:3 (KJV) Sign of the end – In Matthew 24, the disciples of Yeshua approach…

  • Where 2 or 3 are Gathered

    For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20 (KJV) Two or three – When two or more people gather together in the name of Yeshua, He is there among them. I’ve heard this verse used always in reference to two or more…

  • Yeshua Teaches the Talmud

    35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying,…

  • Relationship, Relationship, Relationship

    But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matthew5:22 (KJV) Fool – What…

  • What It’s All About

    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 15:24 (KJV) Lost sheep of the house of Israel – This is what it’s all about. If we don’t understand this, then we don’t understand why Yeshua was sent. Despite the claims of anyone else,…