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Matthew 4:12-23 2:4-13 gives Law and Gospel: God exposes our need, then gives Christ as our righteousness.
Matthew 11:2-11 32:1-3a, 6-15 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 16:19-31 shows that God’s power is for love, not spectacle—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 3:1-11 expects God to act now—the Spirit empowers witness with holiness and power—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 Luke 13:10-17, salvation is medicine: God restoring the image through prayer and repentance—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 Luke 18:1-8 feels demanding, remember: love is demanding because it is real—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 16:1-13 calls for readiness—live faithful today because the King could come any moment—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 18:9-14 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 79:1-9 calls out quiet compromise—silence in suffering is not neutral—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 14 humbles pride—if salvation depends on you, you’re trusting the wrong savior—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 2 Timothy 2:8-15 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Matthew 11:2-11 32:1-3a, 6-15 shows redemption as restoration—God reclaiming creation through Christ—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 1:4-10 reminds the Church: God’s Word forms God’s people through worship, holiness, and mission.
Matthew 5:1-12 137 exposes control: we want a manageable God, but Scripture gives us a sovereign one.
Matthew 11:2-11 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 never disrupts comfort, it may be tradition pretending to be fire—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power.
Matthew 4:12-23 Timothy 1:12-17 humbles pride—if salvation depends on you, you’re trusting the wrong savior—today, not someday.
Matthew 4:12-23 66:1-12 invites expectancy: God can move in your life today—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 18:9-14 whispers hope: prevenient grace is already at work, drawing you toward life—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 Luke 17:11-19, orthodoxy becomes obedience—truth received becomes truth lived—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:1-12 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable.
Matthew 5:1-12 Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Christ stands at the center: promise fulfilled, mercy embodied, kingdom revealed.
Matthew 5:1-12 11:29-12:2 reminds us: God’s presence is not distant—He strengthens the weak and fills the hungry.
Matthew 5:1-12 50:1-8, 22-23 won’t let you borrow someone else’s faith—following Jesus is personal—today, not someday.