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SEPTEMBER 2- Nº 245 Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36 Six days after Jesus had talked to his disciples about his coming death, he...

SEPTEMBER 1- Nº 244 Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27 – 9:1; Luke 9:18-27 Jesus and his disciples traveled to the foothills of Mount Hermon....

AUGUST 31- Nº 243 Matthew 15:21-39; Mark 7:24 – 8:9 Not long after he had been rejected by his own people for claiming to be “the bread...

AUGUST 30- Nº 242 Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:16-59 After feeding so many hungry people, Jesus retreated to spend time alone...

AUGUST 29- Nº 241 Matthew 14:13-23; Mark 6:30-46; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15 After hearing that John the Baptist had been executed, Jesus climbed into a boat and headed to a remote place so that he and his disciples could be alone. They sailed toward a small village called Bethsaida. However, the word got out, and many people who lived around the Sea of Galilee headed to Bethsaida as well. Soon a large crowd had gathered. Jesus began to teach, and he healed those who were sick

AUGUST 28- Nº 240 Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29 John the Baptist was the forerunner of Jesus. He was called by God to prepare the Jews for the coming of their Messiah. In this role, John baptized Jesus and introduced him to the world as the Lamb of God—the Messiah who would take away their sins (see #215 - August 3). But during the early months of Jesus’ ministry, John was thrown into prison for confronting Herod Antipas about his marriage. Herod (who was the official ruler

AUGUST 27- Nº 239 Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56 After Jesus healed the man with a legion of demons, he and his disciples...

AUGUST 26- Nº 238 Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39 Not long after he had calmed the storm, Jesus and his disciples arrived on...

AUGUST 25- Nº 237 Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 Jesus had taught all day, and he was exhausted. As the sun began to set, he...

AUGUST 24- Nº 236 Matthew 13:24-43; Mark 4:30-34 Jesus had been rejected by Israel’s leaders (see #234 - August 22 ). They had claimed...

AUGUST 23- Nº 235 Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:4-15 After the religious leaders of Israel declared that Jesus received his power...

AUGUST 22- Nº 234 Matthew 12:22-37 God sometimes gave the Pharisees the power they needed to cast out a demon. But the only way they...

AUGUST 21- Nº 233 Luke 7:36-50 There was a man named Simon who was one of the leaders of the Pharisees in Galilee. (This was not Simon...

AUGUST 20- Nº 232 Matthew 7:28 - 8:13; Luke 7:1-17; 9:1-6; Mark 6:7-13 Once again, the people who had gathered to hear Jesus teach were amazed at what he said. He didn’t follow the teaching guidelines used by the Pharisees (see #230 - August 18 & #231 - August 19). He spoke as if he had authority to interpret God’s Laws on his own without referencing other important rabbis. So, when he decided it was time to come down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. They wan

AUGUST 19- Nº 231 Matthew 5:13-48 The sermons Jesus preached on the hillsides around the Sea of Galilee amazed his listeners. His...

AUGUST 18- Nº 230 Mark 3:7-19; Luke 6:12-26; Matthew 5:1-12 Jesus continued to travel and teach. He cured the sick and cast out demons. People came from all over hoping just to be able to touch Jesus and be healed. The crowds grew so large that Jesus sometimes climbed into a small boat and set sail on the Sea of Galilee just to get away from the pushing and shoving. One evening Jesus went up into the hills by himself. He spent the whole night praying with his Father. The nex

AUGUST 17 - Nº 229 Matthew 12:1-14; Mark 2:23 – 3:6; Luke 6:1-11 The Pharisees were extremely upset with Jesus. They wanted to kill him....

AUGUST 16 - Nº 228 John 5:1-18 The Pharisees and teachers of the Law had to decide whether Jesus really was the Messiah (the Deliverer...

AUGUST 15 - Nº 227 Matthew 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17; Luke 5:27-32 After healing the paralyzed man who had been let down through a hole in the...

AUGUST 14 - Nº 226 Matthew 8:2-4; 9:1-8; Mark 1:40 – 2:12; Luke 5:12-26 While Jesus was teaching in one of the villages near Capernaum,,...

AUGUST 13 - Nº 225 Mark 1:21-39; Luke 4:31-44; Matthew 8:14-17; Matthew 4:23-25 On the Sabbath day, Jesus went to the synagogue in...

AUGUST 12 - Nº 224 Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11 While Jesus was spending time in Cana and revisiting his hometown of...

AUGUST 11 - Nº 223 John 4:43-54; Luke 4:16-30 Jesus left Samaria and continued his journey into Galilee. His first stop was in Cana where...

AUGUST 10 - Nº 222 John 4:27-43 Jesus had just met a woman at a well outside a Samaritan village called Sychar. He had confronted her...