Simon and the Sinner
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 is not Simon...
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A Sick Servant and a Dead Son
AUGUST 20- Nº 232 Matthew 7:28 - 8:13; Luke 7:1-17; 9:1-6; Mark 6:7-13 The people who had gathered to hear Jesus teach were amazed at...
We Must Be Perfect
AUGUST 19- Nº 231 Matthew 5:13-48 The sermons Jesus preached on the hillsides around the Sea of Galilee amazed his listeners. His...
Jesus Selects Twelve Apostles and Begins to Teach Them
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....
More Sabbath Controversies
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....
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
AUGUST 16 - Nº 228 John 5:1-18 The Pharisees and teachers of the Law had to decide whether Jesus was the Deliverer God had promised to...
Jesus Invites a Tax Collector to Join Him
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...
Healing a Leper and a Paralyzed Man
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, a man came to...
Power Over Demons and Disease
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...
Fishing for People
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...
Acceptance Followed by Rejection
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...
Jesus Stays in Sychar
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...
Jesus Meets a Woman at a Well
AUGUST 9 - Nº 221 John 4:1-26 Jesus and his followers left Judea to return to Galilee. The biblical account states that he “had” to go...
Nicodemus Comes to Jesus
AUGUST 8 - Nº 220 John 3:1-21 One of the people who saw the miracles Jesus performed during the Passover celebration was a man named...
Jesus Cleans Out the Temple
AUGUST 7 - Nº 219 John 2:13-23 Every year Jewish families were expected to travel to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover (see #44 -...
Jesus’ First Miracle
AUGUST 6 - Nº 218 John 2:1-11 It was just the beginning of Jesus’ ministry on earth. He and the men who were now following him (see #217...
Jesus’ First Followers
AUGUST 5 - Nº 217 John 1:35-51 Not long after Jesus left the wilderness, he walked past the place where John had baptized him (see #215 -...
Jesus Is Tempted
AUGUST 4 - Nº 216 Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13 Immediately after his baptism, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness...
Jesus Is Baptized
AUGUST 3 - Nº 215 Matthew 3:1-17; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 1:80; 3:1-23; John 1:19-34 While Jesus was growing up in Nazareth, the miraculous...
Jesus Grows Up
AUGUST 2 - Nº 214 Matthew 2:12-23; Luke 2:39-52 When Herod realized that the Magi had left Israel without reporting back to him (see #213...
Gifts from the Magi
AUGUST 1 - Nº 213 Luke 2:22-38; Matthew 2:1-13 God sent special people into the lives of Joseph and Mary to confirm that their baby was...
The Messiah Is Born
JULY 31 - Nº 212 Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-20 Soon after Mary returned to Nazareth, Joseph had a big decision to make. His fiancée was...
Four Gospels—One Story
JULY 28 - Nº 209 Matthew 1:1; Mark 10:45; Luke 1:1-4; John 20:30-31 As God was preparing the world for the coming of His Son, the...
400 Years of Silence
JULY 27 - Nº 208 Galatians 4:4 For 400 years God did not speak to His people. He did not send messengers to warn them or inform them of...
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