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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

Solomon encourages his son to pursue wisdom and knowledge and to avoid adultery.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 5 ESV Text: Proverbs 5 Proverbs 5 (Listen) Warning Against Adultery 5:1   My son, be attentive to my wisdom;    incline your ear to my understanding,2   that you may keep discretion,    and your lips may guard knowledge.3   For the lips of a forbidden1 woman drip honey,    and her speech2 is smoother than oil,4   but in the end she is bitter as… Solomon encourages his son to pursue wisdom and knowledge and to avoid adultery.

We pay special attention to Judah’s blessing, for it was from Judah’s tribe that the Messiah would come, the One to whom the nations would come.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 49:1-28 ESV Text: Genesis 49:1-28 KJV Text: Genesis 49:1-28 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:56      1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that… We pay special attention to Judah’s blessing, for it was from Judah’s tribe that the Messiah would come, the One to whom the nations would come.

The so-called “teachers of the law” did not teach God’s word correctly. We too need watch that we listen to teachers who teach the Scriptures correctly.

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BibleGateway: Mark 12:35-40 ESV Text: Mark 12:35-40 KJV Text: Mark 12:35-40 The section starts at about 4:39 and ends at about 5:28      35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How… The so-called “teachers of the law” did not teach God’s word correctly. We too need watch that we listen to teachers who teach the Scriptures correctly.

What is more important than an outward show of religion (such as sacrifices and offerings)? To love God and to keep His commandments from the heart.

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BibleGateway: Mark 12:13-34 ESV Text: Mark 12:13-34 KJV Text: Mark 12:13-34 The section starts at about 1:26 and ends at about 4:46      13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the… What is more important than an outward show of religion (such as sacrifices and offerings)? To love God and to keep His commandments from the heart.

The chief priests and teachers didn’t miss the meaning of this parable! It was a warning to them and a call to repentance and faith. Would any hear and believe it?

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BibleGateway: Mark 12:1-12 ESV Text: Mark 12:1-12 KJV Text: Mark 12:1-12 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:35      1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man… The chief priests and teachers didn’t miss the meaning of this parable! It was a warning to them and a call to repentance and faith. Would any hear and believe it?

Jacob reassured his descendants of God’s promise to give the land of Canaan to them as a possession, a promise also tied to the coming of the Christ.

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BibleGateway: Genesis 48:1-22 ESV Text: Genesis 48:1-22 KJV Text: Genesis 48:1-22 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:38      1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph,… Jacob reassured his descendants of God’s promise to give the land of Canaan to them as a possession, a promise also tied to the coming of the Christ.

Sometimes the wicked seem to get everything they want and we get nothing of what we want. Don’t be envious of them. God knows your desires too. He’ll take care of you.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 37:1-24 ESV Text: Psalm 37:1-24 KJV Text: Psalms 37:1-24 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:45      1 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be… Sometimes the wicked seem to get everything they want and we get nothing of what we want. Don’t be envious of them. God knows your desires too. He’ll take care of you.

Now when Jesus turned the tables on the Pharisees and asked them a question, they had no answer. Jesus had the word of God on His side and they did not!

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BibleGateway: Matthew 22:41-46 ESV Text: Matthew 22:41-46 KJV Text: Matthew 22:41-46 The section starts at about 4:20 and ends at about 5:2      41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 Saying, What… Now when Jesus turned the tables on the Pharisees and asked them a question, they had no answer. Jesus had the word of God on His side and they did not!

The Pharisees tried to trap Jesus, but Jesus avoided their traps each time by responding with an appropriate word of God—something like He had responded to Satan in the wilderness.

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BibleGateway: Matthew 22:15-40 ESV Text: Matthew 22:15-40 KJV Text: Matthew 22:15-40 The section starts at about 1:36 and ends at about 4:27      15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him… The Pharisees tried to trap Jesus, but Jesus avoided their traps each time by responding with an appropriate word of God—something like He had responded to Satan in the wilderness.