Heavenly father
give us grace today to discern signs of the kingdom of heaven on earth1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
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2 But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
3 In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’
Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times! …Heavenly father
give us grace today to not be led into temptation - anything which pulls us away from what is the bread of life5 The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
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6 Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you…Heavenly father
give us grace today to know Jesus as your Son13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying,
“Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
14 They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to be open to you revealing truths to us.16 Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah,
for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,
but my Father who is in heaven.Heavenly father
give us grace today to be forgiven and forgiving18 I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly,
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and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
19 I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven,
and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven;
and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus…Heavenly father
give us grace today to seek first the kingdom of God, whatever the consequences.21 From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem
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and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed,
and the third day be raised up.
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying,
“Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!
You are a stumbling…Heavenly father
give us grace today to deny ourselves, take up our crosses and follow you.24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,
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“If anyone desires to come after me,
let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?
Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? …Heavenly father
give us grace today to live in the kingdom and not taste those things that not of the kingdom.27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels,
and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
28 Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death
until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to see you, hear you and follow you.1 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
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2 He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make…Heavenly father
give us grace today to fear nothing, including death6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
7 Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them,
saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”…
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give us grace today to not be afraid of suffering (either our own or other people’s)10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
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11 Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
12 but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognise him, but did to him whatever they wanted to.
Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
13 Then the…Heavenly father
give us grace today to come to you with our problems, particularly when we have failed at them in the past.14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
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15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
17 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will…Heavenly father
give us grace today to rebuke evil18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
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19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief.
For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain,
‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
21…Heavenly father
give us grace today to find hope, particularly in the face of suffering and evil22 While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them,
“The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.”
They were exceedingly sorry.Heavenly father
give us grace today celebrate the gift of grace.24 When they had come to Capernaum,
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those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, [Temple Tax of 2 drachma]]
and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
25 He said, “Yes.”
When he came into the house,
Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon?
From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? [It is not like income tax which is paid for by those who will benefit from public…- 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ 2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2024-11-15-children-r3…
Heavenly father
give us grace today to repent of our pride and become as little children
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying,
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“Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
3 and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little…Heavenly father
give us grace today to be open to receive from others, particularly those who do not have much to give5 Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble,
it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.Heavenly father
give us grace today to turn away from despising those who don’t have much going for them.7 “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling!
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For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you.
It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
9 If your eye causes…Heavenly father
give us grace today to care for those who have lost their way12 “What do you think?
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If a man has one hundred sheep,
and one of them goes astray,
doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine,
go to the mountains,
and seek that which has gone astray?
13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you,
he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones…Heavenly father
give us grace today to deal appropriately with those who hurt us.15 “If your brother sins against you,
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go, show him his fault between you and him alone.
If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
16 But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you,
that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly.
If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a…Heavenly father
give us grace today to release others, in the name of Jesus, from all that we hold against them.18 Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven,
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and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
19 Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask,
it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in…Heavenly father
give us grace today to be forgiving, particularly to those who show no sign of real repentance.21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
22 Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.Heavenly father
give us grace today to joyfully receive your mercy23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
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24 When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have…Heavenly father
give us grace today to forgive others from our hearts28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii,
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and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
29 “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
31 So when his fellow…Heavenly father
give us grace to be compassionate today to those who are not well.1 When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2 Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.Heavenly father
give us grace today to discern what tears apart that which is joined together by God, and not do it.3 Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
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4 He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
5 and said, ‘For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?’
6 So that they are no more two…Heavenly father
give us grace today not to have a hard heart.7 They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
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8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery;
and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to seek first the Kingdom of Heaven, and trust you for what that looks like in practice.10 His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
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11 But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, [those unable to have children for whatever reason]
and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by…Heavenly father
give us grace today learn from and care for children today13 Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me;
for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.Heavenly father
give us grace today to focus on goodness, and so to focus on you16 Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
17 He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God.Heavenly father
give us grace today to love others in our thinking, in our words and in our actions.17 Jesus said to him, “If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
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18 He said to him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ 19 ‘Honour your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’”
20 The young man said to…Heavenly father
give us grace today bring to you any situation in which is seems impossible to live as a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven.23 Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
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24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
25 When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
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give us grace today to see the life of kingdom of heaven for what it is and leave everything else.27 Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
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28 Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me,
in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory,
you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 Everyone who has left houses, or…Heavenly father
give us grace today to work in your vineyard, trusting you to give us what we need.1 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household,
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who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.
2 When he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
4 He said to them, ‘You also go into the…Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid envy and embrace generosity8 “When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the labourers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
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9 “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
10 When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
11 When they received it, they murmured…Heavenly father
give us grace today to face up to difficulties in life, in the same way that Jesus did.17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to seek first the kingdom of God (rather than power and status)20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
21 He said to her, “What do you want?”
She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”
Heavenly father
give us grace today to cope with the difficulties that we encounter as a result of seeing first your Kingdom(the mother of the sons of Zebedee asked Jesus for her sons to be his right/left hand men in his Kingdom)
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22 But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking.
Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
They said to him, “We are able.”
23 He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be…Heavenly father
give us grace today to make sure that we use power to serve rather than lord is over others.24 When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
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25 But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. 27 Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your…
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