A Lasting Memorial Matthew 26:6–16 What she has done will also be told in memory of her. Matthew 26:13 An interesting twist to the story of Mary anointing Jesus is that it was a memorial for him, in view of his death and burial, though what she did actually became a memorial to her. Think

Doing Good Matthew 25:31–46 As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. Matthew 25:40 The works Christians perform do not save them, but the works are evidence that Christians love and trust Jesus. And here is a point worth noting. The evidence of a credible

Unprepared Matthew 25:1–13 And the door was shut. Matthew 25:10 Here are two lessons from this parable of the ten virgins. 1. Being prepared for judgment is not transferable. No person can get by on another’s faith. You cannot be saved by the life of Christ in someone else. Many people delude themselves along these

Who Is Jesus? Matthew 21:1–11 The whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” Matthew 21:10 Matthew ends his account of the triumphal entry by telling us that when Jesus entered Jerusalem, “the whole city was stirred,” as it had been thirty-three years earlier when the Magi came to inquire, “Where is he who

Serving God to the End Matthew 19:30–20:16 So the last will be first, and the first last. Matthew 20:16 What Jesus had in mind when he told the provocative parable of the workers in the vineyard is suggested by the most important verse that both introduces the story and ends it: “But many who are