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NT Daily Readings: Matthew 13:1-52

Matthew 2:19-4:25 Devotional

Mark 14:1-42 
 
1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.” 
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. 
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly. 
6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.” 
10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over. 
12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 
13 So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.” 
16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 
17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.” 
19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?” 
20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” 
22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” 
23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 
24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” 
26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 
27 “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written: 
“‘I will strike the shepherd, 
 and the sheep will be scattered.’ 
28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.” 
29 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.” 
30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times.” 
31 But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same. 
32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” 
35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 36 “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 
37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 
39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. 40 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. 
41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

Mark 14:1-42

1 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my buri

Lent Day #28: Mark 14:1-42 [Katie Bosler]

Hebrews 13:4-8 
4 Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” 
 
6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” 
7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:4-8
4 Marriage should be honoured by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” 

6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” 
7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Daily Devotion: Hebrews 13:4-8

ARE YOU BLIND TO JUDGMENTALISM? 
MATTHEW 7:1-5 
7 ‘Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 
 
3 ‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

ARE YOU BLIND TO JUDGMENTALISM?
MATTHEW 7:1-5
7 ‘Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3 ‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Sermon on the Mount Devotion Series - Matthew 7:1-5

Matthew 6:22-23 
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:22-23
22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Healthy Eyes - Matthew 6:22-23 Devotional

MATTHEW 5:23-26 
23 ‘Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. 
 
25 ‘Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

MATTHEW 5:23-26
23 ‘Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

25 ‘Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Devotion: Rush toward Reconciliation - Matthew 5:23-26

11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister[a] or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you – who are you to judge your neighbour?

Devotion: James 4:11 12

James 3:13-18 
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. 
 
17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

James 3:13-18
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

James 3:13-18 Devotional - Kit Barker

James 2:8-11 
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

James 2:8-11
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

Breaking the Law | James 2:8-11 Devotional

9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business. 
 
1. When you read passages in the Bible talking about the "rich" and the "poor", who do you tend to identify more with and why? 
2. Why do you think God shows particular concern for the poor? 
3. For those of us who are wealthy (that's pretty much all of us at NBC), what do passages like this mean for us?

9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

1. When you read passages in the Bible talking about the "rich" and the "poor", who do you tend to identify more with and why?
2. Why do you think God shows particular concern for the poor?
3. For those of us who are wealthy (that's pretty much all of us at NBC), what do passages like this mean for us?

James 1:9-11 devotional

PROVERBS 26:17 
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears 
 is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.

PROVERBS 26:17
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
    is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.

NO DOG IN THIS FIGHT - Proverbs 26:17

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." 
Proverbs 13:12

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."
Proverbs 13:12

Hope and Longing: Proverbs 13:12 Devotional

Proverbs 31:1-9 
1The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him. 
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! 
 Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers! 
3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women, 
 your vigor on those who ruin kings. 
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel— 
 it is not for kings to drink wine, 
 not for rulers to crave beer, 
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, 
 and deprive all the oppressed of their rights. 
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing, 
 wine for those who are in anguish! 
7 Let them drink and forget their poverty 
 and remember their misery no more. 
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, 
 for the rights of all who are destitute. 
9 Speak up and judge fairly; 
 defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31:1-9
1The sayings of King Lemuel—an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2 Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
    Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!
3 Do not spend your strength[a] on women,
    your vigor on those who ruin kings.
4 It is not for kings, Lemuel—
    it is not for kings to drink wine,
    not for rulers to crave beer,
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
    and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6 Let beer be for those who are perishing,
    wine for those who are in anguish!
7 Let them drink and forget their poverty
    and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Daily Devotional: Proverbs 31:1-9

Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Vegetables are Better: A Proverbs 15:17 devotional

18 ‘There are three things that are too amazing for me, 
 four that I do not understand: 
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, 
 the way of a snake on a rock, 
the way of a ship on the high seas, 
 and the way of a man with a young woman.

18 'There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: 19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a ...

Devotion   Proverbs 30:18-19

A heart at peace gives life to the body, 
 but envy rots the bones.

A heart at peace gives life to the body,
    but envy rots the bones.

Wisdom Devotional - Contentment (Proverbs 14:30)

PROVERBS 17:12 
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs 
    than a fool bent on folly

PROVERBS 17:12
Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly

Proverbs 17:12 - Flee the Fool

Proverbs 26:25-26 
 
25 Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, 
    for seven abominations fill their hearts. 
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception, 
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. 
 
Psalm 19 
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart 
    be pleasing in your sight, 
    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Proverbs 26:25-26 25 Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts. 26 Their ...

Proverbs 26:25-26 Devotion

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. 
 
1. Do you view you work as a reflection of what God is like? 
2. How can you find fulfillment in your work? 
3. How can we be a people who appreciate work rather than try and escape it?

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.

1. Do you view you work as a reflection of what God is like? 
2. How can you find fulfillment in your work?
3. How can we be a people who appreciate work rather than try and escape it?

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