Matthew 26:31-35. Jesus foretells another heartbreaking part of His suffering: His friends and faithful servants will fall away and even disown Him.

Join me (Ryan) in the Word of the Master Jesus, while we continue studying in the Word. We continue looking at Matthew 16:13-20, we focus in on what it means when Jesus told Peter he holds the "keys of the kingdom". Let's dive in and see what this means for us. Visit us @ www.fcocpa.org

Join me (Ryan) in the Word of the Master Jesus, while we continue studying in the Word. Is the Church is built on Peter (the rock)? We are reading Matthew 16:17-20. Let's dive in and see what this means. Visit us @ www.fcocpa.org

Join me (Ryan) in the Word of the Master Jesus, while we talk about the yeast! Now we aren't talking about a bread here exactly, let's dive in and see what Jesus is talking about. Matthew 16:13-20

MATTHEW 11: 16-19 Meditating on Jesus' words about the generation who refused to hear God no matter how He spoke - through the supposedly "demon-possessed" John or the supposedly "gluttonous and drunk" Jesus. As we consider the tragedy of their stubbornness, we consider the warning it holds for us about our own.

Exploring Matthew 11:1-6, in which Jesus responds to John the Baptizer's disciple's question about Messiah. "After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?' Jesus replied, 'Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.'” (Matthew 11:1-6, New International Version)

Today we focus on Jesus' words of BLESSEDNESS and WOE found in Luke 6:20-26.

Those who suffer and lose out because of righteousness and because of Jesus are enlarged in God's kingdom? Absolutely! Let's meditate on this powerful promise our Master made to His disciples.