Love you, Matthew. Saw you several times, last at WOC in Murfreesboro. You were my lifeline during the pandemic. I walked a lot, about 7 to 10 miles a day, and listened to K-Love radio. I watched a lot of your podcasts and enjoyed seeing you and your dad. Thanks for being there every day
Amen that song has helped me so much dont stop praying 🙏 Amen please continue to pray 🙏🙏 God's protection over my Son as he is really depressed as he is still living with his abusive father couse of this courupt family court system in Philadelphia please pray 🙏🙏 God's protection over my Son and peace for him and also prayers 🙏🙏 for my Son's Grandma who is like a Mom to me has bone throat and lung cancer and it's the last stage please 🙏🙏 God's healing power over her and also prayers 🙏🙏 that she my Son and even his Dad gets saved please 🙏🥺 and also prayers 🙏 for me for open doors please pray 🙏🙏 i appreciate all your prayers 🙏 and God Bless You Matthew West and your FAMILY and God Bless You Jamie Ivy also thank You both for all you both do and God Bless
Hi Matthew, may the Lord bless you from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! I really loved listening to this episode with Jamie Ivey which was awesome! I also love Jamie's podcast!
I've got VIPs bought and ready for the Van Buren show, such a huge fan. I have a walking cane made by my wonderful husband. Every concert I go to, I get it signed. So this is very exciting. My husband and I can't wait to meet and see you. If you drink coffee, there is a sweet little Christian coffee shop nearby. Let me know if you are interested. May God bless you, and see you soon. Be safe, be blessed, be joyful ❤🙏🏼❤️
Sure wish you would have a special called " send me some lyrics and let me see if I can put some music to them" and pick your favorite and help someone live their dream...just a thought kinda like a contest..your people are wonderful by the way
Do you know that all are sinners.abd no one is perfect.dont withhold huggs.and never let someone paint a picture that Reflects a narrative that behind the scenes they are paying others to influence.so they can claim that others are who they want you to see them as . because they have done bad too.what they will never understand is a person only wants to know their kids.and live in love
Thanks, Jamie. Blessings. When I was a newborn Christian, I thought all believers were just awesome and complete people. But before too long, my bubble was burst with the truth that all followers of Christ-including me-would, while on planet earth, be in the ring while flesh and spirit duked it out! Galatians 5:17 and Romans 7:7-25 come to mind right now. My wife and I have always tried to be real and transparent, and we appreciate meeting other true believers who follow Jesus, not a lifestyle. Matthew, keep up the great shows! @reverenddarrenmcclelland
Share love❤ to those❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ in Christ remember Revelations 19:16😊❤ in Christ as my ending Scriptures for this sharing ❤here❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ my Lord and my King too in Christ😊❤. Just Imagine our Lord, Jesus😊1st❤ had planned to go to other side by a boat to save two valuable lives over pig( money) or to heal two men with demons, then in the midst the following happened for the devil cause trouble. With that perspective in mind now read( or listen to) Matthew 8:23-27. Matthew 8:23-27 (Jesus😊1st❤ calms a storm) "23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was alseep. 25 And they(Jesus' disciples) went and woke him, saying, " Save us Lord( Jesus😊1st❤); we are perishing( dying)." 26 And he said to them, " Why are afraid, O you of little faith? " Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled(Greek - " thaumazo ", " to wonder, be amazed" for even the disciples did not fully grap Jesus' identity."( ESV Study Bible) ) saying " What sort of man is this, that even the winds and sea obey him?"( Matthew 8:23-27( Jesus😊1st❤ calms a storm) Matthew 8:28-34( Jesus😊1st❤ heals (two men with demons)) = valuable lives to Jesus😊1st❤. Matthew 8:28-34( Jesus😊1st❤ heals two men with demons) "28( a)And when he(Matthew 8:28-34( Jesus😊1st❤) came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon- possessd( in Matthew , he said two and in other gospel book said one but it doesn't matter, do you remember different angles to view a fact event in Christ..just believe in Jesus😊1st❤ for now by faith in God's words and in Jesus😊1st❤. In Jesus'name, i pray for you( John 14:6Jesus😊1st❤)amen Back to the Scriptures In Matthew 8:28-34 "28And when he(Matthew 8:28-34(Jesus😊1st❤) came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon- possessd met him(Jesus😊1st❤), (You might ask where do these two men came from?) coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they( the two men) cried out, " What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? " ( They said) 30 Now a herd of pigs( remember only Gentiles herd pigs so we assume the people there are Gentiles) were feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged Jesus(Jesus😊1st❤ my Lord in Christ), saying, " If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs."( ESV Study Bible) ( " herd of pigs"= about 2, 000 pigs Mark 5:13 Mark 5:13, "13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rush down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea."( Mark 5:13 ESV) 32 And he (" he" = Jesus😊1st❤ who values human lives over pigs(pigs at their time = their animals property = money for the Gentiles at Jesus' time or in this case ) said to them( two men), " Go." So they came out and went into the pigs( "pigs"= those Gentiles' property or money or currency for these Gentiles), behold, the whole herd( again " the whole herd" a large of herd of pigs about 2,000( Mark 5:13) The Bible said im Mark 5:13, "13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rush down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea."( Mark 5:13 ESV) rushed down to the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what happened to the demoned - possessed men( they got well by Jesus😊1st❤)." 34 And behold, all the city came ( " all the city came out") out to meet Jesus😊1st❤ , and when they saw him( Jesus), " they begged him(Jesus😊1st❤) to leave their region."( Matthew 8:28-34 ESV above all in all and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also meant for and in Christ for stimulate learning purposes in Christ. Do you also see how Jesus😊1st❤) lives over pig property or money? In Matthew "34 And behold, all the city came ( " all the city came out") out to meet Jesus😊1st❤ , and when they saw him( Jesus), " they begged him(Jesus😊1st❤) to leave their region."( Matthew 8:34 ESV) because of their "loss of this large herd( about 2,000, Mark 5:13). The( 2,000) pigs' fate in the sea prefigures and pictures the final fate of demons, when God defeats Satan and throw him into the lake of fire( Revelation 20:10)"( ESV Study Bible) Revelation 20:7-10( The defeat of Satan( no good)) Revelation 20:10 "10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast ( no good) and false prophet( no good) were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever."( Revelationn 20:10 ESV Amen.) Therefore, back to ESV Study Bible, " Jesus accomplishes the decisive defeat of Satan in his earthy ministry( Matthew 4:1-11,( Matthew 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4;8, 12 ) ; Luke 10:18-19"( under the context of Luke 10:17-20( The return of the seventy- two)) Luke 10:18-19 "18 And he(Jesus😊1st❤) said to them, " I saw Satan fall like lighting from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you( 😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤...until 72😊❤) authority(😊❤) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy( Satan), and nothing shall hurt you(72😊❤'s) "( Luke 10:18-19 ESV). Luke 10:20 "20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you( 72), but😊❤ rejoice😊❤ that your names( our names in Christ😊❤ ) are written 😊❤ in heaven😊❤." "( Luke 10:18-20 ESV) Wrap up in Christ again Therefore, back to ESV Study Bible, " Jesus(😊1st❤) accomplishes the decisive defeat of Satan in his earthy ministry( Matthew 4:1-11,( Matthew 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4;8, 12 ) ; Luke 10:18-19( Luke 10:20, 20b😊❤ ) and utimately in his (Jesus' ) crucifixion and resurrection( John 12:31; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14-15). "( ESV Study Bible ) in Jesus'name, i pray( John 12:31; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14-15 and Jesus😊1st❤ loves you( John 14:21😊❤) than property of the pigs. For you 😊❤ are valuable to God and Revelation 19:16 "16 On his( Jesus😊1st❤'s) robe and his( Jesus') thigh he( Jesus😊1st❤) has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords."( Revelations 19:16 ESV Study Bible) ) Amen.
Yesterday's sharing❤ is more complete❤ along with the following these Scriptures😊❤ to the end in Christ❤. In Jesus'name, i pray( 1 John 4:19; John 12:27-36( The Son of Man must be lifted up); John 12:30-32 and, John 3:3❤,5❤,6-8❤; Revelation 19:16😊❤). Amen. John 12:31 "31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out."( John 12:31 ESV) John 12:30-32 "30 Jesus answered, " This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." ( John 12:30-32 ESC and Jesus said in John 12:30b-32 ESV Study Bible) John 12:27-36( The Son of Man( Son of Man= Jesus😊1st❤) must be lifted up) "27 " Now is my soul trouble. And what shall I(Jesus😊1st❤) say? ' Father( God😊100%❤ , our Father in heaven), save me from this hour' ? But for this purpose I(Jesus😊1st❤) have come to this hour. 28 Father( God😊100%❤ , our Father in heaven) glorify😊❤ your name😊❤." Then a voice came from heaven: " I have glorified😊❤ it, and I will glorify 😊❤ it again." 29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, " An angel has spoken to him." 30 Jesus answered, " This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." 33 He( Jesus😊1st❤) said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34( a) So the crowd answer him, " We have heard from the Law that Christ remain forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? ( remember of John 3:14-15 " 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the willdernesss, so must the Son of Man( Jesus😊1st❤ 100% God and 100% Man too from God😊100%❤ and John 1:1-2😊❤); be lifted up,15 that whoever( anyone) believes( trusts) in him may have eternal life😊❤ ."( John 3:14-15 ESV) ( speaking of eternal life to me in Christ, Jesus😊1st ❤is John 14:6😊❤and John 3:16 😊❤ too = Jesus is eternal life to me in Christ( John 3:16😊❤; John 14:6😊❤). Please read John 3:1-15( You must be born again) in Jesus'name, i pray( John 3:1-15( You must be born again) so you too understand John 3:14-15 better; John 3:3😊❤ ; John 3:5😊❤; John 3:7😊❤; John 3:6-7-8😊❤ : John 3:10-11😊❤ John 3:12-13😊❤; John 3:14-15😊❤) Amen. Back to John 12:34-36 "34 So the crowd answer him, " We have heard from the Law that Christ remain forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?( Do you now also understand( or remember) John 3:14-15😊❤ too in Christ😊❤? I assume we do😊❤ in Christ 😊❤.) Who is this Son of man? "( ESV) ( Answer= Jesus 😊1st ❤ our Lord(Jesus😊1st❤) and our savior( Jesus 😊1st❤ ) in Christ) 35 So Jesus(😊1st❤) said to them (❤❤❤❤❤❤❤) " The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk😊❤ while you have the light( Jesus😊1st❤( John 8:12😊❤) , lest darkness overtake you The one who walks in the darkness( no good) does not where he is going. 36 While you have the light(Jesus😊1st❤( John 8:12😊❤ Jesus is the light of the world to me in Christ too) ), believe( trust😊❤) in the light( Jesus😊1st❤, John 8:12😊❤), that you may become sons of light( Jesus😊1st❤, John 8:12😊❤ Jesus is the Light😊❤ of the world to me too in Christ😊❤)."( John 12:34-36 ESV and above all in all meant to share John 12:27-36 ESV and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) also for and in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) too in Christ. Colossians 2:15 "15 He( Jesus😊1st❤)disarmed the rulers and authoritiedls and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him( Jesus😊1st❤)."( Colossians 2:15 ESV) Please read or listen to Colossians 2:6-15( Alive😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤). In Jesus'name, i pray(Colossians 2:6-15( Alive😊❤ in Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) and hope you too in Christ ). Amen. Under Hebrew 2:1-18( Warning against neglecting salvation) Hebrews 2:14-15 "14 Since therefore children share in flesh and blood, he(Jesus😊1st❤)himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil( no good), 15 and deliver all(😊❤) those(❤) who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery."( Colossians 2:14-15 ESV Amen.) Revelation 19:16 "16 On his( Jesus' or Jesus😊1st❤'s ) robe and his ( Jesus😊1st❤'s) thigh he (Jesus😊1st❤) has a name written, King(Jesus😊1st❤) of kings and Lord(Jesus😊1st❤) of lords."( Revelation 19:16 ESV Amen to Jesus😊1st❤ in Christ) Hebrews 12:2 " 2 Looking to Jesus😊1st❤ the founder( Jesus😊1st❤ )and the perfecter(😊1st❤) of our faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤), who for the joy😊 that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated😊❤ at the right hand❤ of the throne of God( 😊100%❤). "( Hebrew 12:2 ESV) John 14:6❤😊 " 6 Jesus answered, " I am the way ❤😊 and the truth ❤😊 and the life😊❤. No one comes to the Father( God, our Father in heaven ) except through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.
Matthew 9:1-8(Jesus😊1st❤ heals❤ a paralytic❤) "9 And getting into a boat he(Jesus😊1st❤) crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus(😊1st❤) saw😊❤ their faith😊❤, he said to the paralytic, " Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, " This man is blaspheming." 4 But Jesus (😊1st❤), knowing their thoughts said, " Why do you think evil in your heart? 5 For which is easier, to say, ' Your sins are forgiven, ' or to say, ' Rise and walk' ? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man( " Son of Man"= Jesus😊❤= Son of God= John 3:16😊❤ and John 1:1-2😊❤) has authority on earth to forgive 😊❤ sins"- he then said to the paralytic- " Rise, pick up your bed and go home." 7 And he( the former paralytic) rose😊❤ and went home😊❤. 8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified😊❤ God( 😊100%❤), who had given such authority to men."( Matthew 9:1-8 ESV Amen.) In Matthew 9:2, the word, " paralytic", my ESV Study Bible said, " Jesus😊1st❤ had already cured paralysis( Matthew 4:24😊❤ ; Matthew 8:6😊❤),and these people had no doubt heard of his( Jesus' 😊1st❤) miraculous powers."( ESV Study Bible) Let's open his power by openning his words 😊❤ from the Bible in Matthew 4:24😊❤ Under Matthew 4:23-25(Jesus😊1st❤ ministers to Great crowds Matthew 4:24 "24 So his ( Jesus' ) fame spread throughout all Syria and they brought him all the sick❤ , those afflictedwith various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics 😊❤, and he( Jesus😊1st❤) healed😊❤ them (😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊 ❤😊 ❤😊 ❤ u). "( Matthew 4:24 ESV) Matthew 4:25 "25 And great crowds follow him from Galilee and Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan."( Matthew 4:25 ESV) Now Matthew 8:6😊❤) under Matthew 8:5-13( The faith😊❤ of a centurion) Matthew 8:6 " 6 " Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."( Matthew 8:6 ESV) How did Jesus responded to the requests of the centurion's faith on his servant? Matthew 8:7 " 7 And he (Jesus😊1st❤) said to him, " I will come and heal him." ( Matthew 8:7 ESV) After a little while from faith of the certurion in Jesus, Did Jesus😊❤ heal that certurion's servant? In Matthew 8:13 , the Bible said, "13 And to to certurion Jesus😊1st❤ said, " Go; let it done for you as you have believed(trusted In Jesus😊1st❤)." And the servant was healed😊❤ at that very moment."( Matthew 8:13 ESV, as we had study that before because of the centurion's faith in Jesus so Jesus (😊1st❤) healed😊❤ heal that centurion's servant because faith. Jesus said in Matthew 8:10b " ...."Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith."( Matthew 8:10b ESV) This is back then in Jesus' time, today If Jesus 😊1st ❤ our Lord in us in Christ would He also find great faith😊❤ in us in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) today too in Christ? What is great faith in Jesus😊1st❤ to you today mean? Anyways back to wrap up in Christ back to Matthew 9:2 the phase said, ".... your sins are forgiven" by Jesus😊1st❤ in Matthew 9:2 b ESV. " This implied that in this case sins and sickness are related but also that , of the two, sin is more fundamental problem. Though individual sin is not always the direct cause of a person's disease or illness( John 9:2-3 😊❤), utimately all corruption and death result from the entrance of sin into the world(Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:16-17)." In Genesis 2:17 it lead to originally what God had warned Adam before hand in Christ before the fall under of Genesis 1:1-30( The creation of the world) from Genesis 2:17" 17 but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you should not eat , for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely died."( Genesis 2:17 ESV is before the Fall( Genesis 3:1-24( The Fall ) and sin is under the context of the Genesis 3:1-25( The Fall) in Genesis 3:16-19 which the woman( Eve) was curses by God in Genesis 3:16 and Adam was cursed by God also in Genesis 3:17-19, that what i meant for the consequences of original sins. Sin enter the world by Adam but God sent His one and Only Son( Jesus 😊1st❤) to save the world throuh him( Jesus😊1st❤) Do you remember John 3:17 and Romans 5:12-21( Death through Adam, Life😊❤ through Christ( Jesus😊1st❤); also Romans 6:1-14( Dead to sin, alive😊❤ to God( 😊100%❤); Romans 6:15-23( Slave to Righteousness); Romans 7:1-6(Released from Law); Romans 7:7-25( The Law and Sin); then finally 😊❤in Christ😊❤ Romans 8:1-11( Life 😊❤ in the Spirit😊❤) ; Romans 8:12-17( Heirs😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ with Christ (Jesus😊1st❤)); Romans 8:18-30( Future Glory😊❤ ) in ESV Study Bible and Romans 8:31-39( God😊100%❤ 's Everlasting 😊❤love😊❤); Romans 9:1-29( God😊100%❤'s Sovereign❤ Choice😊❤) in Jesus'name, i pray( Romans 8:1😊❤ - 9:29😊❤) Amen. I will this sharing with Matthew 9:5 "5 For which is easier, to say, ' Your sins are forgiven, ' or to say, ' Rise and walk' ? "( Matthew 9:5 ESV Jesus said.) In Matthew 9:5a " For which is easier..."( Matthee 9:5a ESV). " This implied answer is that it is easier to say " you sins are forgiven," for there is no way to vertify whether or not this has happened."( ESV Study Bible) When you trust in Jesus😊1st ❤ by faith in Him( Jesus😊1st ❤) you will be saved for sure in Christ. How do i know? The Bible said in Romans 10:9 Under the context of Romans 10:5-21( The message of Salvation😊❤ to all😊❤) Romans 10:9 "9 because if you confess😊❤ with your mouth that Jesus😊1st❤ is Lord(Jesus😊1st❤) and believe( trust😊❤) in your heart(❤) that God(😊100%❤) has raised him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) from the dead, you( you and I or us ) will be saved😊❤. "( Romans 10:9 ESV) Hope you also trust( believe) in Jesus as your personal Lord( 😊1st❤) from your mouth😊❤ to believe(trust in Jesus😊1st❤ ) to your heart❤😊also believe( trust😊❤ in Jesus😊1st❤ )... that God(😊100%❤) has raised him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) from the dead, you😊❤ will be saved😊❤. "( Romans 10:9b ESV) in Jesus'name, i pray( for more and more people to continue to trust in my Lord and my savior, Jesus😊1st❤ too in Christ. Matthew 28:19-20😊❤; Romans 8-9; Romans 10:9😊❤) Amen
Genesis 24:1-67(Isaac😊❤ and Rebekah😊❤) Genesis 24:1-9 "24 Now Abraham😊❤ was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD😊❤ had blessed Abraham😊❤ in all thing. 2 And Abraham😊❤ said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all he had, " Put your hand under my thign, 3 that I may make you swear by the LORD😊❤ , the God (😊100%❤) of heaven and the God(😊100%❤) of earth, that you will not take a wife for a son from daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac😊❤." 5 The servant said to him(Abraham😊❤), " Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came? " 6 Abraham said to him, " See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7 The LORD(😊❤), the God (😊100%❤) of heaven, who took me from my father' house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, " To your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there." 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matters."( Genesis 24:1-9ESV) Ephesians 5:25-27 "25 Husbands (😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊 ❤😊 ❤😊 ❤u) , love your wives (😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊 ❤😊 ❤😊 ❤ur own wife in Christ), as Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) loved❤😊 the church and gave himself up for her. 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word😊❤, 27 so that he might present the church😊❤ to himself( Jesus😊1st❤) in splender, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy😊❤ and without😊❤ blemish." ( Ephesians 5:25-27 ESV( "Without blemish"😊❤) and Romans 8:28❤in Christ.
Matthew 9:9-13(Jesus 😊1st❤ calls Matthew 😊❤) "9 As Jesus(😊1st❤) passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew(in Jesus' time Matthew was tax-collector) sitting at the tax booth, and he(Jesus😊1st❤ ) said to him( Matthew😊❤), " Follow me." And he(Matthew) rose❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ )."(ESV Study Bible) Pause here to point out something when Jesus(😊1st❤) call Matthew with two words, " Follow me." the Bible said, "And he(Matthew) rose❤ and follow him (Jesus😊1st❤ )." (Matthew 9:9b ESV Study Bible it meant that Matthew didn't take the brooth or money with him. He was sitting before imply and he didn't take anything with him and just like the Bible said, "And he(Matthew😊❤ ) ) rose❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ )." Imagine if Jesus😊1st❤ is knocking at your heart- door and said follow him like he call Matthew to follow him. Would you drop everything include your job to follow him? What do you think in Christ? Matthew didn't take his tax brooth with him while following Jesus😊1st❤. The Bible said in Matthew 9:9 C9 As Jesus(😊1st❤ ) passed on from there, he( Jesus😊1st❤ ) saw a man called Matthew( in Jesus' time Matthew was tax-collector) sitting at the tax booth, and he(Jesus😊1st❤ ) said to him( Matthew😊❤), " Follow me." And he(Matthew) rose❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ )." 10 And as Jesus(😊1st❤ ) reclined at the table in the house( before outside now jumped inside a house " in the house"), behold, (You might ask who are inside this house? ) many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus(😊1st❤) and his disciples."(ESV) (" his disciples" Do you also remember Matthew 4:18-22(Jesus😊1st❤ calls the first disciples)..for example(e.g) two brothers, Simon(who is called Peter😊❤) and Andrew 😊❤ his brother😊❤ (from Matthew 4:18 middle verse ESV Study Bible). In Matthew 4:19" He(Jesus😊1st❤) said to them(Simon(Peter) and Andrew), " Follow me, and I will make you fisher of men."(Matthew 4:19 ESV Do you see how Jesus call His disciples specifically according to their languages of occupation.) Anyways back to Matthew 4:20-21 " 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him(Jesus 😊1st❤). 21 And going on from there he(Jesus😊1st❤) saw two other brothers James😊❤ the son of Zebedee and John 😊❤ his brother, in the boat(also fishmen, but patient people) with Zebedee their father, mending their net, and he called them. 22 Immediately😊❤ they left 😊❤ the boat(goodbye boat) and their father( Zebedee😊❤ , good bye too) and follow him(Jesus😊1st❤ )."(Matthew 4:21-22 ESV) Do you see their( Simon( Peter), Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother) reaction on following Jesus?They left something and someone they love to follow Jesus too😊1st❤ . To lose something to gain(to follow Jesus😊1st❤ ) get it? Why do i stress this for what for the disciples are Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee (because we have two James one is Jesus' little brother and one is James of Zebedee make sense ) and with his brother John his(James the son of Zebedee; James') brother. (Peter and Andrew) = two are biological brothers ( James of son of Zebedee and his brother John) = two are biological brother All are spirtual brothers too in Christ after they follow Jesus 😊1st❤ our Lord in Christ. Anyways, resume back to Matthew 9:10, 10b for your sake i resume back to Matthew 9:10 hope you see what i see too in Christ. Matthew 10:9 10 And as Jesus(😊1st❤ ) reclined at the table in the house( before outside now jumped inside a house " in the house"), behold, (You might ask who are inside this house? ) many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus(😊1st❤) and his disciples(" his disciples" thinking about Matthew 4:18,18 middle of the verse(Simon( Peter😊❤) ) and his brother Andrew😊❤ ) and Matthew 4:21,21a(James😊❤ the son of Zebedee and his brother John 😊❤ too in Christ.) Again back to Matthew 9:11-13 "11 And when the pharisees saw this, they( the pharisees) said to his disciples, " Why does your teacher(Jesus😊1st❤) eat with tax collector(e.g . matthew 😊❤ was one of the tax collectors at Jesus' time tax collector were also another category of sinners too at Jesus' time) and sinner( do you see?) " 12 But(Jesus😊1st❤) when he (😊1st❤) heard it, he( Jesus😊1st❤) said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician( Jesus 😊1st❤ is healer and doctor to me too in Christ) , but those who are sick." 13 Go and learn what this means, " I desire mercy(😊❤) and not sacrifice.' (You might ask why or how come?) For I came to not to call the righteous, but sinners(😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ Jesus loves sinners and hate sins get it? )."(Matthew 10:9-13 ESV above all in all in Christ. So the question is : Are you are sinner that Jesus(😊1st❤) loves😊❤? Jesus came not for the righteoues because Jesus(😊1st❤) himself is already is the Righteous One( Jesus😊1st❤) from God (😊100%❤) already. He came to not to call the righteous( those self proclaim righetous) but ( he came for) sinners(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ like you and i in Christ too). In Jesus'name, i pray(John 14:21 Jesus(😊1st❤) loves 😊❤ you(😊❤) "21 Whoever( mean anyone) has my commandments😊❤ and keep them😊❤, he it is who loves ❤ me. And he who loves😊❤me will be loved😊❤by my Father( God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven), and I(😊1st❤) will love him and will manifest😊❤ myself to him."( John 14:21 ESV Amen.😊❤) Amen to Ephesians 2:8 in Christ😊❤.
Genesis 24:10-14 " 10 Then the servant took ten of his master 's camels and departed, taking all sort of choice gifts from his master; and he rose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. 11 And he made the camels knees down outside of the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water. 13 And he said, " O LORD, God of my master Abraham😊❤, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of men of the city are coming out to draw water. 14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ' Please let down your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, ' Drink, and I will water this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love😊❤ to my master( somehoe the word " master of course was referring Abraham in the Old testament here and it somehow lead me to think my master is God😊100%❤ orJesus😊1st❤ too in Christ because Jesus 😊1st ❤ did said the following in Matthew 7:24 😊❤. ) ."( Genesis 24:10-14 ESV ; Speaking the word " Master" the Bible said you can either serve either God or money remember in Matthew 7:24 " 24 " No one can serve two masters, for either he hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despite the other. You cannot serve God😊❤ and money. "( Matthew 7:24 ESV Study Bible). My master is still Jesus😊1st❤ or God 😊100%❤ of the Bible same as Abraham's master is God 😊100%❤. We today work hard to earn money to support family but we do not serve money for money serve us. We serve God😊1st❤ by resting in his love😊❤. Today after worshiping God, , we went out picked up our mom( = my wife's mom ) in Flushing for tea time and by God's grace use money to serve us for lunch and went to shopping for geocery for convenient purposes since there are so many markets nearby. We used money to serve us by his grace and not we serve the money. We serve God by serving our mom for tea time and serving my wife by serving her mom as one of the ways serving God indirectly. We serve God😊100%❤( or Jesus😊1st❤) by serving others by his grace( Ephesians 2:8😊❤ ; 2 Corinthians 12:9😊❤) who did you serve today? In Jesus'name, i pray( Serve Jesus😊1st ❤ by serving others around us😊❤😊❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤. We got things on sales and pick 4 more bags of thing my mother in law needs too😊❤. At home also serving my wife by cooking for her favorite dish as one of my ways of serving Jesus😊1st❤ too. Now lead to Luke 4:8 Back to Jesus😊1st❤ Luke 4:8 "8 And Jesus😊1st❤ answered him, " It is written, " You shall worship the Lord your God😊❤ and him only shall you( or we) serve .' " ( Luke 4:8 ESV Study Bible, Jesus 😊1st ❤ said.( period) in Christ😊❤). Amen. I also think we serve the Lord our God and we use money in Christ to serve us instead of we serve money. We serve Jesus😊1st❤ or God( 😊100%❤) or serve the Lord our God😊❤ like Jesus😊1st❤ said in Luke 4:8. Luke 4:8 "8 And Jesus😊1st❤ answered him, " It is written, " You shall worship the Lord your God😊❤ and him only shall you( or we) serve .' " ( Luke 4:8 ESV Study Bible Jesus 😊1st ❤ said in Christ❤😊. )
Love you, Matthew. Saw you several times, last at WOC in Murfreesboro. You were my lifeline during the pandemic. I walked a lot, about 7 to 10 miles a day, and listened to K-Love radio. I watched a lot of your podcasts and enjoyed seeing you and your dad. Thanks for being there every day
Amen that song has helped me so much dont stop praying 🙏 Amen please continue to pray 🙏🙏 God's protection over my Son as he is really depressed as he is still living with his abusive father couse of this courupt family court system in Philadelphia please pray 🙏🙏 God's protection over my Son and peace for him and also prayers 🙏🙏 for my Son's Grandma who is like a Mom to me has bone throat and lung cancer and it's the last stage please 🙏🙏 God's healing power over her and also prayers 🙏🙏 that she my Son and even his Dad gets saved please 🙏🥺 and also prayers 🙏 for me for open doors please pray 🙏🙏 i appreciate all your prayers 🙏 and God Bless You Matthew West and your FAMILY and God Bless You Jamie Ivy also thank You both for all you both do and God Bless
Hi Matthew, may the Lord bless you from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! I really loved listening to this episode with Jamie Ivey which was awesome! I also love Jamie's podcast!
I've got VIPs bought and ready for the Van Buren show, such a huge fan. I have a walking cane made by my wonderful husband. Every concert I go to, I get it signed. So this is very exciting. My husband and I can't wait to meet and see you. If you drink coffee, there is a sweet little Christian coffee shop nearby. Let me know if you are interested. May God bless you, and see you soon. Be safe, be blessed, be joyful ❤🙏🏼❤️
Sure wish you would have a special called " send me some lyrics and let me see if I can put some music to them" and pick your favorite and help someone live their dream...just a thought kinda like a contest..your people are wonderful by the way
Do you know that all are sinners.abd no one is perfect.dont withhold huggs.and never let someone paint a picture that Reflects a narrative that behind the scenes they are paying others to influence.so they can claim that others are who they want you to see them as . because they have done bad too.what they will never understand is a person only wants to know their kids.and live in love
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks, Jamie. Blessings. When I was a newborn Christian, I thought all believers were just awesome and complete people. But before too long, my bubble was burst with the truth that all followers of Christ-including me-would, while on planet earth, be in the ring while flesh and spirit duked it out! Galatians 5:17 and Romans 7:7-25 come to mind right now. My wife and I have always tried to be real and transparent, and we appreciate meeting other true believers who follow Jesus, not a lifestyle. Matthew, keep up the great shows! @reverenddarrenmcclelland
Share love❤ to those❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ in Christ remember Revelations 19:16😊❤ in Christ as my ending Scriptures for this sharing ❤here❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤ my Lord and my King too in Christ😊❤.
Just Imagine our Lord, Jesus😊1st❤
had planned to go to other side by a boat to save two valuable lives over pig( money) or to heal two men with demons, then in the midst the following happened for the devil cause trouble. With that perspective in mind now read( or listen to) Matthew 8:23-27.
Matthew 8:23-27
(Jesus😊1st❤
calms a storm)
"23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea,
so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was alseep.
25 And they(Jesus' disciples) went and woke him, saying,
" Save us Lord( Jesus😊1st❤); we are perishing( dying)."
26 And he said to them, " Why are afraid, O you of little faith? "
Then he rose
and rebuked
the winds
and
the sea,
and
there was a great calm.
27 And the men marveled(Greek
-
" thaumazo ", " to wonder, be amazed" for even the disciples did not fully grap Jesus' identity."( ESV Study Bible) )
saying
" What sort of man is this, that even the winds and sea obey him?"( Matthew 8:23-27( Jesus😊1st❤ calms a storm)
Matthew 8:28-34( Jesus😊1st❤ heals (two men with demons)) = valuable lives to Jesus😊1st❤.
Matthew 8:28-34( Jesus😊1st❤ heals two men with demons)
"28( a)And when he(Matthew 8:28-34( Jesus😊1st❤)
came
to the other side,
to
the country
of the Gadarenes,
two demon- possessd( in Matthew , he said two and in other gospel book said one but it doesn't matter, do you remember different angles to view a fact event in Christ..just believe in Jesus😊1st❤ for now by faith in God's words and in Jesus😊1st❤. In Jesus'name, i pray for you( John 14:6Jesus😊1st❤)amen
Back to the Scriptures
In Matthew 8:28-34
"28And when he(Matthew 8:28-34(Jesus😊1st❤)
came
to the other side,
to
the country
of the Gadarenes,
two demon- possessd
met him(Jesus😊1st❤),
(You might ask where do these two men came from?)
coming out of the tombs,
so fierce that
no one could pass that way.
29 And behold, they( the two men) cried out,
" What have you to do with us, O Son of God?
Have you come here to torment us before the time? "
( They said)
30 Now a herd of pigs( remember only Gentiles herd pigs so we assume the people there are Gentiles) were feeding at some distance from them.
31 And the demons begged Jesus(Jesus😊1st❤ my Lord in Christ),
saying,
" If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs."( ESV Study Bible)
( " herd of pigs"= about 2, 000 pigs Mark 5:13
Mark 5:13,
"13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rush down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea."( Mark 5:13 ESV)
32 And he
(" he" = Jesus😊1st❤ who values human lives over pigs(pigs at their time = their animals property = money for the Gentiles at Jesus' time or in this case )
said to them( two men),
" Go."
So they came out and went into the pigs( "pigs"= those Gentiles' property or money or currency for these Gentiles),
behold,
the whole herd( again
" the whole herd" a large of herd of pigs about 2,000( Mark 5:13)
The Bible said im Mark 5:13,
"13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rush down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea."( Mark 5:13 ESV)
rushed down to the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
33 The herdmen fled,
and going into the city
they told
everything, especially
what happened to the demoned - possessed men( they got well by
Jesus😊1st❤)."
34 And behold,
all the city came ( " all the city came out")
out
to meet
Jesus😊1st❤ ,
and
when they saw him( Jesus),
" they begged him(Jesus😊1st❤) to leave their region."( Matthew 8:28-34 ESV above all in all and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also meant for and in Christ for stimulate learning purposes in Christ.
Do you also see how Jesus😊1st❤) lives over pig property or money?
In Matthew
"34 And behold,
all the city came ( " all the city came out")
out
to meet
Jesus😊1st❤ ,
and
when they saw
him( Jesus),
" they begged him(Jesus😊1st❤) to leave their region."( Matthew 8:34 ESV) because of their "loss of this large herd( about 2,000, Mark 5:13). The( 2,000) pigs' fate in the sea prefigures and pictures the final fate of demons, when God defeats Satan and throw him into the lake of fire( Revelation 20:10)"( ESV Study Bible)
Revelation 20:7-10( The defeat of Satan( no good))
Revelation 20:10
"10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast ( no good) and false prophet( no good) were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever."( Revelationn 20:10 ESV Amen.)
Therefore, back to ESV Study Bible,
" Jesus accomplishes the decisive defeat of Satan in his earthy ministry( Matthew 4:1-11,( Matthew 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4;8, 12 ) ; Luke 10:18-19"( under the context of Luke 10:17-20( The return of the seventy- two))
Luke 10:18-19
"18 And he(Jesus😊1st❤) said to them, " I saw Satan fall like lighting from heaven.
19 Behold, I have given you( 😊❤
😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤...until 72😊❤)
authority(😊❤) to tread on serpents
and scorpions, and
over all
the power of the enemy( Satan), and
nothing
shall hurt you(72😊❤'s) "( Luke 10:18-19 ESV).
Luke 10:20
"20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this,
that the spirits are subject to you( 72),
but😊❤ rejoice😊❤ that your names( our names in Christ😊❤
) are written 😊❤ in heaven😊❤." "( Luke 10:18-20 ESV)
Wrap up in Christ again
Therefore, back to ESV Study Bible,
" Jesus(😊1st❤) accomplishes the decisive defeat of Satan in his earthy ministry( Matthew 4:1-11,( Matthew 4:4, 7, 10; Luke 4:4;8, 12 ) ; Luke 10:18-19( Luke 10:20, 20b😊❤
) and utimately in his (Jesus' ) crucifixion and resurrection( John 12:31; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14-15). "( ESV Study Bible ) in Jesus'name, i pray( John 12:31; Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14-15 and Jesus😊1st❤ loves you( John 14:21😊❤) than property of the pigs. For you 😊❤ are valuable to God and Revelation 19:16
"16 On his( Jesus😊1st❤'s) robe and his( Jesus') thigh he( Jesus😊1st❤) has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords."( Revelations 19:16 ESV Study Bible)
) Amen.
Yesterday's sharing❤ is more complete❤ along with the following these Scriptures😊❤ to the end in Christ❤. In Jesus'name, i pray( 1 John 4:19; John 12:27-36( The Son of Man must be lifted up); John 12:30-32 and, John 3:3❤,5❤,6-8❤; Revelation 19:16😊❤). Amen.
John 12:31
"31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out."( John 12:31 ESV)
John 12:30-32
"30 Jesus answered, " This voice has come for your sake, not mine.
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth,
will draw all people to myself." ( John 12:30-32 ESC and Jesus said in John 12:30b-32 ESV Study Bible)
John 12:27-36( The Son of Man( Son of Man= Jesus😊1st❤)
must be lifted up)
"27 " Now is my soul trouble. And what shall I(Jesus😊1st❤)
say?
' Father( God😊100%❤
, our Father in heaven), save me from this hour' ?
But for this purpose I(Jesus😊1st❤)
have come to this hour.
28 Father( God😊100%❤
, our Father in heaven) glorify😊❤ your name😊❤."
Then a voice came from heaven:
" I have glorified😊❤ it, and I will glorify 😊❤
it again."
29 The crowd
that stood there
and heard it
said that
it had thundered.
Others said,
" An angel has spoken to him."
30 Jesus answered, " This voice has come for your sake, not mine.
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth,
will draw all people to myself."
33 He( Jesus😊1st❤)
said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
34( a) So the crowd answer him, " We have heard from the Law that Christ remain forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? ( remember of John 3:14-15 " 14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the willdernesss, so must the Son of Man( Jesus😊1st❤ 100% God and 100% Man too from God😊100%❤ and John 1:1-2😊❤); be lifted up,15 that whoever( anyone) believes( trusts) in him may have eternal life😊❤
."( John 3:14-15 ESV) ( speaking of eternal life to me in Christ, Jesus😊1st ❤is John 14:6😊❤and John 3:16 😊❤ too = Jesus is eternal life to me in Christ( John 3:16😊❤; John 14:6😊❤).
Please read John 3:1-15( You must be born again) in Jesus'name, i pray( John 3:1-15( You must be born again) so you too understand John 3:14-15 better; John 3:3😊❤
; John 3:5😊❤;
John 3:7😊❤; John 3:6-7-8😊❤ : John 3:10-11😊❤
John 3:12-13😊❤; John 3:14-15😊❤) Amen.
Back to John
12:34-36
"34 So the crowd answer him,
" We have heard from the Law that Christ remain forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up?( Do you now also understand( or remember) John 3:14-15😊❤
too in Christ😊❤? I assume we do😊❤ in Christ 😊❤.)
Who is this Son of man? "( ESV)
( Answer= Jesus 😊1st ❤ our Lord(Jesus😊1st❤) and our savior( Jesus 😊1st❤ ) in Christ)
35 So Jesus(😊1st❤) said to them (❤❤❤❤❤❤❤)
" The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk😊❤ while you have the light( Jesus😊1st❤( John 8:12😊❤)
,
lest darkness overtake you
The one who walks in the darkness( no good) does not where he is going.
36 While you have the light(Jesus😊1st❤( John 8:12😊❤ Jesus is the light of the world to me in Christ too) ),
believe( trust😊❤) in the light( Jesus😊1st❤, John 8:12😊❤), that you may become sons of light( Jesus😊1st❤, John 8:12😊❤ Jesus is the Light😊❤ of the world to me too in Christ😊❤)."( John 12:34-36 ESV and above all in all meant to share John 12:27-36 ESV and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) also for and in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) too in Christ.
Colossians 2:15
"15 He( Jesus😊1st❤)disarmed the rulers and authoritiedls and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him( Jesus😊1st❤)."( Colossians 2:15 ESV)
Please read or listen to Colossians 2:6-15( Alive😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤). In Jesus'name, i pray(Colossians 2:6-15( Alive😊❤ in Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) and hope you too in Christ
). Amen.
Under Hebrew 2:1-18( Warning against neglecting salvation)
Hebrews 2:14-15
"14 Since therefore children share in flesh and blood, he(Jesus😊1st❤)himself likewise
partook of the same things,
that through death he might destroy
the one
who has the power of death, that is, the devil( no good),
15 and
deliver all(😊❤)
those(❤) who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery."( Colossians 2:14-15 ESV Amen.)
Revelation 19:16
"16 On his( Jesus' or Jesus😊1st❤'s
) robe and his ( Jesus😊1st❤'s) thigh
he (Jesus😊1st❤) has a name written, King(Jesus😊1st❤)
of kings and Lord(Jesus😊1st❤) of lords."( Revelation 19:16 ESV Amen to Jesus😊1st❤ in Christ)
Hebrews 12:2
" 2 Looking to Jesus😊1st❤ the founder( Jesus😊1st❤ )and the perfecter(😊1st❤) of our faith( trust in Jesus😊1st❤), who for the joy😊 that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated😊❤ at the right hand❤ of the throne of God( 😊100%❤). "( Hebrew 12:2 ESV)
John 14:6❤😊
" 6 Jesus answered,
" I am
the way ❤😊
and
the truth ❤😊
and
the life😊❤.
No one
comes
to the Father( God, our Father in heaven )
except
through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.
Matthew 9:1-8(Jesus😊1st❤ heals❤ a paralytic❤)
"9 And getting into a boat he(Jesus😊1st❤) crossed over and came to his own city.
2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus(😊1st❤) saw😊❤
their faith😊❤,
he said to the paralytic, " Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."
3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves,
" This man is blaspheming."
4 But Jesus
(😊1st❤), knowing their thoughts said, " Why do you think evil in your heart?
5 For which is easier, to say,
' Your sins are forgiven, '
or
to say, ' Rise and walk' ?
6 But that you may know that the Son of Man( " Son of Man"= Jesus😊❤= Son of God= John 3:16😊❤
and John 1:1-2😊❤) has authority on earth to forgive 😊❤ sins"-
he then said to the paralytic-
" Rise, pick up your bed and go home."
7 And he( the former paralytic) rose😊❤ and went home😊❤.
8 When the crowds saw it,
they were afraid, and they glorified😊❤ God( 😊100%❤), who had given such authority to men."( Matthew 9:1-8 ESV Amen.)
In Matthew 9:2, the word,
" paralytic", my ESV Study Bible said, " Jesus😊1st❤ had already cured paralysis( Matthew 4:24😊❤
; Matthew 8:6😊❤),and these people had no doubt heard of his( Jesus' 😊1st❤) miraculous powers."( ESV Study Bible)
Let's open his power by openning his words 😊❤ from the Bible in Matthew 4:24😊❤
Under Matthew 4:23-25(Jesus😊1st❤ ministers to Great crowds
Matthew 4:24
"24 So his ( Jesus' ) fame spread throughout all Syria and they brought him all the sick❤
, those afflictedwith various diseases
and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and
paralytics 😊❤,
and he( Jesus😊1st❤) healed😊❤ them
(😊❤
😊❤
😊❤😊❤😊
❤😊
❤😊
❤ u). "( Matthew 4:24 ESV)
Matthew 4:25
"25 And great crowds follow him from Galilee and Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan."( Matthew 4:25 ESV)
Now
Matthew 8:6😊❤) under Matthew 8:5-13( The faith😊❤ of a centurion)
Matthew 8:6
" 6 " Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."( Matthew 8:6 ESV)
How did Jesus responded to the requests of the centurion's faith on his servant?
Matthew 8:7
" 7 And he (Jesus😊1st❤) said to him, " I will come and heal him." ( Matthew 8:7 ESV) After a little while from faith of the certurion in Jesus, Did Jesus😊❤ heal that certurion's servant?
In Matthew 8:13 , the Bible said,
"13 And to to certurion Jesus😊1st❤ said,
" Go; let it done for you as you have believed(trusted In Jesus😊1st❤)."
And the servant was healed😊❤ at that very moment."( Matthew 8:13 ESV, as we had study that before because of the centurion's faith in Jesus so Jesus (😊1st❤)
healed😊❤ heal that centurion's servant because faith. Jesus said in Matthew 8:10b " ...."Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith."( Matthew 8:10b ESV) This is back then in Jesus' time, today If Jesus 😊1st ❤ our Lord in us in Christ would He also find great faith😊❤ in us in Christ Jesus(😊1st❤) today too in Christ? What is great faith in Jesus😊1st❤ to you today mean?
Anyways back to wrap up in Christ back to Matthew 9:2 the phase said, ".... your sins are forgiven" by Jesus😊1st❤ in Matthew 9:2 b ESV. " This implied that in this case sins and sickness are related but also that , of the two, sin is more fundamental problem.
Though individual sin is not always the direct cause of a person's disease or illness( John 9:2-3 😊❤), utimately all corruption and death result from the entrance of sin into the world(Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:16-17)."
In Genesis 2:17 it lead to originally what God had warned Adam before hand in Christ before the fall under of Genesis 1:1-30( The creation of the world) from Genesis 2:17" 17 but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you should not eat , for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely died."( Genesis 2:17 ESV is before the Fall( Genesis 3:1-24( The Fall ) and sin is under the context of the Genesis 3:1-25( The Fall) in Genesis 3:16-19 which the woman( Eve) was curses by God in Genesis 3:16 and Adam was cursed by God also in Genesis 3:17-19, that what i meant for the consequences of original sins. Sin enter the world by Adam but God sent His one and Only Son( Jesus 😊1st❤) to save the world throuh him( Jesus😊1st❤) Do you remember John 3:17 and Romans 5:12-21( Death through Adam, Life😊❤ through Christ( Jesus😊1st❤); also Romans 6:1-14( Dead to sin, alive😊❤ to God( 😊100%❤); Romans 6:15-23( Slave to Righteousness); Romans 7:1-6(Released from Law); Romans 7:7-25( The Law and Sin); then finally 😊❤in Christ😊❤
Romans 8:1-11( Life 😊❤ in the Spirit😊❤) ; Romans 8:12-17( Heirs😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ with Christ (Jesus😊1st❤)); Romans 8:18-30( Future Glory😊❤
) in ESV Study Bible and Romans 8:31-39( God😊100%❤
's Everlasting 😊❤love😊❤); Romans 9:1-29( God😊100%❤'s Sovereign❤ Choice😊❤) in Jesus'name, i pray( Romans 8:1😊❤
- 9:29😊❤) Amen.
I will this sharing with Matthew 9:5
"5 For which is easier, to say,
' Your sins are forgiven, '
or
to say, ' Rise and walk' ? "( Matthew 9:5 ESV Jesus said.)
In Matthew 9:5a
" For which is easier..."( Matthee 9:5a ESV).
" This implied answer is that it is easier to say " you sins are forgiven," for there is no way to vertify whether or not this has happened."( ESV Study Bible)
When you trust in Jesus😊1st ❤ by faith in Him( Jesus😊1st ❤) you will be saved for sure in Christ. How do i know? The Bible said in Romans 10:9
Under the context of Romans 10:5-21( The message of Salvation😊❤ to all😊❤)
Romans 10:9
"9 because
if you
confess😊❤
with your mouth that Jesus😊1st❤ is Lord(Jesus😊1st❤)
and
believe( trust😊❤) in your heart(❤)
that God(😊100%❤) has raised him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ)
from the dead,
you( you and I or us ) will be saved😊❤. "( Romans 10:9 ESV)
Hope you also trust( believe) in Jesus as your personal Lord( 😊1st❤) from your mouth😊❤ to believe(trust in Jesus😊1st❤
) to your heart❤😊also believe( trust😊❤ in Jesus😊1st❤
)...
that God(😊100%❤) has raised him( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ)
from the dead,
you😊❤
will be saved😊❤. "( Romans 10:9b ESV) in Jesus'name, i pray( for more and more people to continue to trust in my Lord and my savior, Jesus😊1st❤ too in Christ. Matthew 28:19-20😊❤; Romans 8-9; Romans 10:9😊❤) Amen
Genesis 24:1-67(Isaac😊❤ and Rebekah😊❤)
Genesis 24:1-9
"24 Now Abraham😊❤
was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD😊❤
had blessed Abraham😊❤
in all thing.
2 And Abraham😊❤ said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all he had, " Put your hand under my thign,
3 that I may make you swear by the LORD😊❤
, the God (😊100%❤)
of heaven and the God(😊100%❤) of earth, that you will not take a wife for a son from daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac😊❤."
5 The servant said to him(Abraham😊❤), " Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came? "
6 Abraham said to him, " See to it that you do not take my son back there.
7 The LORD(😊❤), the God (😊100%❤) of heaven, who took me from my father' house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me,
" To your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matters."( Genesis 24:1-9ESV)
Ephesians 5:25-27
"25 Husbands
(😊❤
😊❤
😊❤😊❤😊
❤😊
❤😊
❤u)
, love your wives
(😊❤
😊❤
😊❤😊❤😊
❤😊
❤😊
❤ur own wife in Christ),
as Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) loved❤😊 the church and gave himself up for her.
26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word😊❤,
27 so that he might present the church😊❤
to himself( Jesus😊1st❤) in splender, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy😊❤ and without😊❤ blemish." ( Ephesians 5:25-27 ESV( "Without blemish"😊❤) and Romans 8:28❤in Christ.
Matthew 9:9-13(Jesus 😊1st❤ calls Matthew 😊❤)
"9 As Jesus(😊1st❤) passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew(in Jesus' time Matthew was tax-collector) sitting at the tax booth, and he(Jesus😊1st❤
) said to him( Matthew😊❤),
" Follow me."
And he(Matthew) rose❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ )."(ESV Study Bible)
Pause here to point out something when Jesus(😊1st❤) call Matthew with two words,
" Follow me."
the Bible said,
"And he(Matthew) rose❤
and
follow him
(Jesus😊1st❤ )." (Matthew 9:9b ESV Study Bible it meant that Matthew didn't take the brooth or money with him. He was sitting before imply and he didn't take anything with him and just like the Bible said,
"And he(Matthew😊❤ )
) rose❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ )."
Imagine if Jesus😊1st❤ is knocking at your heart- door and said follow him like he call Matthew to follow him. Would you drop everything include your job to follow him? What do you think in Christ? Matthew didn't take his tax brooth with him while following Jesus😊1st❤. The Bible said in Matthew 9:9
C9 As Jesus(😊1st❤ )
passed on from there,
he( Jesus😊1st❤ )
saw a man called Matthew( in Jesus' time Matthew was tax-collector)
sitting at
the tax booth,
and
he(Jesus😊1st❤
) said to him( Matthew😊❤),
" Follow me."
And he(Matthew) rose❤ and follow him( Jesus😊1st❤ )."
10 And as Jesus(😊1st❤ ) reclined at the table in the house( before outside now jumped inside a house
" in the house"),
behold,
(You might ask who are inside this house? )
many
tax collectors and
sinners
came
and
were reclining with Jesus(😊1st❤) and his disciples."(ESV) (" his disciples" Do you also remember Matthew 4:18-22(Jesus😊1st❤ calls the first disciples)..for example(e.g) two brothers, Simon(who is called Peter😊❤) and Andrew 😊❤ his brother😊❤ (from Matthew 4:18 middle verse ESV Study Bible). In Matthew 4:19" He(Jesus😊1st❤) said to them(Simon(Peter) and Andrew), " Follow me, and I will make you fisher of men."(Matthew 4:19 ESV Do you see how Jesus call His disciples specifically according to their languages of occupation.) Anyways back to Matthew 4:20-21
" 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him(Jesus 😊1st❤).
21 And going on from there
he(Jesus😊1st❤) saw two other brothers James😊❤ the son of Zebedee and John 😊❤ his brother, in the boat(also fishmen, but patient people) with Zebedee their father, mending their net, and he called them.
22 Immediately😊❤
they
left 😊❤
the boat(goodbye boat)
and their father( Zebedee😊❤ , good bye too)
and
follow him(Jesus😊1st❤ )."(Matthew 4:21-22 ESV)
Do you see their( Simon( Peter), Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother)
reaction on following Jesus?They left something and someone they love to follow Jesus too😊1st❤ .
To lose something
to gain(to follow Jesus😊1st❤ ) get it?
Why do i stress this for what for the disciples are Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee (because we have two James one is Jesus' little brother and one is James of Zebedee make sense ) and with his brother John his(James the son of Zebedee; James') brother.
(Peter and Andrew) = two are biological brothers
( James of son of Zebedee and his brother John) = two are biological brother
All are spirtual brothers too in Christ after they follow Jesus 😊1st❤ our Lord in Christ.
Anyways, resume back to Matthew 9:10, 10b for your sake i resume back to Matthew 9:10 hope you see what i see too in Christ.
Matthew 10:9
10 And as Jesus(😊1st❤ ) reclined at the table in the house( before outside now jumped inside a house
" in the house"),
behold,
(You might ask who are inside this house? )
many
tax collectors and
sinners
came
and
were reclining with Jesus(😊1st❤) and his disciples(" his disciples" thinking about Matthew 4:18,18 middle of the verse(Simon( Peter😊❤)
) and his brother Andrew😊❤
) and Matthew 4:21,21a(James😊❤
the son of Zebedee and his brother John 😊❤ too in Christ.)
Again back to Matthew 9:11-13
"11 And
when the pharisees
saw this,
they( the pharisees) said to his disciples,
" Why does your teacher(Jesus😊1st❤) eat with tax collector(e.g . matthew 😊❤ was one of the tax collectors at Jesus' time tax collector were also another category of sinners too at Jesus' time) and sinner( do you see?) "
12 But(Jesus😊1st❤) when he (😊1st❤) heard it, he( Jesus😊1st❤)
said,
"Those who are well have no need of a physician( Jesus 😊1st❤ is healer and doctor to me too in Christ)
, but those who are sick."
13 Go
and
learn
what this means,
" I desire mercy(😊❤)
and
not sacrifice.'
(You might ask why or how come?)
For I came
to
not to call
the righteous,
but sinners(😊❤
😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ Jesus loves sinners and hate sins get it? )."(Matthew 10:9-13 ESV above all in all in Christ. So the question is : Are you are sinner that Jesus(😊1st❤) loves😊❤? Jesus came not for the righteoues because Jesus(😊1st❤) himself is already is the Righteous One( Jesus😊1st❤) from God (😊100%❤) already. He came to not to call the righteous( those self proclaim righetous) but ( he came for) sinners(😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ like you and i in Christ too). In Jesus'name, i pray(John 14:21 Jesus(😊1st❤)
loves 😊❤ you(😊❤)
"21 Whoever( mean anyone) has my commandments😊❤ and keep them😊❤, he it is who loves ❤ me. And he who loves😊❤me will be loved😊❤by my Father( God😊100%❤,
our Father in heaven), and I(😊1st❤) will love him and will manifest😊❤
myself to him."( John 14:21 ESV Amen.😊❤)
Amen to Ephesians 2:8 in Christ😊❤.
Genesis 24:10-14
" 10 Then the servant took ten of his master 's camels and departed, taking all sort of choice gifts from his master; and he rose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor.
11 And he made the camels knees down outside of the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
13 And he said, " O LORD, God of my master Abraham😊❤, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.
13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14 Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ' Please let down your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, ' Drink, and I will water this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love😊❤ to my master( somehoe the word " master of course was referring Abraham in the Old testament here and it somehow lead me to think my master is God😊100%❤ orJesus😊1st❤ too in Christ because Jesus 😊1st ❤ did said the following in Matthew 7:24 😊❤. )
."( Genesis 24:10-14 ESV ; Speaking the word " Master" the Bible said you can either serve either God or money remember in Matthew 7:24
" 24 " No one can serve two masters, for either he hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despite the other. You cannot serve God😊❤ and money. "( Matthew 7:24 ESV Study Bible).
My master is still Jesus😊1st❤ or God 😊100%❤ of the Bible same as Abraham's master is God 😊100%❤. We today work hard to earn money to support family but we do not serve money for money serve us. We serve God😊1st❤ by resting in his love😊❤. Today after worshiping God, , we went out picked up our mom( = my wife's mom ) in Flushing for tea time and by God's grace use money to serve us for lunch and went to shopping for geocery for convenient purposes since there are so many markets nearby. We used money to serve us by his grace and not we serve the money. We serve God by serving our mom for tea time and serving my wife by serving her mom as one of the ways serving God indirectly. We serve God😊100%❤( or Jesus😊1st❤)
by serving others by his grace( Ephesians 2:8😊❤ ; 2 Corinthians 12:9😊❤) who did you serve today? In Jesus'name, i pray( Serve Jesus😊1st ❤ by serving others around us😊❤😊❤ in Christ Jesus😊1st❤. We got things on sales and pick 4 more bags of thing my mother in law needs too😊❤. At home also serving my wife by cooking for her favorite dish as one of my ways of serving Jesus😊1st❤ too. Now lead to Luke 4:8
Back to Jesus😊1st❤
Luke 4:8 "8 And Jesus😊1st❤ answered him, " It is written,
" You shall worship the Lord
your God😊❤ and him only shall you( or we) serve .' " ( Luke 4:8 ESV Study Bible, Jesus 😊1st ❤ said.( period) in Christ😊❤). Amen.
I also think we serve the Lord our God and we use money in Christ to serve us instead of we serve money. We serve Jesus😊1st❤ or God( 😊100%❤) or serve the Lord our God😊❤ like Jesus😊1st❤ said in Luke 4:8.
Luke 4:8 "8 And Jesus😊1st❤ answered him, " It is written,
" You shall worship the Lord
your God😊❤ and him only shall you( or we) serve .' " ( Luke 4:8 ESV Study Bible Jesus 😊1st
❤ said in Christ❤😊. )