After Jesus was raised from the dead, He appeared to His disciples on five different occasions and in five different ways. Each encounter reveals a unique way in which Jesus wants to meet you today.  Read More

Read: Matthew 26:36 - 44Matthew 27Matthew 28:1-15 The resurrection is the most important moment in history, but it is more than an event we remember on Easter Sunday. Join pastor J.D. Greear as he takes a deeper look at Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection in the Gospel of Matthew, revealing the ways we should see ourselves in Jesus’s story.Jesus died for us so that he could be alive in us today....  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:13 The Lord’s Prayer ends the way it began: by exalting God. As Jesus teaches us to pray, it is worth noting that the prayer is very God-centered, and not at all self-centered. That does not mean that it’s wrong for us to pray for ourselves. In fact, Peter tells us to cast our cares on Him. But when we pray, there should be no doubt that it ultimately is all about God.Here we are e...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:13 The Bible teaches us in James 1 that God does not tempt anyone. So this may seem like an odd request that God not “bring us into temptation.” God does not tempt us, but in many instances, He does allow us to face temptation. Job was tempted to curse God. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were tempted to commit idolatry. Even Jesus was tempted in the wilderness.While we do not have...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:12 Forgiveness is a two-way street. We cannot simply receive it; we must also offer it to others. Jesus makes this clear in a couple of places in Scripture. After He finishes the Lord’s Prayer, He says, “For if you forgive people their wrongdoing, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well. But if you don’t forgive people, your Father will not forgive your wrongdoing.”Remember a...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:12 What debt do we owe to God? We owe Him obedience, faithfulness, and worship. Why? Simply because His greatness demands it. He is worthy of our worship, and therefore, we owe it to Him. And we have failed. Each one of us is guilty of falling short (Romans 3:23). Here we fall on the mercy of the cross and resurrection of Christ, and we ask Him to forgive us for our failure.Confess...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:11 Jesus teaches us to ask for “our daily bread.” Here, we ask God to meet our daily needs. We do not ask for any more or less than that. We simply seek for the Lord to meet our needs for one more day.This always reminds me of the Israelites in the desert. In Exodus 16, the Israelites were complaining (again) about not having enough food to eat. God chose to provide for the Israeli...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:10 Often, God’s will and our will do not line up. The Christian life is largely about learning how to let God’s will prevail over our own. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus tells us to pray for God’s will to be done here on earth. A few chapters later, He gives us the ultimate example of living out this prayer.In the Garden of Gethsemane, a short time before He was to be crucified, Jesus...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:10 Of all the parts of the Lord’s Prayer, I think this is the easiest part to overlook. Three simple words: “Your kingdom come.” Nevertheless, there is a lot included in those three words.I believe this phrase can be taken two ways. Perhaps it is a prayer of expectation for the Lord’s ultimate return to earth, much like John’s prayer at the end of Revelation when he says, “Amen! Co...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:9 Last week we looked at God as a loving Father. The last part of verse 9 shows another aspect of His character: holiness. God is a loving Father to His children, but He is still a holy God who deserves to be approached with reverence and awe.The Bible is full of passages that show us God’s holiness. One of my favorites is in Isaiah 6. Isaiah had a unique experience in which he fou...  Read More

Read: Matthew 6:9 Jesus begins His model prayer, often known as the Lord’s Prayer, by acknowledging the One to whom He is speaking. As He does so, He gives us a glimpse into the type of relationship we should have with the Father.First of all, He prays to “our Father.” This implies a relationship. As Christians, we have full access to God, because He is our Father. John 1:12 says that to all who r...  Read More

Read: Hebrews 11:1-6 As we conclude this Bible plan, let’s anchor ourselves in the powerful truth found in Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” This verse reminds us that faith isn't based on what is visible, tangible, or within our control. It’s about trusting God’s vision for our lives, even when the outcome isn’t immediately clear.T...  Read More