Do not PREDICT (v5-6) Have PERSONAL faith (v7-9) Be PREPARED (v10-12) Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV) The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten…
Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) The Wise and Foolish Builders 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the…
Matthew 4:1-11 (NIV) Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a]by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was…
Matthew 3:13-17 (NIV) The Baptism of Jesus 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized…
Matthew 3:1-12 (NIV) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom…
Matthew 2:1-12 (NIV) The Magi Visit the Messiah 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and…
Matthew 1:18-25  (NIV) Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to…
Matthew 1:1-16 (NIV) The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the…