Apr 23, 20232 min read

Morning Reads- Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 12:1-11; John 20:19-31 - “The Great Commission” See My Note

Good morning. Great is His faithfulness.

Greek word of the day- Μάλχος Málchos, mal'-khos; of Hebrew origin (H4429); Malchus, an Israelite:—Malchus.

John 18:10

Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

Romans 1:16

The Just Live by Faith

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel [a]of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Matthew 28:16-20- The Great Commission

See v. 18- ALL AUTHORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME

1Corinthians 15:20-28

The Last Enemy Destroyed

20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have [a]fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. 23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. 24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. 27 For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. 28 Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

Acts 12:1-11- Jerusalem Shaken

See vv. 9-11- Peter had some confusion at first see v. 9 and he also had a lack of understanding see v. 11, his lack of understanding was about his release from prison. Here we are being shown that the works of God are not always clear to us while the events are usually unfolding before our eyes. But eventually the Lord's purpose often becomes clear to us all...

John 20:19-31- Jesus appears to the Ten disciples- The faith of Thomas

John 20:29:Jesus said to him, [a]“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

See my teaching video I go into further discussion about this passage

I read articles from my Study Bible- article about "Ordination" and "Confession"

NOTE- See my video for the question I asked