Matthew 7-8; Psalms 84 - Prayer Tents

Matthew 7

Do Not Judge Others

7"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.G2919G3361G3363G2919G3363G2919 2For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.G1722G3739G1063G2917G2919G2919G2532G1722G3739G3358G3354G488G5213G488 3"And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?G1161G5101G991G2595G1722G4675G80G3788G1161G2657G3756G1385G1722G4674G3788 4How can you think of saying to your friend, 'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye?G2228G4459G2046G4675G80G863G1544G2595G575G4675G3788G2532G2400G1385G1722G4675G3788 5Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.G5273G4412G1544G1385G1537G4675G3788G2532G5119G1227G1544G2595G1537G4675G80G3788 6"Don't waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.G1325G3361G3588G40G2965G3366G906G5216G3135G1715G5519G3379G2662G846G1722G846G4228G2532G4762G4486G5209

Effective Prayer

7"Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.G154G2532G1325G5213G2212G2532G2147G2925G2532G455G5213 8For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.G1063G3956G154G2983G2532G2212G2147G2532G2925G455 9"You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?G2228G5101G444G2076G1537G5216G3739G1437G846G5207G154G740G3361G1929G846G3037 10Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not!G2532G1437G154G2486G3361G1929G846G3789 11So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.G1487G5210G3767G5607G4190G1492G1325G18G1390G5216G5043G4214G3123G5216G3962G3588G1722G3772G1325G18G154G846

The Golden Rule

12"Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.G3767G3956G302G3745G2309G2443G444G4160G5213G4160G5210G2532G3779G846G1063G3778G2076G3551G2532G4396

The Narrow Gate

13"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.G1525G1223G4728G4439G3754G4116G4439G2532G2149G3598G520G1519G684G2532G4183G1526G3588G1525G1223G846 14But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.G3754G4728G4439G2532G2346G3598G3588G520G1519G2222G2532G3641G1526G2147G846

The Tree and Its Fruit

15"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.G1161G4337G575G5578G3748G2064G4314G5209G1722G4263G1742G1161G2081G1526G727G3074 16You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?G1921G846G575G846G2590G3385G4816G4718G575G173G2228G4810G575G5146 17A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.G3779G3956G18G1186G4160G2570G2590G1161G4550G1186G4160G4190G2590 18A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.G18G1186G3756G1410G4160G4190G2590G3761G4550G1186G4160G2570G2590 19So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.G3956G1186G4160G3361G4160G2570G2590G1581G2532G906G1519G4442 20Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.G686G575G846G2590G1921G846

True Disciples

21"Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.G3756G3956G3004G3427G2962G2962G1525G1519G932G3772G235G4160G2307G3450G3962G1722G3772 22On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.'G4183G2046G3427G1722G1565G2250G2962G2962G4395G3756G4395G4674G3686G2532G4674G3686G1544G1140G2532G4674G3686G4160G4183G1411 23But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws.'G2532G5119G3670G846G3754G3763G1097G5209G672G575G1700G2038G458

Building on a Solid Foundation

24"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.G3767G3956G3748G191G5128G3056G3450G2532G4160G846G3666G846G5429G435G3748G3618G846G3614G1909G4073 25Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock.G2532G1028G2597G2532G4215G2064G2532G417G4154G2532G4363G1565G3614G2532G4098G3756G1063G2311G1909G4073 26But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.G2532G3956G191G5128G3056G3450G2532G4160G846G3361G3666G3474G435G3748G3618G846G3614G1909G285 27When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash."G2532G1028G2597G2532G4215G2064G2532G417G4154G2532G4350G1565G3614G2532G4098G2532G3173G2258G4431G846 28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,G2532G1096G3753G2424G4931G5128G3056G3793G1605G1909G846G1322 29for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.G1063G1321G2258G846G5613G2192G1849G2532G3756G5613G1122

Matthew 8

Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy

8Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.G1161G846G2597G575G3735G4183G3793G190G8462Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. "Lord," the man said, "if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean."G2532G2400G2064G3015G4352G846G3004G2962G1437G2309G1410G2511G3165G25113Jesus reached out and touched him. "I am willing," he said. "Be healed!" And instantly the leprosy disappeared.G2532G2424G1614G5495G680G846G3004G2309G2511G2532G2112G846G3014G25114Then Jesus said to him, "Don't tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed."G2532G2424G3004G846G3708G2036G3367G235G5217G1166G4572G2409G2532G4374G1435G3739G3475G4367G1519G3142G846

The Faith of a Roman Officer

5When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,G1161G1525G2424G1525G1519G2584G4334G846G1543G3870G8466"Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain."G2532G3004G2962G3450G3816G906G1722G3614G3885G1171G9287Jesus said, "I will come and heal him."G2532G2424G3004G846G1473G2064G2323G8468But the officer said, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.G1543G611G2532G5346G2962G1510G3756G2425G2443G1525G5259G3450G4721G235G2036G3056G3440G2532G3450G3816G23909I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, 'Go,' and they go, or 'Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, 'Do this,' they do it."G1063G2532G1473G1510G444G5259G1849G2192G4757G5259G1683G2532G3004G5129G4198G2532G4198G2532G243G2064G2532G2064G2532G3450G1401G4160G5124G2532G416010When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, "I tell you the truth, I haven't seen faith like this in all Israel!G1161G2424G191G2296G2532G2036G190G281G3004G5213G2147G3761G2147G5118G4102G3761G1722G247411And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.G1161G3004G5213G3754G4183G2240G575G395G2532G1424G2532G347G3326G11G2532G2464G2532G2384G1722G932G377212But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."G1161G5207G932G1544G1519G1857G4655G1563G2071G2805G2532G1030G359913Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, "Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened." And the young servant was healed that same hour.G2532G2424G2036G1543G5217G2532G5613G4100G1096G4671G2532G846G3816G2390G1722G1565G5610

Jesus Heals Many People

14When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.G2532G2424G2064G1519G4074G3614G1492G846G3994G906G2532G444515But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.G2532G680G846G5495G2532G4446G863G846G2532G1453G2532G1247G84616That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.G1161G3798G1096G4374G846G4183G1139G2532G1544G4151G3056G2532G2323G3956G2192G256017This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, "He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases."G3704G4137G4483G1223G2268G4396G3004G846G2983G2257G769G2532G941G3554

The Cost of Following Jesus

18When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.G1161G2424G1492G4183G3793G4012G846G2753G565G1519G400819Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."G2532G1520G1122G4334G2036G846G1320G190G4671G1437G3699G56520But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."G2532G2424G3004G846G258G2192G5454G2532G4071G3772G2682G1161G5207G444G2192G3756G4226G2827G277621Another of his disciples said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."G1161G2087G846G3101G2036G846G2962G2010G3427G4412G565G2532G2290G3450G396222But Jesus told him, "Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead."G1161G2424G2036G846G190G3427G2532G863G3498G2290G1438G3498

Jesus Calms the Storm

23Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples.G2532G846G1684G1519G4143G846G3101G190G84624Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.G2532G2400G1096G3173G4578G1722G2281G5620G4143G2572G5259G2949G1161G846G251825The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"G2532G846G3101G4334G1453G846G3004G2962G4982G2248G62226Jesus responded, "Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!" Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.G2532G3004G846G5101G2075G1169G3640G5119G1453G2008G417G2532G2281G2532G1096G3173G105527The disciples were amazed. "Who is this man?" they asked. "Even the winds and waves obey him!"G1161G444G2296G3004G4217G2076G3778G3754G2532G417G2532G2281G5219G846

Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men

28When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They lived in a cemetery and were so violent that no one could go through that area.G2532G846G2064G1519G4008G1519G5561G1086G5221G846G1417G1139G1831G1537G3419G3029G5467G5620G3361G5100G2480G3928G1223G1565G359829They began screaming at him, "Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God's appointed time?"G2532G2400G2896G3004G5101G2254G2532G4671G2424G5207G2316G2064G5602G928G2248G4253G254030There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance.G1161G2258G3112G575G846G34G4183G5519G100631So the demons begged, "If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs."G1161G1142G3870G846G3004G1487G1544G2248G1544G2010G2254G565G1519G34G551932"All right, go!" Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.G2532G2036G846G5217G1161G1831G565G1519G34G5519G2532G2400G3956G34G5519G3729G2596G2911G1519G2281G2532G599G1722G520433The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men.G1161G1006G5343G2532G565G1519G4172G518G3956G2532G113934Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.G2532G2400G3956G4172G1831G1519G4877G2424G2532G1492G846G3870G3704G3327G575G846G3725

Psalms 84

84[For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.] How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.H5329H1665H4210H1121H7141H3039H4908H3068H66352I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.H5315H3700H3615H2691H3068H3820H1320H7442H2416H4103Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!H6833H4672H1004H1866H7064H7896H667H4196H3068H6635H4428H4304What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. InterludeH835H3427H1004H1984H55425What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.H835H120H5797H3824H45466When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.H5674H6010H1056H1057H7896H4599H4175H5844H12937They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.H3212H2428H2428H6726H7200H4308O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. InterludeH3068H430H6635H8085H8605H238H430H3290H55429O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! Show favor to the one you have anointed.H7200H430H4043H5027H6440H489910A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.H3117H2691H2896H505H977H5605H1004H430H1752H168H756211For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.H3068H430H8121H4043H3068H5414H2580H3519H2896H4513H1980H854912O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.H3068H6635H835H120H982