Greater Things

  • The stone which the builders rejected

    Matthew 21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?… Continue reading

    The stone which the builders rejected
  • Let him be your minister

    Matthew 20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. It is the natural and inveterate tendency of human beings, great and small, to be great. We want… Continue reading

    Let him be your minister
  • The last shall be first

    Matthew 19:30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. This is one of the statements of Christ that defies our logic and confounds our reasoning. It overturns our thinking, and subverts every mantra… Continue reading

    The last shall be first
  • Even as I had pity on thee

    Matthew 18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? This is a story of a man who owed a great deal to his master, in fact, so much that he… Continue reading

    Even as I had pity on thee
  • As a grain of mustard seed

    Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it… Continue reading

    As a grain of mustard seed
  • Whosoever will lose his life for My sake

    Matthew 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Here we have the paragon of biblical statements that flies in the face of what the natural… Continue reading

    Whosoever will lose his life for My sake
  • How many loaves have ye?

    Matthew 15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. Often, when Jesus traveled about from town to town, large multitudes and throngs of people would follow at His… Continue reading

    How many loaves have ye?
  • Because of their unbelief

    Matthew 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Jesus, when He was on this earth, did many mighty works. Everywhere He went, people were healed from chronic diseases, lepers were cleansed, the lame walked,… Continue reading

    Because of their unbelief
  • Blessed are your eyes

    Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. When Jesus spoke to the Pharisees, He did not speak in blunt truths or in obvious principles. He did not tell them plainly. He,… Continue reading

    Blessed are your eyes
  • The tree is known by his fruit

    Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. How do you tell what type of tree is in your… Continue reading

    The tree is known by his fruit