Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

Are you settling for the bare minimum when it comes to obedience? What does Jesus really mean when he says our righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees? And what happens when we realize we can never reach the ceiling on our own? In Matthew 5:17-26, Jesus takes the Law beyond outward behavior and into the heart, showing us that righteousness is found not in our own performance, but in Jesus, who perfectly fulfilled the Law in our place.

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Passage: Matthew 5:17–26

Why does Jesus call his followers salt and light? Why does he want us to live differently from the world? And what’s the point of being different in the first place? In Matthew 5, Jesus gives us the why behind the distinct life he calls his followers to live.

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Passage: Matthew 5:13–16

What does it look like to live in Jesus's kingdom? Why does Jesus call the humble, grieving, merciful, and persecuted blessed? And what if the life you're looking for looks very different from what the world promises? In Matthew 5:1-12, Jesus introduces the upside-down kingdom of God through the Beatitudes and describes the life of those who already belong to his kingdom.

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Passage: Matthew 5:1–12

Why did Jesus perform so many miracles? What were his healings actually showing us? And why were desperate, hurting people the ones flocking to him? In today’s episode, Keith explores how Matthew 4:23–25 shows that Jesus’s miracles were a glimpse of what the world looks like when God takes the throne—and a promise of the complete restoration still to come.

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Passage: Matthew 4:23–25

What would you leave behind if Jesus said, “Follow me”? Are comfort and control keeping you from saying yes? What could you become if you let Jesus remake you? In today’s episode, Jeff shares how Matthew 4:18–22 shows Jesus calling Peter, Andrew, James, and John into an unexpected adventure, and how his invitation to follow is still changing ordinary people today.

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Passage: Matthew 4:18–22