Sunrise Devotions

Today we read Matthew 18:1-14. When His disciples dispute who is greatest in the kingdom, Jesus places a child in their midst and declares that the greatest is the one who humbles himself like a little child — then gives two of the most solemn warnings in the Gospels about causing the humble to stumble and despising those the Father treasures.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 17:14-27. Coming down from the mountain of glory, Jesus confronts a faithless generation, heals a demon-possessed boy His disciples could not help, and then teaches them that the power to move mountains is not about the size of faith but the greatness of the God in whom faith rests.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 17:1-13, On a high mountain, Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John — His face shining like the sun, His garments blazing white — and Moses and Elijah appear with Him while the Father’s voice commands: This is my beloved Son; listen to Him.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 18:21-28, Immediately after Peter’s great confession, Jesus announces that He must suffer and die in Jerusalem — and when Peter recoils in horror, Jesus rebukes him as a stumbling block. The way of the King is the way of the cross, and so is the way of all who follow Him.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 16:1-20, Jesus asks His disciples the most important question anyone can be asked: who do you say that I am? Peter’s answer — You are the Christ, the Son of the living God — is the rock on which the church is built.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 15:21-39, a Canaanite woman refuses to be turned away until Jesus heals her daughter, and her persistent, humble faith draws from Him the words “Great is your faith!” — then Jesus heals multitudes in Gentile territory and feeds four thousand, signaling that the provision of God’s grace reaches far beyond the borders of Israel."Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 15:1-20. A delegation from Jerusalem challenges Jesus over His disciples’ failure to keep the oral tradition on handwashing — and He responds by exposing how their tradition has been used to nullify the law of God, then declares that defilement comes not from what enters a person but from what comes out of the heart.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.CLAUDE.AI. Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 14:22-36, Jesus sends His disciples across the sea alone, spends the night in prayer, and comes to them walking on the water in the darkest watch of the night — revealing Himself as Lord over every force that threatens them and meeting even sinking faith with an outstretched hand.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.ChatGPT (OpenAI).Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 14:1-21. John the Baptist is murdered by a king whose conscience he would not let rest — and Jesus, hearing the news, withdraws to grieve, only to be followed by thousands whom He heals and feeds with five loaves and two fish.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.ChatGPT (OpenAI).Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v

Today we read Matthew 13.244-58. Jesus declares that the kingdom of heaven is worth more than everything else combined — and then immediately shows what happens when it is despised: a hometown prophet, known too well to be believed, is rejected by the very people closest to Him.Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, it traces how God’s covenant promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ—the Servant‑King, the Son of God, and the Savior for all peopleBiblographyThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)Cornelis De Graaf, Promise and DeliveranceR. C. Sproul, Matthew: An Expositional CommentaryCraig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New TestamentJ. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the GospelsC. H. Spurgeon, SermonsDigital Study and Research ToolsLogos Bible Software.Lexham Press. Used for Scripture study, original-language tools, and access to primary theological sources.ChatGPT (OpenAI).Used as a research, drafting, and organizational assistant.Navigate the Way AI. Used as a study and content-navigation aid, organizing background/commentary info.All music for episodes is from https://share.epidemicsound.com/a0tb8v