Morning Shot

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus follows up the healing of the man who was blind from birth (in yesterday’s reading), with an appeal for the crowd to understand His goodness. Jesus is good and desires good for all people. The Pharisees, in contrast, do not love the people. Instead, they destroy the lives of others in order to temporarily...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus follows up His warning about being driven by wealth with a warning about coming reward and judgment. His Sabbath healing continues to expose the Pharisees’ blindness. They are like Jannes and Jambres before Pharaoh. They are guilty because although they are blind, they claim they can see. It was unavoidabl...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), We read Luke’s account as Jesus teaches the crowds. After Jesus heals another demon-possessed man and the people accuse Him again of being empowered by Satan,  Jesus addresses the foolishness of this accusation. Then His lecture exposes the root of the problem: you cannot separate the spiritual vitality of...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus teaches the crowd gathered at the temple concluding their observance of the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Shelters. In the crowd, there are those who believe Jesus and those who don’t. Jesus exposes the people’s main problem: they have created an imaginary god and called him Yah...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), In the seventh month, the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Shelters are being observed in Jerusalem. As the time draws near for Jesus to ascend into heaven, the crowds have learned of the plot to have Jesus killed. Jesus teaches at the festival and drives the gap between those who believe the Sc...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), A large crowd is waiting for Jesus and the boys after the transfiguration. Jesus heals a demon-possessed boy and teaches the disciples an important aspect of the work of driving out demons. He continues to teach the disciples about His future death and resurrection. Jesus teaches them what leadership really is i...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus heals in a way that should encourage us today. Jesus asks the cornerstone question for the church. The disciples struggle with what it means for them if the Messiah must suffer and die. The text today is full of truth we will spend the rest of our lives working out in our understanding. LET’S DIVE INTO TOD...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), We encounter three stories of faith, and two of them show the faith of those outside of the Promised Land. Jesus again demonstrates His compassion and feeds thousands, pressing in on the disciples’ struggle to trust and expect Him to meet people’s needs. Jesus’ compassion is contrasted by the deceptive teaching...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus explains why He fed the 5,000, and He gets three wrong responses and one correct response. Jesus evaluates the hypocrisy of religious leaders by exposing their thoughts and words. Today we are reminded that we can always check our interpretation of God’s word by doing a thought and word check! STRAP ON YOU...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), the worldview of those who reject God is on full display.  Herod and his advisors are completely incapable of understanding the events of their day because instead of seeking the kingdom of God, they were focused on protecting the power of their own kingdom. Jesus once again shows His compassion for people’...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus heals three people in order to expose others’ faith and unbelief. He sends His disciples out as workers in the fields of harvest, preparing them for the kind of work that must be done. Jesus’ disciples are called to the same work Jesus has been doing, but it is not a glamorous job. It is a difficult work....

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), we read three healing stories. Jesus heals four people in desperate situations. Two are healed because Jesus is demonstrating His power over the ruler of this world. Two are healed because Jesus responds to the faith of His image-bearers. To some, Jesus’ instructions are to not tell anyone what has happened. To...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus identifies the primary issue defining faith that pleases God. He teaches five truths about the Kingdom of Heaven. He falls asleep to uncover the disciple’s fear problem.

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), four groups of people make their opinions known. Jesus calls one of these groups His family. Jesus testifies that He is stronger than three individuals. Jesus teaches a parable that no one understands but Him. There is a reason for this, and this reason is important! Anyone with ears to hear should listen and un...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus heals two people in households that were on the fringes of the Jewish community. He rebukes those who refuse to pay attention to the Scripture being fulfilled in their day. He gives us insight into a theological truth people struggle with today. He exposes the difference between those who wish to honor Jes...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), we continue studying what we call the SERMON ON THE MOUNT. We read the final 6 of 13 corrections Jesus is making to how the people have been taught Scripture. The introduction commentary to today’s reading says: Jesus contrasts God-centeredness with self-centeredness and self-exaltation. Jesus differentiates bet...

In today's reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), we encounter what we know as THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. The benefit of reading the Bible chronologically is on full display today because we are able to see the big picture. Jesus is articulating the contrast between what it means to live in God’s blessing and what it means to live outside of His boundaries. It is...

In today’s reading in Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ distortion of God’s word. He does this by healing on the Sabbath and allowing His disciples to gather grain for immediate consumption on the Sabbath. The introductory commentary for today’s reading written by the CBT team explains that the Pharisees’ Sabbath theology is the perfect...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Luke records the details of Jesus’ promise to the disciples He is calling to follow Him. Jesus gives them a promise and picture by which to understand the promise. His choosing of these men is an invitation for them to spend the rest of their lives learning from Jesus how to fish for and catch people. By followi...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), we continue to encounter what I call “seeing stories." In yesterday’s reading, we unpacked four of these, and today will look at the other five.

A daily devotional thought as we read through Tyndale's One Year Chronological Study Bible

A daily devotional thought as we read through Tyndale's One Year Chronological Study Bible

A daily devotional thought as we read through Tyndale's One Year Chronological Study Bible

A daily devotional thought as we read through Tyndale's One Year Chronological Study Bible

A daily devotional thought as we read through Tyndale's One Year Chronological Study Bible