Sunrise Devotions

Today we are reading Matthew 10:1-23. Jesus commissions the twelve apostles with His own authority, sends them to the lost sheep of Israel, and warns them plainly that they will be received by some and persecuted by others — sheep in the midst of wolves. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by wee...

Today we are reading Matthew 9:18-38. Jesus raises the dead, heals the hemorrhaging woman, gives sight to the blind, and drives out a demon — then looks on the harassed and helpless crowds with deep compassion and calls His disciples to pray for laborers for the harvest. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance frame...

Today we read Matthew 19:1-17. Jesus forgives a paralytic, calls a tax collector to follow Him, and defends His disciples against charges of insufficient fasting — declaring that He has come not for the righteous but for sinners, and that His kingdom is new wine that cannot be poured into old wineskins. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graa...

Today we read Matthew 8:18-34, Jesus commands wind and sea into silence and casts out a legion of demons — revealing Himself as Lord over every power that threatens His people, whether the forces of nature or the kingdom of darkness. 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’...

Today we read in Matthew 18:1-17 that Jesus demonstrates the power of the King — cleansing a leper with a touch, healing a Gentile’s servant with a word, restoring Peter’s mother-in-law, and casting out demons — fulfilling Isaiah’s promise of the Servant who bears our infirmities. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliver...

Today I read a devotional from Paul Tripp's Devotional, "New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional". Unfortunately, my office is not finished, and I am away at the beginning of this week. I do hope to get us on track again with our Gospel Readings!

STILL WORKING ON MY OFFICE!!!!

Today we read Matthew 7:15-29, Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with three solemn warnings: beware of false prophets known by their fruit, beware of mere profession that does not know the King, and beware of hearing His words without obeying them. The whole sermon rests on whether we build our lives on the rock of His word or on the sand of our own self-trust. Reading the Gospels Together” is...

Today we read Matthew 7:1-14,Jesus warns against the critical spirit that condemns others while overlooking our own sin, and calls His disciples to the persistent, trusting prayer of children before their Father. He then closes with a sobering call to enter by the narrow gate Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance...

Today we read Matthew 6.19-34, Jesus calls His disciples to set their hearts on heavenly treasure rather than earthly wealth, and to trust the Father’s providential care rather than corroding themselves with anxiety. 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 promis...

Today we read Matthew 6:1-18, Jesus calls His disciples to practice their piety — giving, praying, and fasting — before the Father alone, not before the eyes of others. The reward that matters is not human approval but the open reward of the God who sees in secret. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework....

Today we read Matthew 5:27-48, Jesus exposes the full depth of God’s law, showing that purity, integrity, and love are not outward performances but conditions of the heart. The King calls His people to a righteousness that exceeds the Pharisees — one that reaches anger, lust, oath-taking, and the love of enemies. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornel...

Today we read Matthew 5:13-26, Jesus calls His disciples to be salt and light in the world — visibly distinct, preserving what is good, and pointing all who see them to the Father. He then deepens the law’s demands beyond the outward act, showing that the sixth commandment reaches into the heart and that unreconciled anger makes even our worship unacceptable before God. Reading the Gospels Togethe...

Today, we begin the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Beginning with the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12. 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 people Biblography The...

Today, we read Matthew 4:12-25, where Jesus withdraws to Galilee, begins to preach, calls His first disciples away from their nets, and confirms His kingdom authority by healing every disease and sickness brought 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 pr...

Today we read Matthew 4:1-11. Immediately after His baptism, Jesus is driven by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil — Where the first Adam failed in a garden of plenty, the second Adam stands firm in a desolate wilderness, defeating Satan with the Word of God and winning the obedience that His people could never achieve for themselves. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journe...

Today we read Matthew 3:1-13, at the Jordan, Jesus steps forward to be baptized — not because He has sinned, but to identify fully with His people and to be publicly declared by the Father as the beloved Son in whom all of God’s pleasure 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 trac...

Today we read Matthew 2:13-23, driven by a murderous king into exile, the infant Jesus relives and redeems Israel’s own history — going down into Egypt and being called out again as God’s true Son. 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...

Today we read Matthew 2:1-12. Pagan astrologers from the East travel far to worship Israel’s newborn King, while Herod plots to destroy Him and Jerusalem’s religious leaders remain unmoved. 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 C...

Today, we read Matthew 1:18-25, the birth of Immanuel. 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 people Biblography The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) Cornel...

Today we begin the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:1-17). Matthew opens his Gospel with a genealogy, establishing Jesus as the Christ, the Son of David, and the Son of Abraham — the long-promised King whose coming is rooted in Israel's covenant history. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance framework. Week by week, i...

Today we discuss the spiritudal practice of solitude & silence by considering Jesus' practice (Mark 1:35) Bibliography Courson, Jon. Jon Courson's Application Commentary. Thomas Nelson, 2003. Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. NavPress, 1991. Digital Study and Research Tools Logos Bible Software. Lexham Press. Claude AI (Anthropic).Used for research assistance and...

Today, we finish our readings in the Gospel of John, reading John 21:15-25. The risen Christ restores Peter after his denial, recommissions him to shepherd the flock, and teaches both Peter and John that each disciple must follow Christ in the path appointed by the Lord. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the Four Gospels, following Cornelis De Graaf’s Promise and Deliverance frame...

Today we read John 21:1-14 (we will also read John 20:30-31, since we missed it last time!). But here in John 21:1-14, The risen Christ reveals Himself again to His disciples, blesses their empty labor with abundance, and welcomes them to a meal on the shore, showing that He is still near to His people in the ordinary work and needs of life. Reading the Gospels Together” is a journey through the F...

Today we read John 20.19-29, the risen Christ appears to His fearful disciples, speaks peace to them, commissions them for their work, and brings doubting Thomas to the full confession that Jesus is Lord and God. 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 a...