Martha Hill Jamison, St. Luke’s member, slow-to-forgiver Matthew 18:21-35 (English Standard Version): 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.25 And since he could not pay, his [...]

Warren Fisher, Genesis Sunday School Co-Leader, Member since 1988, 6th Generation Texan  Matthew 18:10-14 (NRSV) “Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.  What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?  And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine [...]

Rachel Fisher, Children’s Ministries Communications Specialist Matthew 18:1-5 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. 6 “If [...]

Chrissie Prichard, member Matthew 14: 13-21 When Jesus heard about John, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. When the crowds learned this, they followed him on foot from the cities. When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion for them and healed those who were sick. That evening his disciples came and said to him, “This is an isolated place and it’s getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said to them, “There’s no need to send them [...]

Charity Autry, Member since 2008, Families in Faith Sunday School Leader, Starting Point Leader, VBS Chair (Children’s Ministry Council) Matthew 13:3-9 (New International Version) 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because [...]

Ryan MacLeod, St Luke’s Member Matthew 12:33-37 “33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.  34 You brood of vipers!  How can you speak good things, when you are evil?  For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  35 The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.  36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every [...]

Ryan MacLeod, St Luke’s Member Matthew 12:33-37 “33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.  34 You brood of vipers!  How can you speak good things, when you are evil?  For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  35 The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.  36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every [...]

Rev. Michelle Manuel   Scripture: Matthew 12:9-14 9 He left that place and entered their synagogue; 10 a man was there with a withered hand, and they asked him, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath?” so that they might accuse him. 11 He said to them, “Suppose one of you has only one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath; will you not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.” 13 [...]

Rev. David Horton, Lead Pastor at Gethsemane Matthew 10:29-31 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. 30And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.   Reflection: Did you know…?          On average, the human head has 100,000 hairs.          The number of hairs varies by hair color, with blondes having the most hair, redheads having the least hair, and brunettes in between. That means blondes don’t just have more [...]

Kristin Reynolds, Advancement Chair, Children’s Council member, Member since 2000 Matthew 6:25-27 (NIV) “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Reflection: [...]