Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Lenten Listening

Thanks to the wonderful suggestion from Evann, we are listening to the four Gospels during Lent using the Truth and Life Dramatized Audio Bible New Testament She even broke them all down into a daily listening guide in order to make it through all four Gospels during Lent!  So far, so good - we are right on schedule.  

I just wanted to share a few things that are new to me:  

1.  Starting with the Beatitudes in Chapter 5 of Matthew, Jesus' teaching lasts for 3 whole chapters!
2.  There were actually two incidents of multiplying of the loaves and fishes (Matthew 13:13-21 and 13:32-38).
3.  Jesus healed a whole bunch of people (I guess I knew that He did, but for some reason it just seems to really stand out to me in this half of Matthew's Gospel).
4.  Matthew 13:34:  "All this Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without a parable."

1 comment:

Kristen said...

What a great idea!!!