Man (2/4)

So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’… Matthew 24:26-27

But ‘God made them male and female’ from the beginning of creation. ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together. Mark 10:6-9	But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate. marriage body sexuality
So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33	However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. marriage relationships

So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes. Matthew 24:26-27	So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. second coming Jesus end times
In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. Psalm 34:6	This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. listening prayer salvation
Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. Proverbs 29:25	Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. trust fear
And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road. Mark 10:52	“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. faith salvation healing
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. Ephesians 5:28	In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. relationships marriage body
“Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” Matthew 19:4-6	“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” marriage sexuality creation
“Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” Matthew 20:18-19	We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life! easter Jesus sacrifice
Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the law of Moses could never do. Acts 13:38-39	Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses. law Jesus forgiveness
How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word. Psalm 119:9	How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. holiness Word of God equipment
But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4	Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” food Word of God listening
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalm 34:8	Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. God blessing rest
A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45	A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. sin speaking blessing
Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good. Deuteronomy 8:5	Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Father learning punishment
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest. Proverbs 19:22	What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. reliability money goodness
The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Psalm 118:6	The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? fear protection
I, yes I, am the one who comforts you. So why are you afraid of mere humans, who wither like the grass and disappear? Isaiah 51:12	I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass. comforter fear encouragement
Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Galatians 6:7	Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. God righteousness harvest
Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction. He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4	Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. end times second coming idols
Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet? Proverbs 6:28	Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? temptation desires
The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27	He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ law love obedience
One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat. But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?” Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.” Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!” Mark 2:23-28	One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.” Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” sabbath bread
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17	As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. friendship relationships mind
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. Proverbs 27:19	As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. life heart

Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.