…Whoever wants to be a leader among you
must be your servant,
and whoever wants to be first among you
must become your slave.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve others and to give his life
as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:26-28
…Jesus said, “Let the children come to me.
Don’t stop them!
For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those
who are like these children.”
And he placed his hands on their heads
and blessed them before he left.
Matthew 19:14-15
“I also tell you this:
If two of you agree here on earth
concerning anything you ask,
my Father in heaven will do it for you.
For where two or three gather together as my followers,
I am there among them.”
Matthew 18:19-20
“Beware that you don’t look down
on any of these little ones.
For I tell you that in heaven
their angels are always in the presence
of my heavenly Father.
Matthew 18:10
…”I tell you the truth,
if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed,
you could say to this mountain,
‘Move from here to there,’
and it would move.
Nothing would be impossible.
Matthew 17:20
…a bright cloud overshadowed them,
and a voice from the cloud said,
“This is my dearly loved Son,
who brings me great joy.
Listen to him.”
Matthew 17:5
…what do you benefit if you gain the whole world
but lose your own soul?
Is anything worth more than your soul?
Matthew 16:26
Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
Simon Peter answered,
“You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Matthew 16:15-16
…They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
The crowd was amazed!
Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking,
the crippled were made well,
the lame were walking,
and the blind could see again!
And they praised the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:30-31
…”Every teacher of religious law
who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven
is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom
new gems of truth as well as old.”
Matthew 13:52
