Matthew 12:16-21

Many people claim to follow Jesus, but is their faith the real thing? In this 3-day devotional, Pastor Jed Coppenger unpacks three signs of an inauthentic faith: seeking human approval, holding others to higher standards, and failing to practice what we preach. With biblical insight and practical application, this study challenges you to embrace a sincere, gospel-centered faith.

In this five-day series of readings from across the breadth of Scripture, we will see how “the nations” have always been the object of God’s love and how he consistently calls his people to join him in his mission to rescue and redeem men and women from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. We will also explore the implications of this for people who desire to live missional lives, aligned with God’s purposes.

Matthew writes to God’s people and walks them on a journey that will take them from where they are to be Disciple Makers. This is 13 of 27 devotional plans walking us through the book of Matthew. Jesus talks to the spiritual leaders of the day. He exposes their hypocrisy, their shallow faith, their words and their weak walk. Let’s model our walk after His.

Chapter 9 of the book God Loves You explains the meaning of the Holy Spirit's person and work.