Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

John 1 - NIV John 1 - Enduring Word Commentary Verses for the Day: John 1:1-3,14 The Word Became Flesh 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Commentary Today we begin my favorite gospel, and one of my favorite books in the bible, the gospel of John. John was also called, "the disciple whom Jesus loved".  I love John because it gives us a glimpse of the relational side of Jesus, with many stories that are not included in the other gospels. I.e. Nicodemus, Lazarus, the women at the well, and the woman caught in adultery. John is also unique from a theological perspective. Whereas the first three gospels, also known as the "synoptic gospels",...

Luke 24 - NIV Luke 24 - Enduring Word Commentary Key Verses for Today Jesus Has Risen 24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.  9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother...

Luke 23 - NIV Luke 23 - Enduring Word Commentary Key Verses 13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. 15 Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. 16 Therefore, I will punish him and then release him.” 18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!” 19 (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.) 20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Commentary What is so interesting to me about this text is that here you have the two men with the most power, Pontius Pilate and King Herod, and they find no basis to charge Jesus with anything. Certainly he had done nothing deserving of ...

Luke 22 - NIV Luke 22 - Enduring Word Commentary Verses for Today 31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33 But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”34 Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.” Commentary  " Sift as wheat " is a metaphor that could also be expressed as “ shake someone apart ” or “ break a person down. ” Amos 9:9 gives us a similar image of God shaking Israel: “ For I will give the command and will shake Israel along with the other nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not one true kernel will be lost” (NLT). It was not just Peter who was in danger, though. The word for “you” in Luke 22:31 is plural. Jesus was speaking to Peter, informing him that Satan had his sights set on all the disciples. Some translat...

Luke 21 - NIV   Luke 21 Enduring Word Commentary Key Verses for Today 34 “ Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:34-36 Commentary This chapter can be a little confusing. Is Jesus talking about the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70, or about the end times?  I think this is the best explanation.  Luke 21 addresses both the destruction of the Temple and the end times, often weaving them together as a "prophetic type" where one event serves as a precursor or foreshadowing of the other.  After describes the imminent destruction of the temple, he talks about the signs which will precede Jesus' second coming. These include...

Luke 20 - NIV Luke 20 - Enduring Word Commentary Key Verses: Paying Taxes to Caesar 20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. 21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. 25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Commentary: The Pharisees were trying everything and anything to trap Jesus. They felt their grip on him slipping away, so they started getting desperate. In this case they asked Jesus if it was right to pay taxes to Caesar. The trap they set f...