Text: Matthew 15:21-28 (EHV)

Jesus left that place and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22There a Canaanite woman from that territory came and kept cryingout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! A demon is severely tormenting mydaughter! 23But he did notanswer her a word. His disciples came and pleaded, “Send her away, because shekeeps crying out after us.” 24He answered, “I was sent only to thelost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25Butshe came and knelt in front of him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26Heanswered her, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it totheir little dogs.” 27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet theirlittle dogs also eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28ThenJesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! Itwill be done for you, just as you desire.” And her daughter was healed at thatvery hour.

Text: Matthew 4:1-11 (EHV)Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. 2After he hadfasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The Tempter came and said to him, “If you arethe Son of God, command these stones to become bread.” 4But Jesus answered, “It is written: Manshall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.” 5Then theDevil took him into the holy city. He placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6and he said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angelsconcerning you. And they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot againsta stone.” 7Jesus said to him, “Again, it is written: You shall not test the Lord your God.” 8Again theDevil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and theirglory. 9He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will bow down and worship me.”10Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and servehim only.’” 11Then the Devil left him, and just then angels came and served him.

Mark 9:2-10 (EHV)

2 After six days Jesus tookPeter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain where they werealone by themselves. There he was transfigured in front of them. 3 His clothes becameradiant, dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them. 4 And Elijah appeared tothem together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Petersaid to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents:one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 He did not know what tosay because they were terrified. 7 Acloud appeared and overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying,“This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him.” 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer sawanyone with them except Jesus alone. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesuscommanded them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man hadrisen from the dead. 10 Theykept the matter to themselves, discussing with one another what this “risingfrom the dead” meant.