In Matthew 13 Jesus begins to teach in parables. The 2 major parables He uses emphasize the same main message. The first parable is the parable of the soils. Seed is sown on different types of soils and yet fruit is only realized in the good soil. Jesus explains that the seed that is sown […]
In Matthew 12 Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees concerning working on the Sabbath. He shows them that God wants them to be more concerned for the needs of people than externally keeping the Sabbath. Jesus says that He is the Lord of the Sabbath and proves it by healing a man on the Sabbath. […]
In Matthew 11 Jesus makes it clear over and over that He is the promised Messiah. His answer to John the Baptist’s question of whether He is the “Expected One” points to His works as proof that He is the Messiah. Jesus also points to the fact that He is the Messiah by explaining John’s […]
In chapter 10 Jesus grants a measure of authority to the original 12 apostles. He sends them out first to the nation of Israel for they were the first people that should have been expecting Him and His message of salvation. Jesus warns the 12 they will be rejected and persecuted by some. They will […]
In Matthew 9 Jesus heals many different kinds of diseases, gives sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, casts out a demon and even raises a girl from the dead. He also does this for people who were outcasts and people who were in prominent positions. This shows that His ministry was to all […]
In chapter 8 by healing the leper, the Centurion’s servant, and Peter’s mother-in-law – Jesus shows his power over sickness. When Jesus calms the storm that He and some of his disciples are in at sea – He is showing His power over the natural or created world. Then in the last part of the […]
In chapter 7, Jesus addresses making proper judgments, the generosity of God, the exclusivity of the Gospel, and false prophets/teachers who bear bad fruit. The end of chapter 7, Jesus tells a parable of two men and their lives. They both experience the difficulties of life (rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds […]
In the first half of chapter 6 Jesus warns against doing things for the wrong reasons. He specifically addresses giving to the poor, prayer and fasting. He addresses them, because these were good things that were being used to gain praise or reward from other people. He is exposing the heart that is self focused […]