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In Matthew 11:25-30, we see God’s sovereignty and human responsibility on a collision course. And somehow, in that tension, there is rest to be found in Christ. There are three main realities we discover in this passage: (1) pride is the greatest obstacle in having a relationship with God, (2) He who knows not the Son, knows not God, and (3) he who has the Son has rest. Questions: 1)&nbs...

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In Matthew 11:1-11, we are reintroduced to John the Baptist who has been imprisoned while Jesus’ministry is flourishing. While imprisoned, John has some doubts about Jesus being the Messiah. His doubts rise from some of the same sources that doubt grows from in our lives; namely, difficult situations, unmet expectations, and limited perception. Jesus’ antidote for John’s doubt is th...

In Matthew 11:1-11, we are reintroduced to John the Baptist who has been imprisoned while Jesus’ministry is flourishing. While imprisoned, John has some doubts about Jesus being the Messiah. His doubts rise from some of the same sources that doubt grows from in our lives; namely, difficult situations, unmet expectations, and limited perception. Jesus’ antidote for John’s doubt is th...

There is a popular perception of a comfortable and easygoing Jesus, but Jesus' teachings were often focused on hardship and suffering. In Matthew 10, Jesus commissions His apostles a mission to take the gospel to the lost sheep of Israel, emphasizing the impending suffering and persecution they would face. While their mission had specific characteristics and demands, there are six principles for t...

Teachings of Jesus in Matthew 10 remind us of the true nature of the Christian mission. Jesus calls us to pick up our crosses and follow Him, emphasizing that suffering is an integral part of the journey. While the apostles had a specific mission, we can take valuable principles from their commission for our own lives today. Our mission is founded on compassion, simplicity, godly character, and th...

In Matthew 9:35 to 10:4, we see that the kind of risk-taking discipleship that Scripture calls for will not be a reality in our lives until we see the lost as Jesus sees them. At the end of chapter 9, Matthew closes out a section of Jesus’ miracle stories and teach on discipleship by pointing to Jesus’ compassion for those who needed Him. The motive for our mission is compassion. An...

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SUMMARY: In Matthew 9:27-34, two blind men fervently seek Jesus, addressing Him as the "Son of David," a Messianic title. Their faith moves Jesus, who touches their eyes, restoring their sight. Their miraculous healing spreads awe throughout the region. However, not everyone rejoices; the Pharisees attribute Jesus's work to demonic forces, revealing their spiritual blindness. Jesus emphasizes...

In Matthew 9:27-34, two blind men fervently seek Jesus, addressing Him as the "Son of David," a Messianic title. Their faith moves Jesus, who touches their eyes, restoring their sight. Their miraculous healing spreads awe throughout the region. However, not everyone rejoices; the Pharisees attribute Jesus's work to demonic forces, revealing their spiritual blindness. Jesus emphasizes that His...

In Matthew 8 and 9 we’ve been getting a picture of Jesus’ authority. And in 9:18-26, the picture we get is even better. Not only does Jesus have the authority to save, and to give us hope in the middle of despair, but also Jesus has authority over death. Specifically, in the death of Christ is the death of our spiritual death (we will be forgiven our sin), and in the resurrection of...

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The profession of Peter in Matthew 16 has been widely regarded as the foundation on which Christ builds His church. It is also the foundation on which our faith is built. The Pharisees though had constructed a worldview all their own. As professing believers we must differentiate between a self constructed worldview and one that is authentically biblical. Hosted on Acast. See a...

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Matthew 8 and 9 are packed with miracle stories. In Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew includes the account of his own calling by Jesus in all of one verse (v. 9). Is this story placed in the narrative amongst the miracles because of mere chronology, or is there something of the miraculous here? Through the sovereign calling of Jesus, salvation comes to Matthew and, sometimes unbeknownst to us...

In Matthew 8:23-34, two miracle stories are set side by side—Jesus’ calming of the storm and Jesus exorcising demons. While at first they seem different, the two stories are really both exorcisms of evil, as Jesus reveals his identity as the victorious Son of God. The smaller victories of Matthew 8 point us forward to the ultimate victory of Christ upon the cross. 1) When looking upon creatio...

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King and Kingdom: How Not to Follow The “Sermon on the Move” is attracting attention and crowds are beginning to follow Jesus. In Matthew 8:18-27, we see Jesus is looking more for followers than fans.  We are given a glimpse into how not to follow Jesus. If we are convinced we must follow Jesus, we must do it without pride (humbly come to him and serve him as Lord), withou...

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As Matthew 8 begins, the Sermon on the Mount ends and becomes the “sermon on the move”. Three portraits are presented of Jesus and his power to the powerless, as he heals a leper, a Gentile’s slave, and a Jewish woman. The healings are miraculous, but we are drawn into these portraits to see a bigger picture. Jesus' work upon the cross unleashes a powerful gospel that brings sinful...

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Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with two pictures. The first, is that of many people making a profession of faith before Christ, only to hear Jesus say, “I never knew you”. The second, is that of a wise man who builds his house upon the rock and a foolish man who builds his house upon sand. Both of these images tell us that Jesus wants us to walk away from his sermon examini...

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In Matthew 7:13-14, we come to the beginning of the end of the Sermon on the Mount. Is Jesus looking for applause at the end of his sermon? No. He’s looking for his hearers to make a choice: the wide way which is easy and travelled by many, or the narrow way which is hard and found by few. Paradoxically, the wide way leads to confinement, and eventually death, while the narrow way leads...