Agressive Ambition – Matt 20
Jesus has been teaching quite a bit to the disciples about humility. He has already told them that He will suffer and die and that they too must pick up their cross (Matt 16:21-25). He also told them that the
Hard Hearts Won’t Understand – Matt 19
“He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.” — Matthew 19:8 In order to really understand what God is saying we
Become as Little Children – Matt 18
“And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 18:3 Matthew 18 contains the famous “church discipline” passage which teaches how we are
Only By Prayer and Fasting – Matt 17
“Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?” — Matthew 17:19 “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” — Matthew 17:21 I am reading It Is Not Death
Why Do You Not Understand? – Matt 16
“Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?” — Matthew 16:9 The nation of Israel as a whole totally missed who Jesus was. This is seen in
Expecting A Miracle – Matt 15
“And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.” — Matthew 15:34 Once again, Jesus is teaching multitudes of people in a place where they don’t have easy access to
Building Faith – Matt 14
“And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?” — Matthew 14:31 As the leadership of the nation of Israel reject Jesus and as the people
Blessed to See and Hear – Matt 13
“But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them;
Jesus Is Greater Than – Matt 12
“But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.” — Matthew 12:6 “…a greater than Jonas is here.” — Matthew 12:41 “…a greater than Solomon is here.” — Matthew 12:42 Three times in Matthew 12, Jesus makes the
Offended in Jesus – Matt 11
“And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” — Matthew 11:6 We live in a world where everyone feels they have the right to be offended. People get offended over many things, but nothing and no one