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Matthew Chapter 21:1-22 (The Entering into Jerusalem) INTRO: So just to recap of chapter 20, we saw Christ and the disciples headed to Jerusalem, and remember we learned the parable of the vineyard workers, we are starting off with Christ and His disciples furthering their journey to Jerusalem. and in…

Matthew 20 : The Last Shall Be First The Parable of the Vineyard Workers For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. Jesus often uses parables to describe the kingdom of heaven, using everyday experiences…

Matthew Chapter 19 (Everlasting Life Through Christ) Intro: So we are picking back up with the book of Matthew in chapter 19, Remember on our last Bible study lesson, we closed with Christ teaching about the servent who owed an unimaginable debt to the King, and the king forgave it but the servent later…

Matthew 18 : A Heart of Forgiveness In the last chapter (17) we saw Jesus’ divine glory revealed through the Transfiguration, where Peter, James, and John see Him with Moses and Elijah and hear the Heavenly Father affirm Him as His Son. Coming down the mountain, Jesus heals a demon-possessed boy and…

Matthew Chapter 17 (Jesus’s divine authority) Intro: We ended chapter 16 in Matthew last week with Christ teaching about taking up your cross to the disciples. Giving up your worldly desires and working for Christ. James did a great job explaining your works aren't what give you salvation, your salvation…

Matthew 16 : Following Jesus On HIS Terms In the last half of chapter 15 we see that Christ withdraws from Israel with His disciples and heads into the Gentile district of Tyre and Sidon. This is the same region Jesus once mentioned while shaming Israel for stubbornness ( Matthew 11:20–24 ). A Canaanite…

Matthew Chapter 15 (The Disciples understanding) Intro: Just to recap from the previous chapter, John the Baptist was beheaded, we learned about Herod the tetrarch and all of his family mess, We also saw Christ, break the bread and fish and feed the multitudes with what little supply, and also Peter…

Matthew 14 Matthew begins this chapter by telling the story of the death of John the Baptist. Herod confuses Jesus and John, it seems that he believes they are one and the same, not two separate people; and Matthew provides background to the the story here. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the…

Matthew Chapter 13 (part 2 Christ’s Parables) Intro: Just to recap, we studied the first half of this chapter, and Jesus’s parables in teaching the people in a way they could remember and it would stick with them, We saw how these parables were fit for the way we should live, but also some would be depictions…

Matthew 13 Part 1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. With this verse saying “the same day” that connects us back to chapter 12 showing that this happens at the same time. The sea referenced here is the Sea of Galilee. And notice that He came out of the house, showing that…