Matthew Chapter 22 – The Marvellous & Astonishing Words of Jesus
May 17, 2024“He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” – these words are recorded across several books in the Bible, words of caution about the grim reality that not all who believe have heard / hear the complete truth. In this chapter, the Pharisees and Sadducees continue to test and tempt Jesus, hoping that He would eventually fall for their tricks and get tripped up on His own words. Question after question, Jesus answered peaceably and precisely, knowing all too well their hearts’ underlying deceitfulness, unbelief, and misguided understanding of God’s word. Today, the population of people who call themselves…
Matthew Chapter 21
his chapter of seemingly unrelated incidences pose to us this question. Do we belong to the group who diligently serve our Lord as unprofitable servants, like the donkey, or do we belong to the camp of the…
Matthew Chapter 20
Zebedee’s wife came to Jesus with her sons, kneeling down and asking Jesus to grant her two sons (James and John) to be the greatness among all who sit in the Kingdom of Heaven with Him, one…
Matthew Chapter 19 – Four Kinds of Followers
In Matthew 19, we see four kinds of followers of Jesus – two whose mistakes we can learn from, and two we should emulate. The first kind was the Pharisees (verse 3). Although they professed to worship…
Matthew Chapter 18
“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if…
Matthew Chapter 17
Despite following Jesus for a couple of years, sometimes the disciples still failed to understand Jesus’ purpose for coming down to earth. Sometimes, they were also not mindful of what Jesus needed to accomplish. For example, regarding…
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Matthew Chapter 14
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Matthew Chapter 13
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Matthew Chapter 12 – Sabbath Keeping
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