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Faith of the centurion Matthew 8 Key Verses: 3, 9, 13, 25, 29, When Jesus is willing to do something, it happens. The man with the incurable skin disease is told to tell the religious leaders what happened to him as a testimony to them. In their day, nothing cured the disease except a miracleContinue reading “Day 147”

Outline for personal relationships Matthew 7 Key Verses: 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 16, 23, I remember as a kid playing with someone and having them divide up the toys so we could play together. It really bugged me when the division did not seem fair, especially when they got more than I did. IContinue reading “Day 146”

Lessons on proper priorities Matthew 6 Key Verses: 1, 3, 6, 17, 21, 22, 24, 33, 34 We all can envision the fashion runway with pencil thin models strutting the latest fashions to the flash and music of hype. We know it is all show, smoke and mirrors. The question arises, do we recognize theContinue reading “Day 145”

Expounding Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5 Key Verses: 3, 13, 15, 17, 20, 28, 32, 37, 48 The beatitudes present us with such a contrast that it is often hard to understand what Jesus is saying in these words. I think the key is that the first attitude is poverty of spirit and theContinue reading “Day 144”

Power over Satan’s temptations Matthew 4 Key Verses: 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 19, 23 Led by the Spirit into temptation: try to use this excuse next time you are tempted! It would probably be OK, if you resisted like Jesus did. All too often we don’t see temptation as an opportunity to beContinue reading “Day 143”

Spirit’s descent upon Jesus Matthew 3 Key Verses: 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17 As we read about John the Baptist, we might be thinking, “What a nut!” I was strange for his day as well. But what you might not know, or maybe have forgotten, Bible Prophets often do some strange things. TheirContinue reading “Day 142”

Opposition of King Herod Matthew 2 Key Verses: 1, 7, 19, 22 We are familiar with the contents of this chapter from the cultural telling of the Christmas story. This can be a curse, because we think we know the story. For instance the wise men, think about it, how long was their journey andContinue reading “Day 141”

Genealogy of Jesus Christ Matthew 1 Key Verses: 3, 5, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, Matthew grounds Jesus in the heritage of the Jewish patriarchs, a necessary trait for the Messiah, and a necessary connection for the Jewish readers of this Gospel. He lays out the genealogy in three groups of fourteen relatives toContinue reading “Day 140”

Gospel of Matthew King of the Jews Acrostic Theme: GOSPEL OF MATTHEW KING OF THE JEWS Author: Matthew Date Written: Late 50’s to early 60’s A.D. Audience: Jewish believers and non-believers. Key Verse: 1:22; 2:15,23; 4:14; 5:17; 8:17; 12:17; 13:14,35; 21:4; 27:9 Outline: 1. The birth and childhood of Jesus – Mt 1:1-2:23 2. TheContinue reading “Matthew – Day 139.99”