Matthew 14:13-21 — Miraculous Feeding of the 5,000 — Messianic Provision
JESUS OFFERS HIMSELF AS THE BREAD OF LIFE FOR THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Matthew 14:1-12 — The Beheading of John the Baptist — Speaking Truth to Depraved Power Can Cost You Dearly
DEPRAVED POWER COWERS IN FEAR, CONCEALS A GUILTY CONSCIENCE AND COMPLIES WITH MANIPULATIVE SCHEMES
Matthew 13:53-58 — No Home Court Advantage for Prophets — Just Rejection
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT IN JESUS’ HOME TOWN OF NAZARETH – THOSE CLOSEST TO US RESPOND IN HURTFUL REJECTION AND UNBELIEF
Matthew 13:51-52 — Schooling the Scribes — Comprehension and Communication
GOLD NUGGETS OF KINGDOM TRUTH INCLUDE BOTH NEW AND OLD REVELATION
Matthew 13:47-50 — Gathering the Harvest of the Kingdom — Parable of the Fisherman’s Dragnet
THE FINAL JUDGMENT WILL SEPARATE OUT THE WICKED AND CONDEMN THEM TO ETERNAL SUFFERING
Matthew 13:44-46 — Greatness of the Kingdom — Its Value and Appropriation
THE SUPREME VALUE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD MOTIVATES AN APPROPRIATION OF TOTAL COMMITMENT
Matthew 13:24-43 — Parables Describing Kingdom Growth — Both Positive and Negative
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GENUINE AND COUNTERFEIT GROWTH UNTIL CHRIST RETURNS AT THE END OF THE AGE TO EXERCISE JUDGMENT
Matthew 13:1-23 — Germination of the Kingdom — Introductory Parable of the Sower and the Soils
VARYING RESPONSES TO THE WORD OF GOD HIGHLIGHT FRUITFULNESS AS THE KEY EVIDENCE OF GENUINE DISCIPLESHIP
Matthew 12:38-50 — Warning Addressed to This Present Evil Generation
REJECTION OF MANIFEST TRUTH LEADS TO SEVERE JUDGMENT WHILE TRUE DISCIPLES PRIORITIZE SPIRITUAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Matthew 12:33-37 — Exposing the Source of Evil — Speech Matters
SPEECH REVEALS ONE’S INNER CHARACTER AND WILL BE JUDGED
Matthew 12:22-32 — The Unpardonable Sin
ATTRIBUTING WORKS OF JESUS TO DEMONIC POWER UNLEASHES A POWERFUL REFUTATION DENOUNCING THIS UNPARDONABLE SIN
Matthew 12:15-21 — Messiah Characterized as the Beloved Servant of the Lord
AS THE SPIRIT-EMPOWERED SERVANT OF THE LORD, THE CHOSEN MESSIAH WILL BRING JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES WITH COMPASSION AND POWER