In the silence of the heart God speaks
A) Jesus the Son of God, lives a perfect life and teaches God's purpose (Matthew 1-7)
Jesus Christ the Son of God is born Savior, Immanuel (Matthew 1)
God sent Jesus as the King of the world (Matthew 2)
Repentance proclaimed, Holy Spirit reveals Jesus the Messiah in baptism (Matthew 3)
Jesus resisted Satan's temptation and began His public ministry (Matt 4)
Jesus explains the law's purpose is righteous love (Matt 5:17-48)
Devotion to God enables visibility and employment in his kingdom (Matthew 6-7)
B) Jesus heals, feeds, and teaches demonstrating faith in God's kingdom (Matthew 8-15)
Jesus heals all sick, challenges faith of followers, calms the natural and spiritual storms (Matt 8)
Our faith brings light and healing into peoples lives (Matthew 9)
Jesus apostles bring healing and good holy gospel to Jews (Matthew 10)
Jesus reassured John, confronted unbelief, and demonstrates the kingdom of heaven (Matt 11-12)
Jesus teaches how the message of His Kingdom is received (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)
Why parables contain secrets of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 13:10-17; Isaiah 6:9-10)
Sowing seed, not pulling weed (Matt 13:24-30, 36-43)
Parable of treasure (Israel) and the Pearl (Children of God) (Matthew 13:44-46, John 11:51-52)
Jesus miraculous power and popularity, John the Baptists executed (Matthew 14:1-12)
Storms of correction (Jonah) and storms of perfection (disciples) Matthew 14:22-33
- “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31)
- Scriptures encourage us because we have free will (John 16:1,Matthew 14:33)
Hypocrisy, a matter of the heart - healed through honest prayer (Matthew 15:1-20;James 5:14-17)
Jesus teaches about sin, its character and universality (Matthew 15:4,10-11, 16-20)
Jesus heals individuals over three days, feeding 4000+ (Matthew 15:21-39)
C) Jesus teaches humility and love are the primary characteristics of his followers (Matthew 16-23)
Be careful and guarded against hypocrisy and learned-deception (Matthew 16:1-12)
God becomes like clothing to me (Job 30:18, Matthew 16:24-28)
Jesus glory revealed in transfiguration, healing, and miraculously provision for tax (Matthew 17)
Jesus "whoever has ears let them hear", the Father's command "listen to him" (Matthew 17)
Jesus teaches humble greatness seeks, restores, and forgives others (Matthew 18)
Marriage is God's idea showing us new life in Christ (Gen 2:24, Matt 19:3-12, Eph 5:21-33)
Humble like children, poor in spirit get the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:13-29, 5:3,17)
Jesus’ celebrity entrance in Jerusalem and Temple interrupts everyone (Matt 21)
- Jesus explains working in his kingdom is about giving not taking (Matthew 19:30-21:17)
- Jesus teaches how faith is practical and effective (Matthew 21:18-22)
- Parables, truth for the receptive and faithful (Matthew 13:12, 21:28-22:14, 25:29)
Heaven is like a wedding feast, you're invited but will you show up? (Matthew 22:1-14)
Jesus shows expert teachers their hypocrisy and how to cure it (Matthew 22:15-23:11)
Jesus teaches about true ministry in contrast to hypocrisy (Matthew 23:13-39)
D) Jesus last week revealing the end of time (Matthew 24-28)
Jesus explains terrible times await his disciples yet his word stands forever (Matthew 24:1-35)
Coming of the Son of Man will be unexpected, so be wise and faithful (Matthew 24:36-51)
- The sower and soils explained in parable of talents (Matthew 13:12, 25:29)
- I never knew you explained in parable of virgins (Matthew 7:23, Matthew 25:12)
- Perspective of goats with the sheep (Matthew 25:31-46, Isaiah 65:14)
Jesus reveals his betrayal, death, resurrection and resisting slothful temptation (Matthew 26:1-46)
Celebrating Jesus at great expense, even when others don't understand (Matthew 26:1-16)
Bread and wine at the last Supper/Passover meal (Matthew 26:17-30)
Judas could have repented like Peter did (Matt 26:47-27:31)
King Jesus fulfills prophecy of salvation on the cross and is buried (Matt 27:32-66, Psalm 22)
Jesus raised to life witnessed by angels, guards and disciples (Matt 28:1-10)
Guards paid to lie, Jesus commissions disciples to make disciples (Matthew 28:11-20)
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