Matthew 19:1-12 — Permanency of Marriage
GOD DESIGNED MARRIAGE TO BE A PERMANENT ONE-FLESH DIVINE UNION BETWEEEN MAN AND WOMAN FOR LIFE
Matthew 18:21-35 — Unlimited Forgiveness to Fellow Believers
HAVING BEEN FORGIVEN MUCH, BELIEVERS MUST NOT PUT LIMITS ON THE FORGIVENESS THEY EXTEND TO OTHERS
Matthew 18:15-20 — Confronting Sin in the Believing Community
THE STEPS FOR CONFRONTING SIN IN THE BELIEVING COMMUNITY DEPEND ON THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY FROM THE RATIFYING DIVINE PRESENCE
Matthew 18:10-14 — Parable of the Lost Sheep
3 REASONS WHY WE MUST NOT DESPISE ANY OF GOD’S VULNERABLE SHEEP SINCE THEY ALL ARE INDIVIDUALLY VALUED
Matthew 18:5-9 — Guard Against Dangerous Stumbling Blocks
DON’T BE A STUMBLING BLOCK TO FELLOW BELIEVERS OR TO YOURSELF
Matthew 18:1-4 — True Greatness in the Kingdom — How to View Yourself Compared to Others
GOD MEASURES GREATNESS BY THE STANDARD OF HUMBLE DEPENDENCE RATHER THAN ACHIEVEMENTS OR WORLDLY RECOGNITION OR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC STATUS
Matthew 17:24-27 — Accommodation to Avoid Offense
JESUS PAID THE TEMPLE SUPPORT TAX TO AVOID OFFENSE DESPITE BEING THE LEGITIMATE FOCUS OF TEMPLE WORSHIP
Matthew 17:22-23 — Jesus’ Second Prophecy of His Passion and Resurrection
REPEATING THE PROPHECY OF HIS CENTRAL MISSION STILL DOES NOT COMPUTE WITH JESUS’ SAD DISCIPLES
Matthew 17:1-13 — The Transfiguration — Suffering is the Path to Glory
THE TRANSFIGURATION UNCOVERED THE GLORY OF MESSIAH TO PROVIDE A PREVIEW OF THE COMING KINGDOM
Matthew 16:21-28 — The Passion of the Messiah and the Price of Discipleship
THERE IS NO AVOIDING THE CROSS – EITHER FOR JESUS OR FOR HIS DISCIPLES
Matthew 16:13-20 — The Confession of Peter Regarding the Identity of Jesus
THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNSTOPPABLE CHURCH IS THE APOSTLES (AS REPRESENTED BY PETER) WHO EMBRACED THE TRUE IDENTITY OF JESUS AND WERE DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE HIS TEACHING