Matthew 16:1-12 — The Signs of the Time and the Leaven of False Teaching
BE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF THE TIME AND BE WARY OF FALSE TEACHING
Matthew 15:32-39 — The Feeding of the 4,000 — Extension of Messianic Provision to the Gentiles
COMPASSION AND PROVISION SHOWN TO THE GENTILES BY THE MESSIAH CONTRASTED WITH THE DISMISSIVE ATTITUDE OF THE DISCIPLES
Matthew 15:21-31 — Compassion Extended to Gentiles: Mega Faith Rewarded and Healings on the Hill
MERCY EXTENDED TO THE GENTILES DESPITE JESUS FOCUSING ON THE PRIORITY OF HIS MISSION TO THE JEWS
Matthew 15:1-20 — Defilement Is a Heart Issue
DON’T SUBSTITUTE RELIGIOUS TRADITION EMPHASIZING CEREMONIAL CLEANLINESS FOR DIVINE COMMANDMENTS EMPHASIZING INTERNAL PURITY
Matthew 14:22-36 — Walking on Water — Growing Insight into the Identity of Jesus
FAITH FOCUSES ON THE DIVINE IDENTITY OF JESUS WHO HAS POWER OVER CREATION AND RESCUES THOSE WHO CALL OUT TO HIM
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