So far in the Gospel of Matthew, we've seen the beginnings of Jesus' ministry; however, we haven't really seen Him rejected. At the end of chapter 13, which we discussed in July, we hear about Jesus being rejected at Nazareth, his hometown. This month, we're going to see faith being
We're getting to the point in Matthew where we're seeing more people reject Jesus. For July, we're going to look into some of the parables Jesus told as well as seeing more of Jesus' identity.
Before we jump into explaining the parables
Jesus' mission didn't stop with Him. We've spent the last several months looking at Jesus' ministry through His teachings and miracles. However, now it's time for others to go out and continue His mission. Jesus gave them instructions to help the lost nation of Israel first. They were told to
Jesus' ministry can be summarized with Matthew 9:35, "And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction." For the last two months we've looked deeper into the Sermon on the Mount,
A major reason I hear non-Christians give for why they won't go to church is because they know hypocritical Christians. As we move further into the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus provides examples of how a person's faith can be expressed
