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Monthly Archives: January 2011
What Comes Out Defiles a Man
(Matthew 15:10-20) Jesus gave this parable about what comes out of a man and eating with unwashed hands after upbraiding the Pharisees and scribes about upholding traditions. He was concerned about matters of the spirit and not physical issues. Eating … Continue reading
Traditions of Men Versus the Word of God
(Matthew 15:1-9) The scribes and Pharisees came to Jesus asking why the disciples did not observe the tradition of the elders regarding the washing of their hands before eating. Jesus used the opportunity to teach about the traditions of men … Continue reading
The Hem of His Garment
(Matthew 14:34-36) After Jesus had walked on the water with Peter and calmed the seas, they came to the other shore to land at Gennes’arat. On arriving the local people recognised Jesus and sent word to all in the region. … Continue reading
Walking on Water with Jesus
(Matthew 14:22-33) After Jesus fed the five thousand we see the teaching where Peter came walking on water with Jesus. This teaching about walking on water with Jesus holds many good lessons. There are elements of faith, doubt, trust, comfort, … Continue reading
Fishes and Loaves Bible Story
(Matthew 14:13-21) The fishes and loaves bible story is one that is commonly heard in the world today. Quite often the fishes and loaves bible story is cited when people have somehow fed a large number of people as Jesus … Continue reading
Beheading of John the Baptist
(Matthew 14:1-12) At the beginning of this chapter we see the circumstances that led to the beheading of John the Baptist. There are a few interesting point and lessons to be learned from this event, both historically and spiritually. The … Continue reading
A Prophet is Without Honour
(Matthew 13:53-58) There are three valuable lessons in this last section of Matthew 13, culminating with the teaching that a prophet is without honour in his own country and house. In this part we see him finish his parable teachings … Continue reading
Treasures New and Old
(Matthew 13:51-52) This section concludes the parable teachings that Jesus gave to his disciples at this time. He also provides a valuable lesson here on the methods by which they were to pass on this information. He describes here how … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew, Matthew 13
Tagged Christian Standards, Flexibility, Teaching the Gospel
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The Good the Bad and the Ugly
(Matthew 13:47-50) This parable of the kingdom is about the end of the time when Jesus comes to judge the world. We saw earlier that he will allow the weeds to grow with the wheat and they will be separated … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdom of God, Parables, parables of the kingdom
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Parable of the Merchant Seeking Pearls
(Matthew 13:45-46) This parable is similar to the previous one where a man finds a great treasure in a field and covers it until he can buy the field. However a few nuances make this parable slightly different. In that … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew, Matthew 13
Tagged Kingdom of God, Parables, parables of the kingdom, Pearls
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