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Fasting for the Glory of God (Matthew 6:16-18 Teaching Outline)
Introduction: As we approach this text, it is good to remember the preceding context. Earlier in this passage, our Lord Jesus warned us against hypocrisy in giving and called upon…
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A Principle Concerning When Not to Share the Truth (Matthew 7:6)
Introduction: In this post I am going to attempt to tackle a difficult saying of our Lord Jesus, one that has often been misunderstood but which contains a crucial teaching…
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The Importance of Proper Judging (Matthew 7:1-5)
Introduction: In the following illustration Kent Hughes relates the “experience of a certain young bachelor”: Every time he brought a prospective wife home, his mother criticized her unmercifully. The young…
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The Narrow Way (Matthew 7:13-14 Teaching Outline)
Introduction: As I studied this passage, I was reminded of a famous poem by Robert Frost: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both…
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Matthew 7:12 – The “Golden Rule” as Uniquely Taught by Jesus (Teaching Outline)
Introduction: Advocates of “religious tolerance” – or as more accurately termed, advocates of religious relativism or religious pluralism – often cite the Golden Rule as an example of how all…
Gospel of Matthew
Joy Comes in the Mourning
Do you know what it’s like to feel the sorrow of a bereaved mother? A mother’s life is wrapped up in the care and well-being of her children. When those children are taken…
Bible Study
Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46 Teaching Outline)
Introduction: Not all scholars agree that Jesus’ teaching in this part of Matthew 25 should rightly be called a parable. For example, one prominent New Testament scholar, characteristic of those who…
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Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30 Teaching Outline)
As we approach our study of this parable, we must keep in mind that Jesus has been teaching about His second coming and that this provides the context for this…
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Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13 Teaching Outline)
Introduction: Today as we continue our journey through the parables of Jesus, I just want to remind you of an important principle when interpreting parables, which is that we should…
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Parable of the Two Servants (Matthew 24:45-51 Teaching Outline)
Jesus tells this parable in the context of His prophecies about His future return and the signs that will precede it. An important emphasis of this teaching is on the…
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Parable of the Wedding Feast (Matthew 22:1-14 Teaching Outline)
A couple of weeks ago we began to look at an exchange between Jesus and the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. There we saw that Jesus told them the first of…
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Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers (Matthew 21:33-46 Teaching Outline)
Note: Last week we began to look at an exchange between Jesus and the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. There we saw that Jesus told them the first of three parables…