Why Did Jesus Do it Again? Scripture: Matthew 15:29-39(NIV) 29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the...
Faithful Dogs Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28(NIV) 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is...
Jesus Teaches on Outer vs. Inner Purity Scripture: Matthew 15:1-20(NIV) 1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t...
Jesus Walks on Water Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36(NIV) 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a...
Feeding Five Thousand Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21(NIV) 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a...
Herod Wonders if Jesus is John Resurrected Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12(NIV) 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is...
Jesus is Rejected in His Hometown Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58(NIV) 53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed...
Parables of the Treasures, Pearls & Nets Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52(NIV) 36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” 37 He...
Seeds and Weeds Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43(NIV) 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the...
The Parable of the Four Soils Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23(NIV) 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the...
