Matt 14:26-36 Different Responses to Jesus’ Miracles CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Different Responses to Jesus Miracles 26 – it is a spirit – although God is a Spirit and Jesus is God, Jn 4:24, Jesus also has a flesh and bones body that literally arose from the dead and which will...
After feeding the 5000, Jesus sent his disciples away to travel by boat to the land of Gennesaret. Instead of traveling with them, he stayed in the mountain alone and prayed. Later, he came to them walking on the water, while they were still rowing through a terrible storm. After...
Matt 14:13-21 Feeding the Five Thousand CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Feeding the five thousand is one of the most well known miracles in the Bible. As a matter of fact, it is recorded in all four gospels. There is much that we can learn about this miracle from the passage and the...
Matt 14:1-12 The Death of John the Baptist CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we learn about the death of John the Baptist. We see by whom, why and how John the Baptist was martyred. We will also see that his death foreshadows the death of the two witnesses in...
Matt 13:51-58 Jesus’ Reputation at Home CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before Jesus departed to his own country and after he had finished teaching these parables, he asked the disciples if they understood all that he had taught them. When they answered, he told them they were scribes instructed unto the kingdom...
Matt 13:47-51 Parable of the Net CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we will study the parable of the net and the work of scribes in the kingdom of heaven. The parable of the net concerns the gathering of saved and lost at the end of the world. Remember that...
Matt 13:45-46 The Parable of the Pearl CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This parable of the pearl concerns the church. The merchantman is Jesus. A merchant is one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries. Often, references to merchants and merchandise in the Bible are negative references [Is 23:11;...
Matt 13:44 Parable of the Treasure CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Here we have a parable concerning Israel in the kingdom of heaven. Israel is like a treasure hid in a field. As in the other parables, the way to understand this parable is by cross referencing all of the types and...
Matt 13:33-35 Parable of the Leaven CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This parable of the leaven, like the parable of the mustard seed, is also applied to the kingdom of God (Lk 13:20-21) and is commonly mistaken as a parable about the spreading of the gospel through out the world. After analyzing...
Matt 13:31-32 A Grain of Mustard Seed CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This parable is not only applied to the kingdom of heaven, it is also applied to the kingdom of God. It has dual application, then. The parable of the kingdom of heaven show us what will happen as the antichrist’s...
