Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus the Christ

Matt 16:13-20 Jesus the Christ CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we learn that Jesus the Christ is the Messiah. Some folks believe that as “the” Christ he was a natural born man upon whom the Spirit came at his baptism, thus making him the Christ. And that at his death,...

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Matthew 12:14-50 Rejection by Israel

In this rather large passage of scripture, we see the rejection by Israel, as a nation, of Jesus Christ. There were multitudes of people who were amazed at the miracles he did and the words he preached. Nevertheless, the Pharisees rejected him and then eventually turned the multitudes against him at...

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Matthew 2:11 Gifts of the Wise Men

Matt 2:11 The Gifts for Jesus CLICK ON TITLE FOR AUDIO The gifts of the wise men to Jesus represent some things about the Lord Jesus Christ.  They symbolize him as a King, as God, as the Temple, as a Priest, as an Intercessor, as the Messiah, as a Bridegroom and as...

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Matthew 2:1-10 The Wise Men

Matt 2:1-10 Wisemen CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It is interesting that there were wise men in the east that saw a star and followed it to the King of the Jews.  Why men from the east?  How did they know to look for the star?  What kind of star could...

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Matthew 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus

Matt. 1:18-25 The Birth of Jesus CLICK ON TITLE FOR AUDIO From this study of the birth of Jesus, we see that he is: The Holy Ghost’s Son This was not a divine conception, in the sense that the Holy Ghost conceived seed in Mary by natural means.  Mary was a...

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Matthew 1:11-23 The Virgin Birth of Jesus

 Matt. 1:11-23 Why Jesus Came From A Virgin CLICK ON TITLE FOR AUDIO Jechonias was a king that reigned during the time of the Babylonian captivity of Judah.  His name in the Old Testament is Jehoiachin (2 Ki 24:8).  He was carried away to Babylon during the captivity (2 Ki 24:15).  The...

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Matthew 1:2-17 The Genealogy of Jesus

Matt 1:2-17 The Genealogy of Jesus CLICK ON TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson is about the additions to and the subtractions from the Genealogy of Jesus. ADDITONS Although Jesus was a Jew and the line of men from Abraham to Joseph were all Jews, there are five Gentile women that were...

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Matthew 1:1 The Generation of Jesus

Matt 1:1 The Generation of Jesus CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When Matthew opened his gospel, he introduced Jesus as the son of David and  the son of Abraham. God made covenants with both Abraham and David that will ultimately be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. That’s why Mathew shows Jesus’ line through these...

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Genesis 28 Jacob’s Ladder

Genesis 28 Jacob’s Ladder CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jacob ran away from Esau and obeyed his parents command to not marry a Canaanite woman.  On Jacob’s way to Padanaram, the home of Laban, Rebekah’s brother, the Lord spoke with him in a dream about a ladder.  In the meantime, Esau,...

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Genesis 21:1-8 The Birth of Isaac

02-9-22 Genesis 21:1-8i ISAAC – A TYPE OF CHRIST So often in the Old Testament, God foreshadows something prophetically by the use of types, similitude and metaphors.  Such is the case with the birth of Isaac.  His birth is a literal, historical event.  But Isaac so strongly typifies the Lord...

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