This chapter shows Jesus at His most emotional, from disgust to rage to lament. Jesus calls out the religious leaders as those thinking they are the most important yet dead as a decaying body and causes us all to question what or who are we really living for?
Category: New Testament
Matthew 22
Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians and a lawyer and leaves them speechless, especially after challenging them about David and the Son of David.
Matthew 21
The Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem reveals the hearts of the people and the religious leaders. Jesus is the cornerstone, is He your Savior or your Judge?
Matthew 20
The Kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner hiring folks to work in his vineyard, but not everyone was happy about the pay! The Gospel can be offensive if we don’t see it through the eyes of Jesus… Lord give me eyes to see!
Matthew 18 & 19
Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? Jesus shares ideas that don’t come natural to us along with warnings not to offend those that come to Him by faith.
Matthew 16 & 17
Seeking a sign, discerning false teaching, and declaring who Jesus is by inspiration of God… these are just a few of the topics that come up as Jesus begins to tell His disciples of His coming death and resurrection.
Matthew 15
As Jesus again attempts to get away to spend time with the Father, crowds come for healing. Included in the crowd are Pharisees and scribes challenging the fact that His disciples don’t wash their hands.