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MATTHEW 20.1-16 “… ’Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ So the last will be first and the first last.” V. 15 Jesus now teaches with a parable. He says “the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early […]

MATTHEW 19.16-30 Jesus said, “… go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. V.22 Pretend for a moment you don’t know this story. Jesus is approached by man while setting […]

MATTHEW 19.1-12 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh V. 5 After a time of teaching, Jesus moves away from the crowds at Galilee … so the crowds follow him. Among the crowd are the Pharisees who seek to trap Jesus […]

MATTHEW 18.15-35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. V. 35 Even though we know it is something that God has called us to do, forgiveness is hard. In this passage Jesus doesn’t tell us to ignore it when someone […]

MATTHEW 17.14-18.14 [Merges Faith and Value — Weeks 10&11 Sermon Preps from Matthew Booklet 3] He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and […]