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I’m in Thailand, speaking at a conference, so these posts are short! Matthew 25 Three parables that teach us to Be prepared and alert – know Jesus, be ready for His return Use what God has given you widely don’t hold back through fear and lack of confidence (v25) Sheep and goats look very similar […]
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I’m in Thailand, speaking at a conference, so these posts are short! Matthew 24 D.A. Carson, a New Testament scholar, begins his commentary on Matthew 24 with the following words: “Few chapters of the Bible have called forth more disagreement among interpreters than Matthew 24 and its parallels in Mark 13 and Luke 21. The […]
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I’m in Thailand, speaking at a conference, so these posts are short! Matthew 23 Jesus tells us how not be a good leader Don’t practice what you preach – because people are watching as much, if not more than listening! Do everything for people to watch and applaud Be obsessed with your title – Rabbi, […]
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I’m in Thailand, speaking at a conference, so these posts are short! Matthew 22 The parable of the wedding banquet serves two purposes 1) The expected recipients of the invitation (Jews) are interested. 2) So others are invited to come (Gentiles) 3) Uninvited guests get chucked out You need to come to God the right […]
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I’m in Thailand, speaking at a conference, so these posts are short! Matthew 21 Jesus arrives at Jerusalem and it is a triumphal one. The people have a growing expectation of the Messiah and think Jesus is a political Messiah. His manner of coming fulfils Old Testament Prophecy. Jesus clears the Temple – the gospel […]
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I’m in Thailand, speaking at a conference, so these posts are short! Matthew 20 In the kingdom there is so much grace – workers hired at the end get the same wages as workers hired for th whole day. The early adopters get what is promised and God is so generous the late adopters get […]
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Matthew 19 God made marriage for a man and woman to be joined together for life. God loves marriage and sex – he created them both for us to enjoy. So when a question comes about divorce, Jesus reminds them that the Mosaic provisions for divorce are because our hearts are hard. If you are […]
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Matthew 18 In this chapter Jesus tells some hard hitting stories. i) Greatness is defined differently in the Kingdom – children have the capacity for simple faith and obedience. Trust God and obey! ii) Be ruthless with sources of temptation – for many that will be apathy and procrastination and wasting time on TV, facebook […]
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We’re on our third mountain in Matthew – the best kind of Munro bagging! 1) The Mount of temptation – where Jesus stood up to all the devil could tempt Him with, using Scripture to see him off. 2) The Mount of the Sermon – where we experienced His amazing teaching 3) The Mount of […]