Practical Application:
The Gospel Of Matthew:
Is An Excellent Introduction To The Core Teachings Of Christianity.
The Logical Outline Style:
Makes It Easy To Locate Discussions Of Various Topics.
Matthew Is Especially Useful For Understanding:
MAIN QUESTION ANSWERED IN MATTHEW:
Were The O.T. Prophecies About The Messiah Answered In Jesus?
Matthew’s Intended Audience Was His Fellow Jews,
Many Of Whom, Especially The Pharisees And Sadducees,
Stubbornly Refused To Accept Jesus As Their Messiah.
In Spite Of Centuries Of Reading And Studying The Old Testament:
Their Eyes Were Blinded To The Truth Of Who Jesus Was.
Jesus Rebuked Them For Their Hard Hearts.
Jesus Rebuked Them For Their Refusal To Recognize Him.
They Wanted A Messiah On Their Own Terms,
One Who Would Fulfill Their Own Desires.
One Who Would Do What They Wanted Him To Do.
HOW OFTEN DO WE SEEK GOD ON OUR OWN TERMS?
DON’T WE REJECT HIM WHEN:
We Accept Those Attributes We Find Acceptable.
The Ones That Make Us Feel Good.
—His Love, Mercy, Grace—
We Reject Those Attributes We Find UnAcceptable.
—His Wrath, Justice, And Holy Anger?
BE CAREFUL WE DARE NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THE PHARISEES:
Creating God In The Image WE WANT.
Expecting Him To Live Up To OUR Standards.
Such A God Is Nothing More Than An Idol.
THE BIBLE GIVES US MORE THAN ENOUGH INFORMATION.
IT TEACHES:
THE TRUE NATURE AND IDENTITY OF GOD IN CHRIST.
IT WARRANTS OUR WORSHIP AND OUR OBEDIENCE.
WHO
JESUS IS? Matthew 1-15.
WHAT JESUS CAME TO ACCOMPLISH? Matthew 16-28.
THE BOOK OF MATTHEW IS A NARRATIVE MISSION OF THE KING.
FROM:Multitudes TO:Disciples
FROM:Ministry in North TO:Ministry In South
FROM:Serving TO:Personal Sacrifice
FROM:General Opposition TO:Specific Opposition
FROM:Principles Of The Kingdom TO:Promise Of The Kingdom
FROM:Many Miracles TO:Two Miracles
KEYTAKEAWAY:
JESUS IS THE KING THAT WAS PROMISED.
JESUS IS THE ONE WHO WILL FULFILL WHAT GOD HAS PLANNED.
POSSIBLE OUTLINES:
1. MATTHEW CHAPTER 16: LEVELS OF FAITH IN THE KING.
2. MATTHEW CHAPTER 17: THREE PICTURES OF THE KING.
1.
LEVELS OF FAITH IN THE KING ( MATTHEW 16:1–28):
A. No Faith
Tempting Christ (16:1–4).
B. Little Faith
Misunderstanding Christ (16:5–12).
C. Saving Faith
Confessing Christ (16:13–20).
D. Serving Faith
Following Christ (16:21–28).
2. THREE PICTURES OF THE KING ( MATTHEW 17:1–27):
A. The King In His Glory (17:1–13).
B. The King In His Power (17:14–21).
C. The King In His Humility (17:22–27).
CONTEXT
Groups Of People Were Having Discussions About Jesus.
Who Is He?
What Kind Of Man Is This?
How Does He Speak With Such Authority About God?
How Does He Perform Miracles?
In Chapter 14,
Herod The Tetrarch Thought Jesus Was A Second Coming Of John.
Jesus Fed The Five Thousand And Walked On Water,
The Disciples Agreed That He Must Be The Son Of God.
In Matthew 15,
The Pharisees Debated Who Jesus Was.
The Pharisees Questioned Jesus About His Words And The Law.
The Religious Leaders However Could Not Question His Miracles.
The Stage Is Set For The Revelation Of Jesus As Messiah.
CHAPTER 16: LEVELS OF FAITH IN THE KING:
A. NO FAITH | TEMPTING CHRIST.
THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES DEMAND SIGNS:
And The Pharisees And Sadducees Came, And To Test Him.
They Asked Him TO SHOW THEM A SIGN From Heaven.
SO:
They Were Better Meteorologists Than Theologians.
They Could Recognize A Coming Storm.
They Could See A Sunset And Plan Their Next Day.
But They Failed To Recognize The Coming Of The Messiah.
In Spite Of The Abundant Evidence Right In Front Of Them.
Signs That Jesus Will Return Are Abundant In Our Day.
Abusively Controlled Distribution Of Food Is Rampant.
War And Rumors Of War Is Rampant.
False Religion Of Every Sort Is Rampant.
The Spirit Of Lawlessness And Self-Will Is Rampant.
All Of Those Signs That Mark The End Times Are Obvious.
There Can Be No Doubt That We Live Near The End Of The Age.
SO, WHAT WAS THE LAST SIGN OF THE SIGN TO JONAH ?
Truly I Say To You, No Sign Will Be Given To This Generation.
Jesus Made This Judgmental Statement.
He Had Deep Feelings With This Statement.
He Was Affected By Their Continued Wickedness.
He Was Affected By Their Stubbornness.
AN EVIL AND ADULTEROUS GENERATION SEEKS AFTER A SIGN.
The Pharisees Came Out And Began To Argue With Him.
They Were Seeking From Him A Sign From Heaven To Test Him.
B.
LITTLE FAITH | MISUNDERSTANDING CHRIST.
THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES:
The Disciples Did Not Understand The BREAD Of The Pharisees.
Jesus Was Referring To The False Teaching Of The Religious Teachers.
Jesus Was Explaining To Them That They Taught Truth About God.
Jesus Was Explaining That Proof Was Expressed In The Miracles Of The Feeding Of The Multitudes.
Verse 12. THEN They Understood That He Did Not Tell Them:
To Beware Of The Leaven Of Earthly Bread,
BUT TO BEWARE OF THE TEACHING OF THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES.
THE DISCIPLES NEEDED TO LEARN THAT THEY HAD THE TRUE BREAD OF LIFE WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES.
THE DISCIPLES NEEDED TO BE CONTINUAL ALERT FOR THE LEAVEN OF FALSE TEACHERS.
DISCIPLES DISCUSS THE WORDS OF JESUS.
JESUS SAYS THEY WERE MEN OF LITTLE FAITH.
JESUS SAYS THEY ARE SLOW TO UNDERSTAND HIS MESSAGE.
DISCIPLES FINALLY GET IT.
WHO IS THIS SON OF MAN ?
REVEALED SUPERNATURALLY NOT NATURALLY.
JESUS CHARGED HIS DISCIPLES WITH THREE THINGS:
Ignorance,
Because They Didn’t Understand That He Was Using Material Things (Leaven)
To Illustrate Spiritual Things (The Dangerous Teachings And Practices Of The Sadducees And Pharisees).
Unbelief,
Because They Were Overly Concerned With The Supply Of Bread
Even When They Had Seen Jesus Miraculously Provide Bread On Several Previous Occasions.
Forgetfulness,
Because They Seemed To Forget What Jesus Had Done Before In Regard To Providing Bread.
C.
SAVING FAITH | CONFESSING CHRIST.
PETER CONFESSES JESUS AS THE CHRIST:
Jesus Asked His Disciples,
Who Do People Say That The Son Of Man Is?
They Said: Some Say john The Baptist, Others Say Elijah, And Others Jeremiah Or One Of The Prophets.
He Said To Them: But Who Do You Say That I Am?
VERSE 16. SIMON PETER REPLIED,
YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.
AND JESUS ANSWERED HIM,
BLESSED ARE YOU, SIMON BAR-JONAH!
FOR FLESH AND BLOOD HAS NOT REVEALED THIS TO YOU,
BUT MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN.
As A Reply To Peter's Confession:
Jesus Gave Him The KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
And I Tell You, You Are Peter, And On This Rock, THIS CONFESSION, I Will Build My Church.
And The Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail Against It.
I Will Give You The Keys Of The Kingdom Of Heaven,
And Whatever You Bind On Earth Shall Be Bound In Heaven,
And Whatever You Loose On Earth Shall Be Loosed In Heaven.
Then He Strictly Charged The Disciples To Tell No One That He Was The Christ.
D.
SERVING FAITH | FOLLOWING CHRIST.
JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION.
From That Time Jesus Began To Show His Disciples
That He Must Go To Jerusalem And Suffer Many Things
From The Elders And Chief Priests And Scribes.
AND BE KILLED, AND ON THE THIRD DAY BE RAISED.
And Peter Took Him Aside And Began To Rebuke Him,
Saying, “Far Be It From You, Lord!
This Shall Never Happen To You.
But He Turned And Said To Peter,
Get Behind Me, Satan!
You Are A Hindrance To Me.
For You Are Not Setting Your Mind On The Things Of God,
But On The Things Of Man.
TAKE
UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW JESUS
Verse 24. Then Jesus Told His Disciples,
If Anyone Would Come After Me,
LET HIM DENY HIMSELF.
LET HIM TAKE UP HIS CROSS.
LET HIM FOLLOW ME.
For Whoever Would Save His Life Will Lose It, But Whoever Loses His Life For My Sake Will Find It.
For What Will It Profit A Man If He Gains The Whole World And Forfeits His Soul?
Or What Shall A Man Give In Return For His Soul?
For The Son Of Man Is Going To Come With His Angels In The Glory Of His Father,
And Then He Will Repay Each Person According To What He Has Done.
Truly, I Say To You, There Are Some Standing Here:
Who Will Not Taste Death Until They See The Son Of Man Coming In His Kingdom.
CHAPTER 17: THREE PICTURES OF THE KING:
A. THE KING IN HIS GLORY.
THE TRANSFIGURATION
And After Six Days Jesus Took With Him Peter And James, And John His Brother,
And Led Them Up A High Mountain By Themselves.
AND HE WAS TRANSFIGURED BEFORE THEM,
AND HIS FACE SHONE LIKE THE SUN,
AND HIS CLOTHES BECAME WHITE AS LIGHT.
And Behold, There Appeared To Them Moses And Elijah,
Talking With Him.
And Peter Said To Jesus, Lord, It Is Good That We Are Here.
If You Wish, I Will Make Three Tents Here.
He Was Still Speaking When,
Behold, A Bright Cloud Overshadowed Them,
AND A VOICE FROM THE CLOUD SAID,
THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, WITH WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED;
LISTEN TO HIM.
When The Disciples Heard This, They Fell On Their Faces And Were Terrified.
But Jesus Came And touched Them, Saying, “Rise, And Have No Fear.”
And When They Lifted Up Their Eyes, They Saw No One But Jesus Only.
And As They Were Coming Down The Mountain, Jesus Commanded Them,
Tell No One The Vision, Until The Son Of Man Is Raised From The Dead.
And The Disciples Asked Him,
“Then Why Do The Scribes Say that First Elijah Must Come?”
He Answered, “Elijah Does Come, And Whe Will Restore All Things.
But I Tell You That Elijah Has Already Come, And They Did Not Recognize Him,
But did To Him Whatever They Pleased.
So Also The Son Of Man Will Certainly Suffer At Their Hands.”
Then The Disciples Understood That He Was Speaking To Them Of John The Baptist.
B.
THE KING IN HIS POWER.
JESUS HEALS A BOY WITH A DEMON:
And When They Came To The Crowd,
A Man Came Up To Him And, Kneeling Before Him,
Said, “Lord, Have Mercy On My Son,
For He Has Seizures And He Suffers Terribly.
For Often He Falls Into The Fire, And Often Into The Water.
And I Brought Him To Your Disciples,
And They Could Not Heal Him.
And Jesus Answered, “O Faithless And Twisted Generation,
How Long Am I To Be With You? Bring Him Here To Me.
AND JESUS REBUKED THE DEMON.
AND IT CAME OUT OF HIM,
AND THE BOY WAS HEALED INSTANTLY.
Then The Disciples Came To Jesus Privately And Said,
Why Could We Not Cast It Out?
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 Nothing Will Be Impossible For You.
C.
THE KING IN HIS HUMILITY.
JESUS AGAIN FORETELLS DEATH, RESURRECTION:
As They Were Gathering In Galilee, Jesus Said To Them,
The Son Of Man Is About To Be Delivered Into The Hands Of Men,
AND THEY WILL KILL HIM,
AND HE WILL BE RAISED ON THE THIRD DAY.
And They Were Greatly Distressed.
OUR FALLEN CONDITION AND OUR RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL
Fallen Condition Focus
We Tend To Portray God
As Caring About Our Plans And Priorities More Than Anything Else.
We Want Jesus To Be The Advocate For Our Most Deeply Held Concerns.
We Focus On The Parts Of Jesus’s Story That Connect With Us The Best.
Instead Of Looking At What Jesus Actually Said About Himself.
Gospel Response
Jesus Is Not Defined By What Others Say About Him;
Jesus Is Messiah And King.
We Serve Him In Response To His Goodness And Power.
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