In this part of Matthew 14 we see that Jesus and His disciples took themselves away for a time of R&R which didn’t exactly materialize. But it did turn out to be an opportunity for Jesus to...
At the beginning of this chapter we are given a little flashback to an event that had happened, concerning John the Baptist! The reason for bringing this to our attention now, is that Jesus was...
This is as close to the 31st Oct we are going to get this year, as we commemorate the events of The Reformation 31 Oct, 1517. But rather than focus on The Five Solas, like we did last year,...
What is the connection between the seven parables of this chapter, and the last remaining verses? Well, we are about the see these parables played out in real life, as people become more and more divided over...
What are God’s purposes, and how do we fit into them? If God’s long-range goal and His ultimate purpose is for His own Glory to be revealed, then His plans start with Glory and end with Glory going to...
We nearly got finished the whole of Matthew 13 today. There is one last section about Jesus’ reception or rejection at His home town of Nazareth, still to go. But today we finished the last 3 of the 7 parables (or...
The next two parables in this series of 7 parables in this chapter are not explained by Jesus. Therefore, none of us can be dogmatic about their meaning. However, since we do have the whole of the...
In this second parable in this series of seven parables, Jesus also gave His disciples the explanation to it. But before He gave the explanation, privately to His disciples, He told them two more parables...
Last time we looked at Matt.13:1-17, in which Jesus gave the parable of the sower who went out to sow. But His disciples asked Him to explain the parable to them. He explained the parable only...
There seems to be a very clear transition between Matthew 12:46-50 and when you read the opening words of Matthew 13:1, which says that Jesus went out of the house and went and sat by the sea. Some...