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May 2025

Matthew was the only Gospel writer to record the account of what happened to Judas and how he ended his life. But Matthew gives us some very interesting insights into how the Scriptures were fulfilled even through the actions of Judas. One of the things that stands out is that Matthew is the only one to use the term ‘went and hanged himself‘ (Matt.27:5), as there is no other occurrence of that phrase elsewhere in the New Testament. However, Matthew must have known that the phrase does occur once in the LXX of 2 Sam.17:23 (i.e.,......

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11
May 2025

We see from the beginning of Matthew 27 what looks like a recapping of what Matthew has already told us in Matthew 26. But NT writers were not ones to waste paper or papyrus and ink. No, what we have in the opening verses of Matt.27 is the 3rd part of the trial of Jesus before the Jewish leaders. That is not to say that we pin all the blame of the rejection of Jesus and His death only on the few religious leaders, nor do we want to blame all the Jewish people. We are......

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04
May 2025

In this week’s episode of Matthew’s Gospel, we look more deeply into the denials of Peter. Was it just a matter of a momentary failure to share his faith, or was Peter pretty much guilty of apostasy? If it is the latter then of course it means that Peter’s conversion and return to Christ is so much more the more powerful! To watch today’s church service, just click on this link!...

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27
Apr 2025

The religious leaders realised that they couldn’t depend on the false and conflicting testimonies of those who claimed that Jesus said that He would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days. And besides, that was somewhat of the expectation of what The Messiah was to do in building a New temple. So, seeing that they were getting nowhere, the High Priest Caiaphas invoked the law to adjure the witness to answer the accusations. And this time Jesus confirmed that He was indeed not only The Messiah but also the Son......

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