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    Exposition of Matthew (Matthew 12:31-50)

    (Jesus’ final months of earthly ministry) April 20, 2021 Question to be answered in this study What is the sin of blasphemy? Who commits the sin of blasphemy? Is speaking slandering words against the Holy Spirit the unpardonable sin? Is there a point of no return or no hope as far as salvation is concerned? Can a person lose their salvation? What is the difference in daily sins and those sins that affect our position in Christ or cause separation or lostness? What is considered the half way point thematically in the gospel of Matthew? Why did Jesus condemn the whole nation of Israel on the declaration of its leaders…

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    Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 12:22-30

    April 15, 2021 (Jesus Withdraws & refocuses His Ministry) Questions to be answered in this study In what way did Jesus fail in His Gallian ministry? Since Jesus was not the kind of Messiah the Jews were looking for, what were they looking for in the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament? There has always been a remnant of Jewish believers. What is the estimated number of Jewish believers today? Did Israel’s rejection of the Kingdom mean that God was through with Israel? Israel had been the main objective of Scripture up until they rejected the Kingdom, but from that point forward, for the past 2,000 years, what has been…

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    Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 12:15-21)

    April 8, 2021 (Jesus Withdraws & refocuses His Ministry) Question to be answered in this study How did Jesus prove He was the Messiah? What was Jesus’ new approach after the rejection of the kingdom?  Other than answering the question above, what was the main thrust of Jesus’ ministry after the kingdom’s rejection? What was Jesus’ primary purpose for coming to earth? 1 Peter 3:21 says, “…we are now saved by baptism;” are we saved by baptism? Baptism is from the Greek word “Baptizo.” What is the meaning of that word? What is the primary example that the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament set for us today? Why…