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    Exposition of Matthew 16:13-20

    July 30, 2021  (Jesus’ last days of earthly ministry) Questions to be answered in this study Why is it easier for us today to understand the teachings of Jesus than it was for His disciples? What was the new movement Jesus was teaching His disciples? What is the present-day commission given to the church? What is the name of the tallest mountain in the Mideast?  The disciples’ answer to Jesus’ question, “who do people say that I am? What was the one name the disciples left off their list? Which of the disciples was the first to correctly identified Jesus? How did Peter know who Jesus was? What did Peter’s…

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    Exposition of Matthew (Matthew 20:1-16)

    (Jesus’ last days of earthly ministry) Questions to be answered in this study What was Jesus’ take on wealth? What can those expect who are faithful to Christ in this life? What is the difference in earthly marriages and families and the heavenly family? The following statement of Jesus is often understood. What do you think it means? “And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, LORD, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead:” What did Jesus promise that person who left all to follow Him? Peter asked Jesus in the last chapter: “We have forsaken…

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    Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew 15:39-16:12

    July 23, 2021  (Jesus’ last days of earthly ministry) Questions to be answered in this study What was Jesus teaching His disciple in the latest miracles, the feeding of the 5,000 and the feeding of the 4,000? Matthew and Mark give different names for where Jesus ns His disciples went in today’s study. How is that explained? What was the pharisee’s belief concerning earthly miracles and a sign from heaven? Why do educated college professors teach things contrasting with the truth of the Bible? How is the only way anyone can know the truth? What is God’s means of choosing to whom to reveal the truth? Why is there so…