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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew 14:13-21
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Jesus’ last days of earthly ministry) Questions to be answered in this study 1. Why was Jesus willing to turn the responsibility of the future church over to a bunch of unqualified novices? 2. What is the theme for this section of the gospel of Matthew? 3. What did the disciples suggest Jesus do concerning the hungry multitude? 4. How did Jesus respond to the disciple’s suggestion concerning the multitude? 5. What is our primary duty concerning our ministry? 6. Why were the people asked to sit down in groups of a hundred and fifties? 7. Why did Jesus ask the multitude to sit down? 8.…
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The Greatest Wealth of All?
Written by Jimmie Burroughs This following story originally appeared on KGW8 TV in Portland, Oregon. Kathy Boone a homeless woman in Oregan, died in January 2021 at age 49 while nearly $900,000 of inherited funds was being held by the state. According to KGW8 TV, Kathy Boone’s mother died in 2016. Her mother’s estate tried to contact Kathy multiple times but failed. When they couldn’t reach her, the money was held at the Oregon Department of State Lands while Kathy struggled homeless, wandering about the city in the cold and the heat for five years. According to her father, Jack Spithill, Cathy Boone, 49, had a hard time throughout her…
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew 13:53-14:12
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Jesus’ last days of earthly ministry) Questions to be answered in this study 1. Where was Jesus’ hometown during His Galilean Ministry? 2. Where was Jesus invited to speak when he returned to Capernaum? 3. Is everything in the Bible true? 4. What two last things did Jesus do at Capernaum? 5. Why was Jesus once again rejected in Capernaum for the second time? 6. What was the primary thing the people of Capernaum could not accept about Jesus? 7. Did Mary, the mother of Jesus, remain a virgin after the birth of Jesus as a mainline denomination teaches? 8. What one thing do we share…