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    Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 13:1-23

    Written by Jimmie Burroughs The answers to the following questions are in bold print in the narrative. What was the primary duty that Jesus began teaching His disciples in Matthew chapter 13? What were the top two priorities Jesus gave the church?  (Matthew 28:19) When was the church first established? When was the church consummated, completed or made perfect? How many of the books of the New Testament canon did the Apostle Paul write? Why was it typical for Jesus to get into a boat to teach the multitude? What is a parable? How many parables are in Matthew? Why did Jesus conceal the truth from some? What was the…

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    Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 12:31-50; 13: 1-3

    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? What did Jesus mean when He stretched out His hand to the disciples and said behold my mother and brethren? Introduction Jesus sums up…

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

    Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Jesus Withdraws & refocuses His Ministry) Questions to be answered in this study. Answers will be in bold print. In what way did Jesus fail in His Gallian ministry? Since Jesus was not the kind of Messiah the Jews were looking for, what did they expect of 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 the point forward, for the…