Chapters 21 to 27 of Matthew’s Gospel focus on the last week of Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem. The signs of His coming. Jesus’ prophecy was fulfilled 40 years after His death in 70 A.D. when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple. The Bible teaches that there are two ways to test whether prophets are truly…

Chapters 21 to 27 of Matthew’s Gospel focus on the last week of Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem. Doing God’s Word. God is pleased when we practice His word in our daily lives. Practicing means to consistently repeat an action until it becomes a habit. The way to internalise God’s Word is to live out what…

Chapters 21 to 27 of Matthew’s Gospel focus on the last week of Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem. The parable of the wedding feast is a continuation from the last two parables that Jesus spoke against the religious leaders. This parable sets the context for the following encounters that Jesus has with the Pharisees, Herodians and…

Chapters 21 to 27 of Matthew’s Gospel focus on the last week of Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem. Jesus enters the City of David. Matthew 1 reveals that Jesus is a descendant of David. But it is only now in Matthew 21 that Jesus enters Jerusalem, the City of David. While Jerusalem was the place that…

Serving without expectation of reward This parable teaches us to have the right attitude when serving God. The laborers who were hired first expected that they would be paid first. They also expected that since they had started working first, they would be paid more. However God generously rewards all who serve Him. We cannot serve…