The call to missions v1-3 Jesus has called us and sent us out with the same authority that He has. The disciples who witnessed the power of Jesus were given the same authority He had. The apostles (ἀποστόλων) were messengers sent on a mission to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Just as there were…

Continuing from Matthew 8, this chapter gives us a deeper understanding of the authority of Jesus. We are invited to journey with the disciples of Jesus as they discover “what sort of man is this?” (Matthew 8:27). Jesus has authority over sin v1-8 How do we know that Jesus has authority over sin? The paralytic…

Continuing from Matthew 7:29, this chapter focuses on the authority of Jesus. Authority over sickness v1-4 Jesus will not turn us away when we come to Him with the right posture and faith. Lepers were regarded as unclean and restricted from entering God’s presence (Leviticus 13:45-46). They were not allowed to live in the community…

The sermon on the mount spans across three chapters in Matthew. Chapter 5 begins by describing what is Kingdom righteousness. Chapter 6 describes how we are to practice Kingdom righteousness. This chapter focuses on the marks of a true disciple and ends with a call to follow Christ. The right attitude of a disciple v1-5…

v1 In Matthew 5:16 we are called to let our light shine before others. But Jesus warns us not to practice our faith in a hypocritical way. Jesus highlights three areas, giving, prayer and fasting, where must constantly check our hearts to ensure that we are not doing them to seek people’s praise. v2-4 Our…