Gospel (Page 35)

Matthew 22 15-21 That’s when the Pharisees plotted a way to trap him into saying something damaging. They sent their disciples, with a few of Herod’s followers mixed in, to ask, “Teacher, we know you have integrity, teach the way of God accurately, are indifferent to popular opinion, and don’t pander to your students.Read More →

Matthew 22 1-14 Jesus responded by telling still more stories. “God’s kingdom,” he said, “is like a king who threw a wedding banquet for his son. He sent out servants to call in all the invited guests. And they wouldn’t come! “He sent out another round of servants, instructing them  to tell the guests,Read More →

Matthew 21 3 3-43 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people. “Here’s another story. Listen closely. There was once a man, a wealthy farmer, who planted a vineyard. He fenced it, dug a winepress, put up a watchtower, then turned it over to the farmhands and wentRead More →

Matthew 21  26-32 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people.  “Tell me what you think of this story: A man had  two sons. He went up to the first and said, ‘Son, go out for the day and work in the vineyard.’ “The son answered, ‘I don’t wantRead More →

Matthew 20 1 – 16 Jesus said to his disciples. “God’s kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. Later, about nine o’clock, the managerRead More →

Matthew 18   21-35 At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven. “The kingdom of God is like a king who decided to square accounts with his servants. AsRead More →

Matthew 18  15 – 20 Jesus said to his disciples. “If a fellow believer hurts you, go and tell him – work it out between the two of you. If he listens, you’ve made a friend.. If he won’t listen, take one or two others along so that the presence of witnessesRead More →

Matthew 16  21 – 27 Then Jesus made it clear to his disciples that it was now necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, submit to an ordeal of suffering at the hands of the religious  leaders, be killed, and then on the third day be raised up alive. Peter took him in hand,Read More →

Matthew 16  13 – 20 When Jesus arrived in the villages of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “What are people saying about who the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some think he is John the Baptizer, some say Elijah, some Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.” He pressedRead More →

Matthew 15 21-28 Jesus left Genneraset and took a trip to Tyre and Sidon. They had hardly arrived when a Canaanite  woman came down from the hills and pleaded, “Mercy, Master, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly afflicted by an evil spirit.” Jesus ignored her. The disciples came and complained, “Now she’sRead More →