Category: Matthew

(KJV) Matthew 18:6

 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

This verse is a strong warning to those who might influence others – particularly children or childlike followers of Christ – to sin or defy God. 

1. We must be careful not to offend or spiritually mislead anyone who might look to us for a godly example. It is one thing to deliberately go our own way, but to cause others to fall away from God is an even greater offense and will include Christ’s greatest wrath (justified anger and punishment). 
2. Pastors, teachers and especially parents should five special attention to these words of Jesus. The parents’ responsibility is to instruct their children in the ways of God (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Luke 1:17; Ephesians 6:4; 1 Timothy 4:16) and to protect them from the ungodly influence of the world and Satan (Titus 1:10-11; 2:11-12; 1John 2:15-17).
3. Christian parents must help their children to avoid the influence of ungodly friends. Parents should be especially careful about what they allow the world to introduce to their children’s minds and hearts by means of education or avenues of entertainment, such as television, the internet, music and other media (Psalms 101:3; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21). 

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1. UNLESS YOU CHANGE / MATTHEW 18:3
2. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
3. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
4. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
5. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
6. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
7. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
8. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
9. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
10. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
11. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
12. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
13. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
14. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
15. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
16. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
17. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
18. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
19. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
20. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
21. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
22. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
23. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
24. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
25. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
26. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
27. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
28. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
29. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
30. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
31. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
32. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
33. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
34. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
35. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
36. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
37. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
38. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
39. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
40. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
41. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
42. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
43. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
44. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
45. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
46. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
47. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
48. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
49. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
50. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
51. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
52. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
53. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
54. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
55. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
56. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
57. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
58. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
59. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
60. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
61. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
62. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
63. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
64. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
65. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
66. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
67. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
68. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
69. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
70. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
71. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
72. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
73. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
74. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
75. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
76. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
77. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
78. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
79. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
80. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
81. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
82. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
83. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
84. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
85. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
86. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
87. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
88. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
89. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
90. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
91. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
92. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
93. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
94. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
95. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
96. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
97. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
98. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
99. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
100. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
101. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
102. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
103. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
104. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
105. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
106. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
107. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
108. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
109. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
110. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
111. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
112. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
113. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
114. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
115. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
116. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
117. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
118. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
119. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
120. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 18:3

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

The positive changes Jesus desires to make in our lives through the initial experience of spiritual salvation and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit start with a childlike (not “childish”) attitude. In order for Christ to transform our character and make us fit for His kingdom, our attitude toward Him must be humble, honest, dependent, trusting and ready to be molded by the heavenly Father. Following the childlike step of submitting to God, the conversion (life change) Jesus requires consists of two parts: radically turning away from everything that is selfish and ungodly and deliberately turning toward God. This means doing what is right by His standards and producing spiritual fruit (character and positive actions) as evidence of true repentance (Matthew 3:8).

1. Spiritual conversion does not consist of a single act of sorrow or regret over past sins. It requires an ongoing, all-encompassing attitude toward life that continually resists sin and puts aside selfish desires in order to seek after God’s plan with all our heart (2 Corinthians 7:10). This is necessary because by nature we tend to follow a path that leads away from God and toward eternal death (Romans 1:18-32; Ephesians 2:2-3). True spiritual conversion is a total change of heart in response to God’s gift of salvation. Such a change is possible only by God’s grace (undeserved favor, love, help, kindness and enablement) and the power of the Holy Spirit, which we must receive through faith (Acts 11:18). 

Because of a new relationship to God, genuine conversion involves significant changes in other areas of life, including relationships, priorities, habits, commitments, interests and the overall view of life. Conversion is a complete life transformation, and it is a necessary element of genuine saving faith and a basic requirement for ongoing spiritual growth (Acts 26:18)

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1. FAITH … NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSIBLE / MATTHEW 17:20
2. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
3. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
4. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
5. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
6. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
7. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
8. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
9. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
10. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
11. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
12. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
13. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
14. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
15. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
16. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
17. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
18. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
19. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
20. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
21. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
22. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
23. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
24. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
25. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
26. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
27. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
28. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
29. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
30. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
31. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
32. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
33. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
34. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
35. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
36. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
37. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
38. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
39. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
40. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
41. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
42. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
43. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
44. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
45. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
46. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
47. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
48. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
49. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
50. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
51. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
52. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
53. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
54. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
55. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
56. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
57. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
58. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
59. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
60. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
61. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
62. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
63. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
64. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
65. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
66. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
67. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
68. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
69. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
70. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
71. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
72. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
73. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
74. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
75. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
76. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
77. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
78. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
79. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
80. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
81. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
82. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
83. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
84. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
85. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
86. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
87. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
88. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
89. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
90. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
91. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
92. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
93. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
94. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
95. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
96. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
97. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
98. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
99. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
100. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
101. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
102. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
103. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
104. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
105. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
106. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
107. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
108. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
109. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
110. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
111. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
112. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
113. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
114. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
115. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
116. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
117. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
118. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
119. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 17:20

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Jesus frequently comments on the nature of true faith. He speaks of a faith that can move mountains, bring miracles and healing, and accomplish great things for God. What is the nature of this kind of faith?

1. True faith is an effective faith that produces results: “it will move” mountains.
2. True faith is not a belief in “faith” as a force or power of its own, but it is a “faith in God’ (Mark 11:22). God must be the object and focus of our faith in order for it to be effective. The “amount” of faith is not the issue here. A mustard seed is extremely tiny (Matthew 13:31-32). By God’s grace, all followers of Christ already possess at least that much faith, which they exercised to receive spiritual salvation in the first place (Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:8). So, it is not how much faith we have, but what we do with it; we must direct it toward God Himself. He must be both the source and the object of our faith. 
3. True faith is a work of God within the hearts of Christians (Mark 9:24; Philippians 2:13). It is not something we create by simply putting out a lot of effort. It involves a God-given awareness within our hearts that He hears and answers our prayers (Mark 11:23). This faith awareness is created and inspired by the Holy Spirit; we cannot produce it in our own minds (Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 12:9) 
4. Since true faith is a gift from God through Christ, It is important to grow closer to Christ and become more familiar with His Word. As we do, our devotion to and confidence in Him will deepen (Romans 10:17; Philippians 3:8-15). That dependence is vital because Christ said that “apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 3:27; 15:5; Hebrews 4:16; 12:2). God’s constant presence and our obedience to His Word are the source and the secret of faith (Matthew 9:21; John 15:7). 

True faith is under God’s control. He gives us faith on the basis of His love, wisdom, grace and purposes. In other words, He gives us what we need when we need it. Faith is a gift that expresses God’s love for us and enables us to accomplish His will. It is not to be used for our own selfish interest (James 4:3).

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1. UNBELIEVING AND PERVERSE / MATTHEW 17:17
2. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
3. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
4. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
5. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
6. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
7. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
8. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
9. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
10. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
11. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
12. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
13. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
14. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
15. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
16. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
17. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
18. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
19. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
20. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
21. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
22. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
23. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
24. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
25. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
26. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
27. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
28. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
29. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
30. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
31. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
32. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
33. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
34. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
35. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
36. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
37. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
38. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
39. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
40. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
41. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
42. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
43. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
44. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
45. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
46. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
47. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
48. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
49. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
50. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
51. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
52. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
53. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
54. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
55. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
56. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
57. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
58. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
59. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
60. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
61. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
62. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
63. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
64. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
65. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
66. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
67. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
68. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
69. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
70. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
71. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
72. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
73. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
74. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
75. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
76. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
77. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
78. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
79. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
80. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
81. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
82. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
83. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
84. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
85. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
86. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
87. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
88. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
89. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
90. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
91. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
92. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
93. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
94. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
95. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
96. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
97. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
98. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
99. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
100. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
101. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
102. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
103. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
104. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
105. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
106. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
107. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
108. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
109. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
110. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
111. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
112. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
113. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
114. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
115. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
116. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
117. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
118. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 17:17

Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

Jesus gives a harsh challenge to believers who fail to serve and influence others with the real power of God’s kingdom.

1. Inability or failure to free those who are troubled or oppressed by demonic powers (Verse 15-21) reveal a lack of faith, spiritual understanding and spiritual authority (Verse 17, 20-21; Mark 9:29). 

The Holy Spirit’s purpose in recording the account in Matthew 17:14-21 is to turn the attention to the fact that just as Jesus forced demons out of people’s lives, so He wants His followers to do the same through faith in His authority (Matthew 17:20-21). Jesus is grieved when His people fail to participate in His ministry against the forces of Satan. He wants His power to be released against spiritual darkness (Matthew 10:1, 8; Mark 9:28-29; Luke 9:1; John 14:12).

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1. WAS TRANSFIGURED / MATTHEW 17:2
2. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
3. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
4. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
5. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
6. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
7. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
8. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
9. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
10. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
11. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
12. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
13. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
14. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
15. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
16. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
17. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
18. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
19. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
20. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
21. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
22. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
23. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
24. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
25. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
26. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
27. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
28. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
29. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
30. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
31. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
32. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
33. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
34. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
35. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
36. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
37. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
38. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
39. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
40. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
41. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
42. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
43. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
44. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
45. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
46. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
47. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
48. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
49. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
50. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
51. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
52. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
53. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
54. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
55. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
56. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
57. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
58. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
59. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
60. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
61. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
62. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
63. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
64. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
65. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
66. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
67. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
68. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
69. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
70. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
71. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
72. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
73. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
74. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
75. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
76. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
77. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
78. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
79. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
80. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
81. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
82. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
83. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
84. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
85. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
86. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
87. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
88. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
89. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
90. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
91. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
92. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
93. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
94. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
95. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
96. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
97. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
98. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
99. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
100. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
101. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
102. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
103. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
104. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
105. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
106. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
107. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
108. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
109. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
110. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
111. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
112. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
113. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
114. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
115. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
116. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
117. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 17:2

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

The term translated “transfigured” (Greek metamorphoó) is a combination of meta and morphoó, meaning “to change into another form.” Jesus’ appearance was transformed, with His inner glory shining out brilliantly (Luke 9:29). When Jesus transforms our lives, we also take on something of His likeness (2 Corinthians 3:18), reflecting His glory to others.

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1. COMING IN HIS KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:28
2. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
3. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
4. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
5. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
6. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
7. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
8. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
9. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
10. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
11. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
12. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
13. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
14. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
15. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
16. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
17. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
18. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
19. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
20. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
21. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
22. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
23. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
24. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
25. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
26. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
27. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
28. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
29. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
30. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
31. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
32. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
33. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
34. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
35. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
36. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
37. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
38. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
39. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
40. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
41. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
42. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
43. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
44. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
45. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
46. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
47. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
48. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
49. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
50. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
51. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
52. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
53. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
54. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
55. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
56. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
57. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
58. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
59. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
60. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
61. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
62. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
63. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
64. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
65. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
66. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
67. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
68. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
69. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
70. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
71. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
72. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
73. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
74. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
75. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
76. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
77. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
78. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
79. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
80. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
81. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
82. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
83. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
84. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
85. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
86. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
87. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
88. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
89. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
90. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
91. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
92. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
93. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
94. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
95. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
96. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
97. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
98. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
99. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
100. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
101. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
102. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
103. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
104. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
105. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
106. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
107. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
108. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
109. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
110. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
111. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
112. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
113. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
114. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
115. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
116. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 16:28

Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

The “Son of Man coming in His kingdom” probably refers to the events surrounding Pentecost when Christ baptized His followers with the Holy Spirit and great power (Mark 9:1; Acts 1:8; 2:4). From that point on, the message and work of Christ spread rapidly as described in the book of Acts.

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1. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 16:19
2. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
3. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
4. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
5. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
6. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
7. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
8. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
9. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
10. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
11. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
12. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
13. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
14. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
15. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
16. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
17. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
18. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
19. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
20. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
21. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
22. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
23. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
24. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
25. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
26. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
27. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
28. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
29. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
30. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
31. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
32. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
33. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
34. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
35. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
36. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
37. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
38. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
39. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
40. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
41. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
42. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
43. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
44. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
45. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
46. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
47. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
48. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
49. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
50. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
51. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
52. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
53. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
54. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
55. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
56. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
57. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
58. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
59. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
60. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
61. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
62. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
63. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
64. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
65. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
66. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
67. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
68. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
69. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
70. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
71. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
72. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
73. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
74. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
75. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
76. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
77. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
78. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
79. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
80. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
81. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
82. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
83. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
84. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
85. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
86. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
87. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
88. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
89. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
90. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
91. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
92. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
93. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
94. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
95. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
96. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
97. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
98. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
99. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
100. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
101. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
102. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
103. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
104. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
105. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
106. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
107. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
108. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
109. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
110. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
111. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
112. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
113. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
114. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
115. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 16:19

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

In the original Greek, the tense of the phrases about binding and loosing literally mean that whatever His true followers bind or loose on earth “will have already been bound” or “will have already been loosed” in heaven. Therefore, Christians are not establishing a new authority of their own. Instead, it is a matter of being close enough to God to recognize what He has done so that they can simply announce God’s actions and work within His authority. The “keys” represent God’s authority, which He passed on to His followers in the church -His kingdom representatives on earth. With these keys

1. They expose and speak out against sin and carry out church discipline (Matthew 18:15-18)
2. They pray effectively for God’s purposes on earth (Matthew 19-20)
3. They restrict and defeat demonic powers and set spiritual captives free
4. They preach about the guilt of sin, God’s standard of righteousness and the judgment to com (Acts 2:23; 5:3,9)

They proclaim the opportunity for forgiveness and spiritual salvation for all who turn from their own sinful way and follow Christ (John 20:23: Acts 2:37-40; 15:7-9).

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1. PETER … ROCK … CHURCH – THE GATES OF HADES WILL NOT OVERCOME / MATTHEW 16:18
2. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
3. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
4. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
5. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
6. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
7. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
8. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
9. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
10. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
11. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
12. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
13. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
14. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
15. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
16. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
17. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
18. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
19. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
20. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
21. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
22. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
23. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
24. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
25. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
26. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
27. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
28. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
29. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
30. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
31. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
32. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
33. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
34. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
35. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
36. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
37. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
38. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
39. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
40. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
41. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
42. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
43. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
44. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
45. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
46. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
47. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
48. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
49. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
50. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
51. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
52. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
53. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
54. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
55. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
56. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
57. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
58. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
59. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
60. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
61. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
62. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
63. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
64. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
65. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
66. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
67. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
68. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
69. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
70. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
71. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
72. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
73. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
74. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
75. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
76. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
77. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
78. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
79. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
80. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
81. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
82. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
83. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
84. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
85. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
86. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
87. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
88. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
89. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
90. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
91. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
92. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
93. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
94. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
95. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
96. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
97. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
98. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
99. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
100. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
101. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
102. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
103. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
104. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
105. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
106. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
107. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
108. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
109. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
110. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
111. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
112. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
113. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
114. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 16:18

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Christ promises to build His church, not on any one individual (other than Himself), but on the truth of Peter’s and the other disciples’ bold confessions that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16; Acts 2:14-26). Here Jesus uses a play on words. He calls His disciple “Peter” (Greek Petros, meaning a small stone), but goes on to say, “on this rock [Greek Petra, meaning a massive rock or a rocky cliff] I will build my church.” That is to say, the church is built on Peter’s solid confession that Jesus is the Christ – the “Savior” of the world. 

1. It is Jesus Christ who is the rock, the steady and sure foundation of the church (1Corinthians 3:11). Peter states in his first letter (the Bible book of 1 Peter) that Jesus is the “living Stone, …a chosen and precious cornerstone … the stone the builders rejected” (1 Peter 2:4, 6-7). At the same time, Peter and all other Christians are also living stones who become part of the structure of the spiritual house that God is building (1 Peter 2:5).
2. The “rock” does not refer to Peter himself, who simply acknowledges that Christ is the foundation of the church (the community of all true followers of Jesus). Nowhere in Scripture is it stated that Peter would be the supreme and infallible (completely reliable, unable to be wrong) authority above all other disciples (Acts 15; Galatians 2:11). Nor is it stated that Peter should have infallible successors (as some denominations promote today) who would represent Christ and function as the official head of the church. 
3. Just as the church was founded on a bold confession of Jesus’ authority, the church continues to grow and advance through the bold proclamation of Christ’s message and the display of His power.

Hades is the Greek name for the place of departed spirits, or the dead. It is the general name for the preliminary place of punishment for the unrighteous, prior to final judgment (Luke 16:19-31). In this passage, the “gates of Hades” may mean the “powers of death.” In a broader sense, it likely refers to Satan and all the forces of evil in the world opposed to Christ and His kingdom. 

1. This passage is not meant to describe the church in a defensive posture, as if the church is simply holding up under attack. This passage is not a description of the “gates of Hades” coming against the church. Rather, this passage describes the church on the offense, actively coming against the gates (strong spiritual walls) of Satan’s kingdom. The gates of Satan’s areas of control will not be able to hold back or stand up against the church as it reclaims territory (meaning human lives) for God and rescuing people from the power of death. In the end, nothing can stop the power of Christ’s church from accomplishing God’s purposes on earth. 
2. This passage does not mean that individual Christian, local churches or church organizations will never face spiritual destruction or that they will never give in to immoral behavior, doctrinal error or rebellion against God. Jesus Himself predicted that many will lose or give up the faith, and He warns churches that are abandoning faith and truth to turn from their sins or be removed from His kingdom (Matthew 24:10-11; Revelation 2:5, 12-29; 3:1-6, 14-16; 1 Timothy 4:1). The promise of Matthew 16:18 does not apply to those who abandon faith in Christ or to spiritually lazy churches. 
3. Christ is saying that though there is and will be strong opposition from Satan, spiritual rebellion among believers and false teaching and deception that creep into God’s kingdom, the church will not be destroyed. God’s grace, wisdom and power will always sustain those who remain faithful to the original message of Christ as revealed in the New Testament, who grow in their relationship with Him, who submit to His authority and who live in the power of the Holy Spirit. As God’s true people, they will display God’s power against Satan, demons, sin, disease and the wicked world. It is people like this, as members of Christ’s church, that Satan and all his hosts can never destroy or resist.

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1. BE ON YOUR GUARD AGAINST THE YEAST / MATTHEW 16:6
2. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
3. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
4. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
5. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
6. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
7. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
8. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
9. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
10. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
11. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
12. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
13. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
14. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
15. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
16. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
17. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
18. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
19. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
20. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
21. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
22. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
23. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
24. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
25. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
26. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
27. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
28. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
29. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
30. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
31. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
32. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
33. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
34. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
35. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
36. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
37. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
38. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
39. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
40. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
41. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
42. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
43. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
44. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
45. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
46. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
47. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
48. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
49. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
50. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
51. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
52. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
53. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
54. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
55. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
56. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
57. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
58. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
59. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
60. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
61. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
62. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
63. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
64. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
65. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
66. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
67. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
68. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
69. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
70. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
71. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
72. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
73. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
74. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
75. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
76. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
77. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
78. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
79. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
80. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
81. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
82. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
83. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
84. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
85. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
86. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
87. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
88. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
89. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
90. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
91. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
92. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
93. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
94. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
95. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
96. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
97. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
98. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
99. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
100. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
101. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
102. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
103. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
104. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
105. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
106. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
107. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
108. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
109. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
110. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
111. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
112. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
113. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Yeast – a substance that causes other substances (particularly foods or beverages) to ferment or react – is sometimes used in the Bible as a symbol of evil and corruption. In this case, it refers to the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matthew 3:17). Christ calls their teaching “yeast” because even a small amount can influence a large group of people to believe the wrong thing (Mark 8:15).

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1. YOU HAVE GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 15:28
2. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
3. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
4. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
5. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
6. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
7. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
8. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
9. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
10. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
11. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
12. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
13. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
14. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
15. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
16. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
17. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
18. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
19. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
20. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
21. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
22. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
23. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
24. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
25. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
26. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
27. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
28. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
29. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
30. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
31. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
32. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
33. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
34. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
35. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
36. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
37. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
38. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
39. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
40. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
41. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
42. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
43. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
44. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
45. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
46. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
47. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
48. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
49. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
50. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
51. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
52. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
53. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
54. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
55. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
56. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
57. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
58. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
59. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
60. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
61. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
62. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
63. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
64. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
65. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
66. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
67. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
68. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
69. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
70. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
71. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
72. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
73. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
74. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
75. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
76. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
77. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
78. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
79. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
80. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
81. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
82. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
83. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
84. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
85. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
86. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
87. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
88. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
89. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
90. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
91. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
92. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
93. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
94. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
95. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
96. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
97. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
98. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
99. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
100. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
101. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
102. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
103. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
104. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
105. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
106. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
107. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
108. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
109. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
110. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
111. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
112. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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(KJV) Matthew 15:28

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

One of the primary characteristics of truly effective faith is perseverance, which could be defined as active patience – a “keep-trusting-while-you’re-waiting” attitude – regardless of the circumstances. Christ will honor those who remain true to him through great difficulty, even when He does not seem to answer or to care. The “dogs” Jesus referred to were house dogs or pets. The woman understood Jesus’ implication about the family pet not having the same privileges as the children (Matthew 15:25-27). Jesus was actually testing her faith. Yet, she was willing to receive whatever Jesus would give her. Jesus rewarded her persistent faith by giving her everything she asked for (Luke 18:1-7; 1 Peter 1:7; Mark 7:27).

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1. FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION / MATTHEW 15:5-6
2. DON’T BE AFRAID / MATTHEW 14:27
3. PRAY ALONE / MATTHEW 14:23-24
4. LOAVES AND FISH / MATTHEW 14:19
5. DANCED FOR THEM / MATTHEW 14:6-7
6. SEPARATE THE WICKED FROM THE RIGHTEOUS / MATTHEW 13:49
7. KINGDOM … A NET / MATTHEW 13:47
8. KINGDOM … TREASURE / MATTHEW 13:44-46
9. THE FIERY FURNACE / MATTHEW 13:42
10. WEED OUT … EVERYTHING THAT CAUSES SIN / MATTHEW 13:41
11. LET BOTH GROW TOGETHER / MATTHEW 13:30
12. GOOD SEED … WEEDS / MATTHEW 13:24-25
13. PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 13:3
14. AN EVIL SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:43
15. JONAH / MATTHEW 12:40
16. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT / MATTHEW 12:31
17. THE KINGDOM OF GOD / MATTHEW 12:28
18. SABBATH / MATTHEW 12:1
19. COME TO ME / MATTHEW 11:28
20. FORCEFUL MEN LAY HOLD OF IT / MATTHEW 11:12
21. GREATER THAN HE / MATTHEW 11:11
22. JOHN / MATTHEW 11:7
23. PROPHET … RIGHTEOUS MAN / MATTHEW 10:41
24. I DID NOT COME TO BRING PEACE / MATTHEW 10:31
25. ACKNOWLEDGES ME BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 10:32
26. HELL / MATTHEW 10:28
27. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM / MATTHEW 10:26
28. CITIES OF ISRAEL / MATTHEW 10:23
29. GIVEN WHAT TO SAY / MATTHEW 10:19-20
30. PREACH … THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 10:7
31. AUTHORITY TO DRIVE OUT EVIL SPIRITS / MATTHEW 10:1
32. ASK THE LORD TO SEND / MATTHEW 9:38
33. THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL / MATTHEW 9:37
34. NEW WINE INTO OLD WINESKINS / NEW WINE PRESERVED / MATTHEW 9:17
35. THEN THEY WILL FAST / MATTHEW 9:15
36. EAT WITH ‘SINNERS’ / MATTHEW 9:11
37. THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34
38. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
39. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
40. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
41. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
42. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
43. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
44. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
45. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
46. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
47. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
48. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
49. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
50. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
51. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
52. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
53. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
54. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
55. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
56. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
57. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
58. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
59. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
60. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
61. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
62. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
63. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
64. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
65. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
66. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
67. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
68. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
69. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
70. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
71. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
72. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
73. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
74. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
75. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
76. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
77. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
78. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
79. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
80. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
81. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
82. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
83. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
84. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
85. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
86. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
87. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
88. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
89. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
90. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
91. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
92. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
93. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
94. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
95. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
96. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
97. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
98. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
99. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
100. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
101. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
102. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
103. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
104. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
105. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
106. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
107. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
108. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
109. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
110. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
111. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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