GOD’S JUDGMENT IS RIGHT / 2 THESSALONIANS 1:5

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(KJV) 2 Thessalonians 1:5

Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

GOD’S JUDGMENT IS RIGHT / 2 THESSALONIANS 1:5

The Thessalonians were being faithful to their relationship with God despite extreme opposition and persecution (2 Thessalonians 1:4). Their attitude through suffering was “evidence” of God’s right judgment, meaning that God judged the Thessalonians to be worthy of representing Christ and His kingdom for which they were suffering. For this reason, God would not leave them on their own but would provide the strength and resources necessary to endure their trials. The trials would develop greater moral character and spiritual strength in them, and they would also prove that God was on their side. Their unfair suffering was also a sign that the persecutors – those causing the trouble – were opposing God’s own people and would in time experience God’s justice and punishment (2 Thessalonians 1:5-9).

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SLAVE MASTERS OVER THEM TO OPPRESS THEM / EXODUS 1:11

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(KJV) Exodus 1:11

Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

SLAVE MASTERS OVER THEM TO OPPRESS THEM / EXODUS 1:11

God permitted and used Israel’ time in slavery to keep them from serving false gods and from adopting the immoral lifestyles of most Egyptians. It also helped them learn to depend on God and prepare them for the miraculous way God would set them free (Joshua 24:14; Ezekiel 23:8).

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  1. WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT JOSEPH / EXODUS 1:8
  2. MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7
  3. THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5
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WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT JOSEPH / EXODUS 1:8

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(KJV) Exodus 1:8

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

WHO DID NOT KNOW ABOUT JOSEPH / EXODUS 1:8

The book of Exodus continues the story of God’s dealings with Israel’s descendants that began in Genesis.

  1. The length of time between Joseph’s death (Genesis 50:26) and the beginning of Israel’s persecution by the Egyptians (Exodus 1:11) was about 220 years.
  2. If the date of the exodus (when the Israelites left Egypt) is set at around 1440 B.C., then the pharaoh “who did not know about Joseph” was probably Thutmose I (1539-1514 B.C.) (Acts 7:18). In that case, the ruling pharaoh when Israel left Egypt was probably Amenhotep II (1447-1421 B.B.). The total time of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years (Exodus 12:40).

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  1. MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7
  2. THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5
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MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7

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(KJV) Exodus 1:6-7

 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

MULTIPLIED GREATLEY / EXODUS 1:6-7

The community of Israelites grew rapidly according to the promises God made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 12:2; Genesis 17:2; Genesis 17:6; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 48:4; Acts 7:17). By the time they left Egypt, the Israelites numbered about 600,000 men, besides women and children (Exodus 12:37). God told them that they would be slaves in Egypt and that later they would be freed; both prophecies were fulfilled (Exodus 1:11; Genesis 15:13-14).

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  1. THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5
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THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5

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(KJV) Exodus 1:1-5

Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

THE SONS OF ISRAEL / EXODUS 1:1-5

Israel, the father of the sons listed in Exodus 1:2-6, is also called “Jacob” (Genesis 32:28). His descendants became known as Israelites.

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THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34

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(KJV) Matthew 8:34

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

THEY PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE / MATTHEW 8:34

The people of the Gadarenes were probably more concerned about the inconvenience of Jesus’ actions and the business losses of those who owned the pigs than they were about the spiritual misery of those who had been demon-possessed. They may have also been threatened by and fearful of the supernatural activity that surrounded Jesus’ ministry (Mark 5:2-17).

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  1. LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22
  2. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  3. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  4. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  5. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  6. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  7. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  8. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  9. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  10. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  11. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  12. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  13. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  14. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  15. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  16. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  17. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  18. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  19. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  20. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  21. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  22. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  23. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  24. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  25. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  26. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  27. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  28. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  29. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  30. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  31. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  32. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  33. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  34. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  35. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  36. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  37. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  38. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  39. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  40. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  41. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  42. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  43. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  44. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  45. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  46. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  47. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  48. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  49. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  50. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  51. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  52. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  53. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  54. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  55. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  56. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  57. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  58. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  59. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  60. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  61. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  62. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  63. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  64. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  65. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  66. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  67. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  68. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  69. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  70. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  71. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  72. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  73. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  74. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22

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(KJV) Matthew 8:22

 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD / MATTHEW 8:22

Christ’s saying means, “Let the spiritually dead bury the physically dead.” The disciple of Matthew 8:21 probably wanted to wait until his elderly father dies, which could have been years away. Yet Jesus knew that His time on earth was short, and His ministry demanded full attention and commitment. This encounter is an example of the extreme demands and sacrifices required of those who follow Christ.

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  1. GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10
  2. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  3. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  4. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  5. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  6. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  7. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  8. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  9. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  10. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  11. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  12. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  13. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  14. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  15. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  16. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  17. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  18. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  19. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  20. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  21. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  22. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  23. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  24. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  25. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  26. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  27. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  28. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  29. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  30. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  31. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  32. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  33. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  34. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  35. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  36. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  37. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  38. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  39. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  40. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  41. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  42. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  43. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  44. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  45. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  46. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  47. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  48. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  49. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  50. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  51. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  52. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  53. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  54. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  55. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  56. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  57. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  58. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  59. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  60. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  61. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  62. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  63. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  64. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  65. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  66. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  67. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  68. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  69. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  70. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  71. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  72. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  73. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10

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(KJV) Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

GREAT FAITH / MATTHEW 8:10

The centurion’s faith was more impressive than anything that Jesus had seen among the Jews because it combined a loving concern for another person with complete trust in Christ’s authority and power. This story, along with Christ’s application to the unbelieving Jews (Matthew 8:11-12), warns us that we may be held back from what God is doing by holding on to useless traditions or by failing to accept the authority of Christ and the power of His kingdom.

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  1. DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4
  2. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  3. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  4. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  5. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  6. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  7. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  8. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  9. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  10. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  11. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  12. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  13. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  14. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  15. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  16. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  17. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  18. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  19. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  20. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  21. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  22. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  23. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  24. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  25. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  26. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  27. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  28. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  29. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  30. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  31. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  32. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  33. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  34. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  35. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  36. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  37. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  38. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  39. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  40. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  41. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  42. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  43. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  44. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  45. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  46. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  47. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  48. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  49. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  50. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  51. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  52. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  53. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  54. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  55. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  56. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  57. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  58. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  59. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  60. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  61. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  62. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  63. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  64. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  65. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  66. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  67. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  68. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  69. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  70. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  71. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  72. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4

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(KJV) Matthew 8:4

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

DON’T TELL ANYONE / MATTHEW 8:4

Jesus may have given this command for several reasons:

  1. He did not want people to focus solely on His miracles.
  2. He did not want the public attention surrounding His miracles to replace the more important message that He was teaching. 
  3. He did not want to raise additional opposition to His ministry (which might lead to His early death) before He had completed His mission.

He did not do miracles simply for public recognition, but rather out of compassion for individuals who were suffering (Matthew 9:30; 12:16; Mark 1:44; 5:43; 7:36; Luke 8:56).

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  1. JESUSE TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3
  2. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  3. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  4. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  5. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  6. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  7. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  8. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  9. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  10. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  11. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  12. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  13. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  14. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  15. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  16. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  17. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  18. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  19. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  20. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  21. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  22. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  23. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  24. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  25. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  26. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  27. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  28. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  29. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  30. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  31. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  32. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  33. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  34. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  35. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  36. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  37. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  38. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  39. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  40. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  41. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  42. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  43. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  44. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  45. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  46. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  47. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  48. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  49. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  50. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  51. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  52. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  53. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  54. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  55. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  56. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  57. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  58. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  59. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  60. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  61. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  62. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  63. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  64. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  65. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  66. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  67. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  68. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  69. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  70. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  71. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3

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(KJV) Matthew 8:3

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

JESUS TOUCHED THE MAN / MATTHEW 8:3

This act showed great compassion because lepers were considered both ceremonially and physically unclean. Leprosy could describe any number of diseases affecting the skin. These diseases often started as nerve problems that caused a person to lose all feeling in the body’s extremities (hands, legs, feet, etc.). This condition often led to physical injury and the loss or dysfunction of the body part. Because such diseases were greatly misunderstood and often considered contagious, those who suffered from the condition often lived in colonies isolated from the rest of society. Yet, without hesitation, Jesus responded to the man’s faith by touching him and healing his disease. He then told the man to follow the regulations outlined in the law (Matthew 8:4) so he could join society again.

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  1. I NEVER KNEW YOU / MATTHEW 7:23
  2. MANY WILL SAY LORD, LORD / MATTHEW 7:22
  3. DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER / MATTHEW 7:21
  4. BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM / MATTHEW 7:16
  5. SMALL IS THE GATE … AND ONLY A FEW FIND IT / MATTHEW 7:14
  6. YOUR FATHER … GIVE GOOD GIFTS / MATTHEW 7:11
  7. ASK … SEEK … KNOCK / MATTHEW 7:7-8
  8. DO NOT JUDGE / MATTHEW 7:1
  9. SEEK … KINGDOM … RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 6:33
  10. IF THAT IS HOW GOD CLOTHES / MATTHEW 6:30
  11. DO NOT WORRY / MATTHEW 6:25
  12. EYE IS THE LAMP OF THE BODY / MATTHEW 6:22
  13. WHEN YOU FAST / MATTHEW 6:16
  14. IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:15
  15. IF YOU FORGIVE / MATTHEW 6:14
  16. DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE / MATTHEW 6:13
  17. FORGIVE AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN / MATTHEW 6:12
  18. DAILY BREAD / MATTHEW 6:11
  19. YOUR KINGDOM COME – YOUR WILL BE DONE / MATTHEW 6:10
  20. THIS THEN IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY / MATTHEW 6:9
  21. PRAY IN SECRET / MATTHEW 6:6
  22. ‘ACTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS’ BEFORE MEN / MATTHEW 6:1
  23. DO NOT RESIST AN EVIL PERSON / MATTHEW 5:39
  24. LOOKS LUSTFULLY / MATTHEW 5:28
  25. ANGRY … RACA … FOOL / MATTHEW 5:22
  26. UNLESS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:20
  27. GREAT IN THE KINGDOM / MATTHEW 5:19
  28. THE LAW TO FULFILL / MATTHEW 5:17
  29. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD DEEDS / MATTHEW 5:14-16
  30. PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:10
  31. THE PEACEMAKERS / MATTHEW 5:9
  32. THE PURE IN HEART / MATTHEW 5:8
  33. THE MERCIFUL / MATTHEW 5:7
  34. HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS / MATTHEW 5:6
  35. THE MEEK / MATTHEW 5:5
  36. THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4
  37. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  38. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  39. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  40. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  41. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  42. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  43. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  44. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  45. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  46. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  47. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  48. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  49. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  50. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  51. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  52. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  53. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  54. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  55. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  56. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  57. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  58. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  59. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  60. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  61. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  62. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  63. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  64. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  65. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  66. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  67. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  68. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  69. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  70. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Blessings,
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