Tag Archives: Matthew 15

reruns

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 15:29-39 29 Jesus left there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up a mountain and sat down there. 30 And large crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the … Continue reading →

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great faith

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 15:21-28 21 And after Jesus went away from that place, he withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And see, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying out, “Have mercy on me, O … Continue reading →

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true contamination and true purity

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 15:10-20 10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that contaminates a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this contaminates a … Continue reading →

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tradition vs. truth

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 15:1-9 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!” 3 Jesus responded, “And why do you … Continue reading →

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Israel and heaven’s king

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 15.  Jesus and his  disciples were in the middle of a concerted campaign to reach “the lost sheep of the house of Israel” with the gospel.  They are proclaiming his message, and he is backing up their words with … Continue reading →

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