Tag Archives: Matthew 16

tasting death … now or later

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 16:24-28 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 Because whoever wants to save his soul will destroy it, but whoever … Continue reading →

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Lord of the negative and discouraging

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 16:21-23 21 From that time Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third … Continue reading →

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keys and gates

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 16:13-20 13 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who are people saying that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some are saying John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others … Continue reading →

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corruption among the experts

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 16:1-12 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they demanded him to show them a sign from the sky. 2 He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because … Continue reading →

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revelation about heaven’s king

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 16.  Jesus warned his disciples to stay away from the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.  They seemed like experts in the things of God, but they were not privy to a real understanding of what God was doing … Continue reading →

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