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Teaching Summary: Matthew 15–16

Teaching Summary: Matthew 15–16 πŸŒ„ Overall Themes True purity vs. human tradition β€” God looks at the heart, not external rituals. Jesus’ compassion for outsiders β€” Gentiles receive mercy through persistent faith. The blindness of Israel’s leaders β€” Pharisees and … Continue reading →

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tasting death … now or later

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

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

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

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

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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