Matthew 13 marks a shift in Jesus’ ministry as He beings to teach in parables. “Why do you speak to them in parables?” asked his disciples (13:10).… Read more “Seven Parables”

In Matthew 12 the conflict between Jesus and the religious elite grows, heightened by two controversies over the rules of the Sabbath. We should remember that God… Read more “Sabbath Controversies”

Matthew 11 brings us back to the character of John the Baptist, whom we have not heard from since chapter 4. We do not know exactly what… Read more “Signs of the Messiah”

Matthew 10. As the kingdom ministry of Jesus expands, He recruits others to labor alongside Him. “He called to him his twelve disciples…” (10:1) As we look… Read more “Courageous Ministry”

Matthew 9. Everywhere Jesus went, people needed His healing touch. In Matthew 9, he returns to his home area and is immediately mobbed by people seeking to… Read more “Preaching and Healing”