A simple verse by verse guide to the Gospel of Matthew for individual or group use. Every chapter has thought provoking discussion questions to aid study and sample answers are provided.
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Faithbuilders studies provide verse-by-verse examination of the books of the New Testament. The series was developed over a long period as a useful resource for today’s students of God’s Word. Every study has been field tested and improved over and over again in real-life church situations.
Challenging and relevant, whilst avoiding academic language, hundreds of pastors, home group leaders and Christians from a wide range of church backgrounds have already benefitted from using Faithbuilders studies.
About the Authors
Mathew Bartlett has been in full-time Christian ministry since 1999. He holds a Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies from the University of Chester, England
Derek Williams is now retired, having been a local pastor and preacher for over 45 years in the UK.
Tabella dei contenuti
Chapter 1
The Genealogy of Christ
The Birth of Christ
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2
The Time and Place of Jesus’ Birth
The Rejection of Christ
Seeking, Finding and Worshiping
Herod Tries to Kill Jesus
Discussion Questions
Chapter 3
John’s Call to Repentance
The Greater One
The Baptism of Jesus
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4
Jesus Tempted by Satan
Jesus Begins His Ministry
The Call of the First Disciples
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5
The Beatitudes
What Believers are in the World
Christ the Fulfilment
Spiritual Standards in Society
Anger, Discord and Murder
Marriage, Adultery and Divorce
Making Oaths
Revenge
Christian Love
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6
Giving
Praying
Fasting
Seek Those Things which are from Above
Do not Worry
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7
Judging
Reproving
What is Prayer?
Two Ways
False Prophets
True Believers
Spiritual Foundation
Discussion Questions
Chapter 8
Christ the Divine Healer
Cleansing the Leper
Healing the Centurion’s Servant
The Healing of Peter’s Mother in Law
Jesus Heals Many
Commitment Needed to Follow Jesus
Jesus Stills the Storm
Jesus Delivers Two Demon Possessed Men
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9
Jesus has Authority to Forgive Sin
Jesus Came to Call Sinners to Repentance
Jairus’ Daughter Raised from the Dead and the Woman with the Issue of Blood
The Healing of Two Blind Men
Deliverance of a Demon Possessed Man
Few Workers
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10
Empowered to Preach, Teach and Heal
Opposition and Persecution
Do not Fear
Not Peace but Conflict
Rewards
Discussion Questions
Chapter 11
John the Baptist’s Question
Woe to the Unrepentant Towns
Discussion Questions
Chapter 12
Lord of the Sabbath
Doing Good on the Sabbath
The Servant of God
A Divided House Cannot Stand
Outside the Reach of Forgiveness
The Tree and its Fruit
A Generation without Excuse
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
Discussion Questions
Chapter 13
Sowing the Word of God
The Parable of the Sower
An Explanation why Jesus Speaks in Parables
The Meaning of the Parable
The True and False Growing Together
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Explanation of the Parable of the Weeds
The Parable of the Treasure in a Field
The Parable of the Fishing Net
Discussion Questions
Chapter 14
Recap of John the Baptist’s Death
Feeding more than 5000
Peter’s Faith Tested
A Touch from Jesus
Discussion Questions
Chapter 15
What Defiles a Man?
False Teachers
An Object Lesson in Faith
An Object Lesson in Unbelief
Discussion Questions
Chapter 16
Sign Seeking
A Lack of Understanding
Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
God’s Thoughts are not Our Thoughts
Discussion Questions
Chapter 17
The Transfiguration of Jesus
Faith, Prayer and Fasting Brings Deliverance
Jesus Foretells His Betrayal, Death and Resurrection
Paying Taxes
Discussion Questions
Chapter 18
The Least shall be Greatest
Causing Offense
Lost and Found
Putting Things Right
Unity
Always Forgive
Discussion Questions
Chapter 19
Marriage and Divorce
Little Children
What must I do to Gain Eternal Life?
Rewards for Those who Leave all to Follow Christ
Discussion Questions
Chapter 20
God Deals Justly
Jesus Foretells His Death for the Third Time
To Minister and not be Ministered To
Two Blind Men
Discussion Questions
Chapter 21
Entry to Jerusalem
Cleansing the Temple
The Fig Tree
By Whose Authority?
Surrendering to Divine Authority
Rejecting the Son
Discussion Questions
Chapter 22
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
Paying Taxes to Caesar
Marriage and the Resurrection
The Greatest Commandment
Whose Son is the Christ?
Discussion Questions
Chapter 23
Doers of the Word not Just Teachers
Religious Hypocrites
Jesus Foretells the Destruction of Jerusalem
Discussion Questions
Chapter 24
Signs of the End of the World
Discussion Questions
Chapter 25, 26, 27, 28 etc…
Circa l’autore
Mathew Bartlett has served in full-time Christian ministry since 1999, and has served as a senior pastor for 10 of those years. Although his early academic career was in the sciences, he later took a Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies at Chester University, where he obtained distinction. He is currently working towards his Ph D in Biblical Studies.
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