Jesus performs the first of a cycle of miracles, healings, and deliverances, demonstrating his authority and increasing the fame of his ministry. He touches a leper, heals a centurion’s servant, heals Peter’s mother-in-law, calms the storm, and casts out demons into pigs.
Tag: Matthew’s Gospel
Judging, Seeking, and Building (Matthew 7)
Jesus teaches his disciples concerning judgment, the Golden Rule, and warns them about hypocrisy and false teachers in the concluding part of the Sermon on the Mount.
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Almsgiving, God’s Giving, Forgiving, Thanksgiving (Matthew 6)
Jesus presents the form of religious practice that should characterize his disciples.
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Not To Abolish But To Fulfil (Matthew 5:17-48)
Jesus teaches concerning the fulfilment of the Law in the Sermon on the Mount.
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The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-16)
At the beginning of the first great sermon of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus identifies the blessed of the kingdom of heaven, presenting himself as the one bringing the good news foretold by Isaiah the prophet.
Led Up Into the Wilderness (Matthew 4)
Jesus is tempted in the wilderness and calls his first disciples.
A Voice In The Wilderness (Matthew 3)
John the Baptist’s ministry provides the setting for the manifestation of Jesus.
Where Is He Who Has Been Born King Of The Jews? (Matthew 2)
Matthew continues his apologetic for Jesus as the Messiah, exploring themes of kingship, Exodus, exile, and prophetic expectation.
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The Genesis of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1)
In my new series on the Gospel according to Matthew, I discuss Matthew 1—Jesus’s genealogy and birth.
