January 30, 2023

Jesus moves to the district of Caesarea Philippi with His disciples after His most recent encounter with the Pharisees and Sadducees and His lesson to the disciples warning them of the leaven of the Pharisees. It is here that Jesus has a conversation with them of the utmost importance. WHO IS JESUS? Jesus asks His […]

After Jesus fed the 4000 at the end of Chapter 15, He turns His ministry toward the disciples. The 3-year public ministry has ended and intentional training for the disciples has begun. In the passage we’re looking at in this study, Jesus is tested once again by the Pharisees and Sadducees who were determined to

After Jesus teaches about the necessity of having hearts near to God in the first part of Chapter 15, Matthew shows us two more miraculous stories. First, Jesus heals a gentile woman who show’s great humility. Then Jesus once again feeds a multitude. This time 4,000 people. Jesus’ compassion is on full display! GREAT FAITH

Fresh off another argument with the Pharisees and scribes in the previous ten verses of Matthew 15, Jesus teaches a crowd of people on matters of the ‘heart’. The pharisees and scribes traveled 90 miles to accuse him of transgressing the ‘Tradition of the Elders’ regarding hand washing. Rather than argue with them about the