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Matthew Chapter 19

October 27, 2022 by memullin

Read Matthew Chapter 19
1. Where does Jesus go according to Matthew 19:1?

2. Who followed Him? What did He do?

3. What question do the Pharisees ask Jesus according to Matthew 19:3?

4. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 19:4-6?

5. What follow up question do they ask Jesus?

6. Record Jesus’ response in Matthew 19:8-9.

7. What do you learn about divorce from Deuteronomy 24:1-4?

8. How does Jesus respond when His disciples conclude based on His teaching that it is better not to marry in Matthew 19:11-12?

9. How does Paul further illuminates the issues related to marriage and divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16?

10. Who is brought to Jesus according to Matthew 19:13? Why?

11. How do the disciples respond?

12. Copy Matthew 19:14. Meditate on this. Record your thoughts and impressions.

13. What question is Jesus asked according to Matthew 19:16?

14. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 19:17?

15. What is the follow up question in Matthew 19:18?

16. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 19:18-19?

17. How does the young man respond in Matthew 19:20?

18. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 19:21?

19. How does the man respond according to Matthew 19:22? Why?

20. Which commandments does Jesus omit in the list He gives in Matthew 19:18-19? (See Exodus 20) What do those have to do with what Jesus told the man in Matthew 19:21?

21. What does Jesus tell His disciples in Matthew 19:23-24?

22. What is the response of the disciples according to Matthew 19:25?

23. Copy Jesus’ response from Matthew 19:26. Meditate on this. Reflect on how this truth impacts or has impacted your faith, your life.

24. What is Peter’s concern in Matthew 19:27?

25. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 19:28-20? How does this apply to us today?

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Matthew Chapter 18

October 20, 2022 by memullin

Read Matthew Chapter 18
1. Where is Jesus at the opening of Matthew chapter 18? How do you know?

2. What do the disciples ask Jesus in Matthew 18:1?

3. How does Jesus respond in Matthew 18:2-5?

4. Jesus goes on in Matthew 18:6-7 being a stumbling block to others. What warning does He give?

5. What is a millstone? Describe what it may have looked like. Who used this type of execution (fastening a millstone around the neck and throwing into the sea)?

6. What do you learn from the following verses?
Proverbs 6:12-19

Romans 14:13

7. Jesus lays out a radical teaching in Matthew 18:8-9. You may recall that he made a similar point in Matthew 5:29-30. What is the point He is trying to make?

8. What further comment about the children does Jesus make in Matthew 18:10?

9. What does Jesus teach about the shepherd and the 100 sheep in Matthew 18:12-14?

10. How does Jesus relate the story of the shepherd and the sheep to the children in Matthew 18:14?

11. Describe the procedure for church discipline that Jesus lays out in Matthew 18:15-17?

12. What teaching regarding the power of the disciples on earth does Jesus give in Matthew 18:18-20? Does this extend to current day believers? Explain your position providing scriptures to support your conclusion.

13. What question does Peter ask Jesus in Matthew 18:21?

14. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 18:22?

15. What parable does Jesus give them regarding forgiveness in Matthew 18:23-35?

16. What do you learn about forgiveness from the following verses?
Mark 11:25

Luke 17:3

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BERESHIT (in the beginning)

October 19, 2022 by memullin

As we conclude our celebration of Simchat Torah, we look forward to this coming Shabbat when we will go through the cycle of Torah reading again beginning with Bereshit. The Torah passages for this week are Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 6:8. This section of scripture is compelling not only because it is so familiar, but because of the truth it conveys. Before everything else was–God existed. Many of us may take this for granted, but it is not a concept to handle lightly. Today the existence of God is, for many, a question mark.

As we begin our journey for the coming year, we want to read with intentionality the creation narrative. Let us focus again on how the creation took shape–God spoke it into existence.

We also want to consider the firsts that we find in the opening chapters of Genesis. I have some prior posts which consider these. See Firsts in Genesis 1 , Firsts in Genesis 2 , Firsts in Genesis 3 , and Firsts in Genesis 4 .

Also in Bereshit, we are introduced to the Sabbath, which is one of God’s greatest gifts to mankind.

In Genesis 2, God in His creation of man and woman, takes one and makes two, so that the two could be made one. Thus, it is clear that mankind (man and woman) were created for union. This is certainly something we can consider along with its implications.

Genesis 3 brings the fall of mankind and the expulsion of man and woman from the garden of Eden. Along with these tragic events, the resulting curses on man, woman and the serpent, we are given the first real hint at Messiah–deliverer. This comes in Genesis 3:16.

Genesis 4 ushers in the topic of appropriate worship, when God accepts Abel’s offering, but rejects the offering of Cain. The resulting conduct of Cain in killing his brother brings with it God’s banishment of Cain.

Genesis 5 outlines the genealogy of  Adam to Noah. We must not skip over genealogies we come across in scripture without considering why God included them where He included them and what information we can glean from them. The genealogy in Genesis 5 certainly lets us see the lifespan of those early descendants of Adam. It also gives us a bit of information about Enoch–that he walked with God and then was no more. Sometimes the Bible just doesn’t explain.

Finally, in the opening verses of Genesis 6, God sets up for judgment. But introduces us to the deliverer, Noah.

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It is our desire to help you grow in your knowledge of Adonai and His Word. If you are looking for additional information and/or materials, please visit our website at RootedinHisWord.org and our Facebook page. 

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Matthew Chapter 17

October 13, 2022 by memullin

Read Matthew Chapter 17
1. How much time has expires since the end of Matthew Chapter 16 according to Matthew 17:1?

2. Where does Jesus take Peter, James and John (brother of James)? Who else goes with them?

3. What happens to Jesus according to Matthew 17:2?

4. Who appears to them according to Matthew 17:3? What are they doing?

5. What do you learn about men from the Hebrew Bible who went up the mountain in the following passages:
Exodus 19:3, 20

Exodus 24:12-18

1 Kings 19:1-18

Going deeper: What parallels do you see between the events in Matthew 17:1-9 and the passages from the Hebrew Bible?

6. What does Peter say according to Matthew 17:4?

7. What happens while Peter is still speaking?

8. How do the disciples respond to what they hear in Matthew 17:6?

9. What does Jesus do? What does He say in Matthew 17:7?

10. What happens in Matthew 17:8?

11. What does Jesus tell them in Matthew 17:9?

12. What is the disciple’s reaction to Jesus’ statement in Matthew 17:9?

13. What does Jesus say about Elijah coming in Matthew 17:11-12? Who was he speaking of?

14. Who comes to Jesus in Matthew 17:14? What has happened?

15. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 17:17-18?

16. What is the question of the disciples that they ask Jesus privately? How does He respond?

17. What do you learn about unbelief from the following scriptures:
Exodus 14:11-12

Numbers 20:12

Deuteronomy 1:29-41

2 Kings 17:14-18

Psalm 78:32-33

Psalm 106:23-25

Matthew 13:58

Mark 16:14

Romans 11:23

Hebrews 3:12-13

18. What can you conclude from the above verses about how God view unbelief and doubt among His people?

19. What does Jesus tell His disciples in Matthew 17:22? How do they respond?

20. Where does Jesus go with His disciples according to Matthew 17:24?

21. Who approaches Peter? What is his question?

22. What question does Jesus ask Peter in Matthew 17:25? How does Peter respond?

21. What is Jesus’ statement in Matthew 17:26-27?

22. Why is a temple tax only payable for Jesus and Peter?

23. What application can you make to your own life and relationship with God from Matthew 17 and Jesus’ transfiguration, Jesus’ statement on unbelief, casting out demons, and taxes?

It is our desire to help you grow in your knowledge of Adonai and His Word. If you are looking for additional information and/or materials, please visit our website at RootedinHisWord.org and our Facebook page. 

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The Elixir

October 9, 2022 by memullin

By George Herbert
1593-1633

Teach me, my God and King,
In all things Thee to see,
And what I do in anything
To do it as for Thee.

A man that looks on glass,
On it may stay his eye:
Or if he pleaseth, through it pass,
And then the heav’n espy.

And may of Thee partake:
Nothing can be so mean,
Which with his tincture– “for Thy sake”–
Will not grow bright and clean.

A servant with this clause
Makes drugery divine:
Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws,
Makes that and th’action fine.

This is the famous stone
That turneth all to gold;
For that which God doth touch and own
Cannot for less be told.

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Matthew Chapter 16

October 6, 2022 by memullin

Read Matthew Chapter 16
1. What do the Pharisees and Sadducees ask of Jesus in Matthew 16:1?

2. How does Jesus respond to the request for a sign in Matthew 16:2-4?

3. What did the disciples forget to bring with them when they came to the other side of the lake (Sea of Galilee)?

4. What does Jesus tell them in Matthew 16:6?

5. What do they disciples think Jesus is referring to according to Matthew 16:7?

6. Why is Jesus upset with them about what they were thinking according to Matthew 16:8-10?

7. What does Jesus tell them He was referring to in Matthew 16:11?

8. What region does Jesus come to according to Matthew 16:13? Where is that located? For what was it known?

9. What does Jesus ask His disciples in Matthew 16:13?

10. How did they respond according to Matthew 16:14?

11. Jesus repeats His question in Matthew 16:15. How does Peter respond in Matthew 16:16?

12. What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 16:17-19?

13. What does Jesus command His disciples in Matthew 16:20?

14. What does Jesus begin to show His disciples according to Matthew 16:21?

15. What does Peter do according to Matthew 16:22?

16. Copy Jesus’ response to Peter in Matthew 16:23. Meditate on this. Are you consistently mindful of the things of God?

16. What does Jesus tell his disciples according to Matthew 16:24-28?

 

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Thy Word is Truth

October 2, 2022 by memullin

by William Luff (1850-1935)

Thy Word is Truth! Thy Word is Light
Undimmed by cloud or age:
Thy Son of Love–clear, spotless, bright–
Gilds every glowing page.

Thy Word is Truth! ‘Tis here Thy grace
Shines forth amid the night:
A star to guide our wandering race,
By faith, to perfect sight.

Thy Word is Truth! Men come and go;
Age follows mortal youth;
Thy Word, Thyself, no change can know,
Both are Eternal Truth.

 

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Matthew Chapter 15

September 29, 2022 by memullin

Read Matthew Chapter 15
1. Who came to Jesus according to Matthew 15:1? What did they ask him?

2. How does he respond in Matthew 15:3-7? What is his point?

3. Who does Jesus quote in Matthew 15:8-9? To whom was that message originally addressed? What was their relationship to God? Why?

4. Who does Jesus call to himself according to Matthew 15:10? What does He tell them? What is His point?

5. How does Jesus answer His disciples when they ask him about the Pharisees being offended at his teaching in Matthew 15:13-14?

6. What does Peter ask Jesus to do according to Matthew 15:15? What is Jesus’ response in Matthew 15:16-20?

7. Where does Jesus go according to Matthew 15:21? Where is this located in Israel?

8. Who comes and cries out to Jesus according to Matthew 15:22? What does she tell him?

9. How does He respond to her according to Matthew 15:23?

10. What do Jesus’ disciples want him to do according to Matthew 15:23?

11. How does Jesus respond according to Matthew 15:24?

12. How does the woman respond in Matthew 15:25?

13. What does Jesus answer her in Matthew 15:28

14. Where does Jesus go from there according to Matthew 15:29?

15. Who comes to Jesus according to Matthew 15:30? What does He do?

16. What is the response of the multitude according to Matthew 15:31? Why?

17. What does Jesus tell his disciples in Matthew 15:32?

18. How do the disciples respond?

19. What does Jesus ask them in Matthew 15:34? How do they respond?

20. What does Jesus do next according to Matthew 15:35-36?

21. How many people ate the seven loaves and few little fish? What was left over?

22. What does Jesus do next according to Matthew 15:39?

 

It is our desire to help you grow in your knowledge of Adonai and His Word. If you are looking for additional information and/or materials, please visit our website at RootedinHisWord.org and our Facebook page. 

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Worship

September 25, 2022 by memullin

By Robert Whitaker (1863-1944)

Teach me the ritual that runs beyond
The rote of words, the flexing of the knee;
Let me be always, Lord of Life, with Thee!
In all my motions ready to respond
To Thy unveilings, though in Scripture conned.
Or in the mid-night’s insect melody,
The scent of bloom from desert bush or tree,
The dawn’s reflection in the blushing pond.

How shall I worship only for an hour?
How think Thee present under dome and spire
Or sense Thee in the wafer and the wine
Except the common bread and cup are Thine,
Thine shop and street, the hearth-stone and the fire,
Thine all the ministries of natural power?

 

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Blessings for the Sabbath

September 24, 2022 by memullin

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