Matthew

內容簡介

Pt. 1: Who is Jesus? -- The genesis of Jesus Christ -- The royal genealogy -- The supernatural conception and naming of the Messiah -- The infant Messiah's exodus -- Contrasting responses to the new king -- "Out of Egypt I have called my Son" -- The commissioning of the Messiah -- The Messiah's herald -- Baptized for service -- The testing of the Messiah -- Pt. 2: The Messiah's ministry to Israel -- The Messiah of word and deed -- The Messiah begins His ministry -- Jesus begins to preach -- Called to fish -- Teaching, preaching, healing -- The Messiah's inaugural address -- The setting -- The Beatitudes -- Let your light shine -- Not to destroy but to fulfill -- Six antitheses -- Personal piety -- The right use of money -- Judge not! -- Ask! Seek! Knock! -- The golden rule -- Eschatological epilogue -- The response to the sermon -- The Messiah manifests divine power -- Healing the excluded -- The second trio -- Two additional disputes -- The third trio of miracle stories -- Summary and transition -- Ministry through disciples and growing oppositions -- The disciples' ministry and its cost -- Travel instructions -- Enduring hostility for Jesus' sake -- Encouragement to fearless confession -- "Are you the coming one?" -- Jesus' response to the Baptist's question -- The rejection of Jesus by "this generation" -- The great invitation -- Opposition intensifies -- Two Sabbath disputes -- Interpretive interlude -- The Beelzebul controversy -- The demand for a sign -- Jesus' true family -- Parables of the kingdom -- The purpose of the parables -- The sower and its interpretation -- The tares and the net -- Mustard seed, leaven, treasure, pearl -- Things new and old -- Messianic signs misperceived -- Rejection at Nazareth -- Herod's execution of John -- The feeding of the five thousand men -- Jesus and Peter walk on the lake -- Healing in Gennesaret -- What defiles? -- The Canaanite woman -- Healing and feeding on the mountain -- Epilogues to the Galilean ministry -- Pt. 3: The Messiah's obedient submission to death -- From Caesarea Philippi to Jerusalem -- The journey begins -- Peter's confession -- Announcement of the Passion -- The transfiguration -- The disciples' inability to heal -- The second Passion announcement -- Avoiding giving offense -- Life together in the church -- Concern for the little ones -- Dealing with destructive sin -- Unlimited forgiveness -- On the way to Jerusalem -- Marriage and celibacy -- What does it take to become a child of the kingdom? -- Rewards and grace -- The Passion anticipated and interpreted -- The healing of two blind men -- Conflict in Jerusalem -- The Messiah's reception in His capital -- The triumphal entry -- The cleansing of the temple -- The miracle of the fig tree -- Disputes in the temple -- The authority of Jesus is challenged -- The parable of the two sons -- The parable of the wicked tenants -- The parable of the king's wedding feast -- The tribute question -- The Sadducees' challenge -- The double commandment of love -- Who is father to the Messiah? -- The Messiah's valedictory address -- Christian and Pharisaic teachers contrasted -- Seven woes concerning the Pharisaic teachers -- The final condemnation -- The discourse about the Messiah's glorious coming -- Events prior to the Great Tribulation -- The abomination and the Great Tribulation -- Jesus' coming in glory -- The time when all this will happen -- Three parables about faithful waiting -- The judgment of the pagans -- The Messiah's ill treatment and execution -- The plot thickens -- The night of the Messiah's arrest -- The Last Supper -- The prophecy of desertion and denial -- Gethsemane -- Jesus is delivered up -- Jesus before the high priest's council -- Peter's apostasy -- Condemned, ill-treated, crucified -- The death of Judas -- The trial before Pilate -- Mocked by Gentiles -- The crucifixion -- The death of the Messiah -- The burial of the Messiah -- The guard at the tomb -- God's vindication of the crucified Messiah -- The empty tomb -- "Enlist all the Gentiles as disciples."