Matthew theme
Jesus as king (theme)
Matthew 1:23
Virgin birth
““Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).”
Matthew 3
Baptism of Christ
“and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.””
Matthew 4
Temptation of Christ
Matthew 5-7
Sermon on the mount
Matthew 5, 19
Divorce and remarriage
“But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
“He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.””
Matthew 7:21-23
Depart from me
““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”
Matthew 9-10
Harvest
Matthew 11:28-30
Take my yoke
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.””
Matthew 12:34
Speech from the heart
“You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Matthew 12
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
“And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”
Matthew 13
Parables (sower, weeds, hidden treasure, mustard seed/leaven, pearl, net)
Matthew 16:18
Upon this rock
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Matthew 18
Church discipline
““If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”
Also 19 is the “where two people agree it will be done for them” and 20 is the “where 2-3 are gathered in my name I am among them”
Matthew 20:25
Gentile rulers
“But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles Lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.”
Matthew 22:37-40
The great commandment (LBC passion)
“And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.””
Matthew 23
Woes to the Pharisees
““Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”
Matthew 24-25
Olivet discourse (signs of end of age, parable of ten talents and virgins)
Matthew 24
The return of Christ
“Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.”
Matthew 25
Sheep and goats
“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’”
Matthew 28:18-20
The Great commission (LBC mission)
“And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””