Teaching Missions: Growing in God’s Grace

Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus fed 5000

Jesus fed a crown of 5000 men plus women and children with 5 loaves and 2 fishes

Matthew 14:1-12 John the Baptist beheaded

John the Baptist told Herod that his marriage to his brother's wife was adultery. On his birthday, Herodius' daughter danced & the king promised to give her what she wished. She asked for John the Baptist's head on a platter, and John was executed. 

Matthew 13:53-58 Unbelief in the Nazareth synagogue

The Jews from Narareth were astonished at Jesus' teaching and miraccles but were upset at his prominence. He did only a few miracles because of his unbelief

Matthew 13:47-52 A net dragged through the sea

A picture of the last times is a net dragged through the sea (the gentiles). The good are kept; the worthless are discarded by the angels into hell

Matthew 13:44-46 Purchase of the goodly pearl

After the parable of the treasure in the field, which refers to Israel being put aside for the moment, Jesus relates the parable of the goodly pearl, describing the church age started by Jesus' crucifixion. 

Sunday school: Liberty of Conscience

Liberty of conscience gives us accountability before God for our deeds, but also access to God and we become available to him for the advancement of the gospel

Matthew 13:44 The treasure in the field

A man finds a treasure in the field, hides it again, and using all his money buys the field. Meaning: Jesus has already bought the field, which is the world, by creation and redemption. He will return again as King of Kings and set up his kingdom on earth.

Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 Parable of the tares

After sowing good seed, an enemy. Satan, sowed false wheat (tares) in the midst of the good wheat. They would wait until the harvest and the harvesters would separate them and burn them. Meaning: in the future, Jesus will return, the angels will separate out the unsaved and throw them into hell and the saved will shine forth. 

Matthew 13:33 Parable of leaven

A woman placed leaven in 3 measures of flour to leaven an entire loaf. So false teaching spreads secretly throughout the entire group of "Christians."

Matthew 13:1-8, 18-23 Sower and 4 kinds of soil

Jesus teaches the parable of the sower and 4 types of soil with various yields.