4: A Twofold Response to the Gospel John 1:9-13 - The TRUE Light John 3:31-36 - Wrath Removed John 6: - Before the Foundation Deuteronomy 7:1-10 - Set Apart John 17:1-5 - Sovereign Submission John 17:6-12 Malachi 3:6-7 - Keep It Simple Hebrews 6:13-20 - Unchanging Anchor Hebrews 13:1-8 - Keep On Loving Hebrews 11:1-6 - Confident Assurance Malachi 3:14-18 - Childlike Fear 2 Corinthians 7:8-11 - Godly Sorrow Matthew 5:6 - Stay Hungry Psalm 65 - The Hearer of Prayers ​ Article 13/14: The Fruit of our assurance Isaiah

Matthew 18:10-14 (NIV) 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. Summary The parable of the lost sheep is found both here in Matthew's gospel as well as in Luke. Jesus would likely repeat parables as He traveled from one town to another, it makes sense that both Matthew But as He tells it here in Matthew's account, likely still having the little children on His lap, He's Today: Romans 6

Matthew 9:9–13 (NIV) 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 6: The Difference Between Canonical So we get why the first century Jews had disdain for guys like Matthew, who were collecting taxes on As we see Him call Matthew to "follow," we see God Himself reach down into the sickest of cultures -

Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV) 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged As Matthew writes, "all of this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The

Matthew 22:1-14 (NIV) 22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2  “The kingdom of heaven is wedding banquet.’ 5  “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6   of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1- 5 Article 6:

Matthew 28:16–20 (NIV) 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had Dig Deeper Yesterday we read from Matthew 3 on Jesus going to John the Baptist to be baptized.

Matthew 11:25-30 (NIV) 20  Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been The word that Matthew used here to describe Jesus' actions is translated elsewhere as mock, revile, insult Matthew informs us that it was because so many who had witnessed Jesus' miracles "did not repent ."

gotquestions.org Matthew 12:38–42 (NIV) 38  Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to

Peter's recognition that Jesus is the Son of God forms a hinge in all three of the synoptic gospels (Matthew This is noticeable in the way that Matthew begins this passage which immediately follows Peter's confession

Matthew 7:15-20 (NIV) 15  “Watch out for false prophets.