Lesson 13 - The King is Tested

Matthew 21:23 — 22:46. The interrogators lined up like advancing troops — Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, experts in the Law — firing their trick questions and “gotcha” scenarios to trap Jesus in His words and have Him arrested. His answers astounded everyone in their clarity and their authority. No one could offer a word of refutation; and at the end of the day, no one dared ask any more questions. The examination was over. He was who He said He was. The Passover Lamb had been found faultless and was ready to be offered.

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Lesson 12 - The King’s Final Journey Begins

Matthew 20:1—21:22. It is the last week of Jesus’ life. For the third time, He tells His disciples of the suffering that awaits Him in Jerusalem, but they remain distracted by thoughts of personal greatness and reward. The crowd welcomes Him with cries of victory, but their expectations of deliverance are misguided. No one yet realizes that the humble King on the donkey is coming in peace to the city and the people who will soon cry for His blood and deliver Him over to the Cross. His final journey has begun.

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Lesson 11 - The King’s Teaching - The Upside-Down Kingdom

Matthew 18:1—19:30. Jesus continues to explain the upside-down nature of His Kingdom in this fourth section of His teaching. It is the Kingdom in which humility defines greatness, care for others overrides personal preference, and reconciliation is sought. God’s design is the framework. Forgiveness is extended without limit, and great reward is promised to those who persevere in confident trust. It is the Kingdom open to all who know their need of mercy and who return to the Shepherd who was pursuing them all along.

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The King Begins to Reveal Himself - Lesson 10

Matthew 16:1 — 17:27. Things were beginning to come together for the disciples. They finally grasped Christ’s warnings about the teachings of the Pharisees. Peter boldly confessed Christ was the Messiah — but struggled with what that meant. Christ revealed His glory on the Mount of Transfiguration and told the disciples that the path ahead included the horrific reality of the cross — His and theirs. The disciples had come a long way. But Christ’s unexpected revelations indicated they had much further to go.

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Lesson 9 - The King’s Patience and Care

Matthew 14:1 — 15:39. The Kingdom education of the disciples continues in the next two chapters of Matthew. They watch their Master grieve the death of the beloved John the Baptist, miraculously feed thousands and then rescue them in a storm. They hear Him denounce the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and yet honor the faith of a persistent Canaanite woman. Whether they realized it or not, every word, every experience was preparing them for the mission that lay ahead — a mission whose challenges were just beginning.

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Lesson 8 - Parables About the Kingdom

Matthew 13. As a prism reveals the true nature of the light shining through it, Matthew 13 describes the true nature of the Kingdom. It is like seeds on a path, wheat in a field laced with weeds, a mustard seed and a small measure of yeast, buried treasure, a priceless pearl and a fisherman’s net pulled through the water. It is open to all and ever-expanding — but the enemy’s opposition grows alongside it. Those who would follow Christ must truly hear what He has to say and remain faithful until He returns.

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Lesson 7 - The Response to the King

Matthew 11 and 12 contain some of the most comforting and most confrontational words Christ spoke to those who heard Him. While some, like the imprisoned John the Baptist, thought He wasn’t moving fast enough, and needed reassurance — others, like the Pharisees, wanted to shut Him down, openly challenging His authority and ultimately deciding to get rid of Him. But there would be no escaping the truths He clearly and plainly spoke — or the inevitable results of rejecting His offer of salvation.

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Lesson 6 - A Kingdom of Power

Matthew 9:18—10:42. Jesus continued to demonstrate that His Kingdom was unlike any other — a Kingdom of power and grace open to all who believe and trust in His mercy. He chose twelve disciples and sent them out in that same power to do the same works He had done, opening their eyes to the great harvest awaiting them. And He warned that the same persecution He was already facing awaited them as well. Theirs was a call to be like Him in all things — even to the cross.

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