Matt Skonicki Includes David calling his descendant Lord, who Jesus is to us, how cults form/dead JW’s Bible, woe to the Pharisees and Sadducees, the burden of prayer/worship, phylacteries defined/modern version and external show vs. internal life. Matthew 22:41-46; Matthew 23:1-7; Deuteronomy 11:18. 24020
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Matt Skonicki Concerning the healing of the blind men on the way to Jerusalem. Includes joint trials of believers, the need for mercy, the religious response of the multitude, answered needs from Jesus, coffeehouse witness testimony and the need for individual encounters. Matthew 20:29-34; Psalm 1:37; Psalm 72:12. 24005
Matt Skonicki The Transfiguration of Jesus and aftermath. Includes apologetic response to supposed contradiction, the transformation of the butterfly, the Law and the Prophets/Moses and Elijah, growth in suffering, interrupted by God/listening to Jesus and Elijah/John the Baptist comparison. Matthew 17:1-13. 23076
Matt Skonicki Jesus walking on the water. Includes discerning short-term/long-term endeavors, the provision of seeing Jesus, the absurd faith of Peter, having good cheer, and the activity gospel. Matthew 14:22-36. 23065
Matt Skonicki The Parable of the Sower. Includes Jesus’ groupies vs His true disciples, the expectation of the Jewish people, the kingdom of the heart, the shell shock of salvation, hardening of our hearts, Isaiah prophecy explained, and various reaction to salvation. Matthew 13:1-23; Proverbs 2:1-6; Jude 1:12-13; Hebrews 3:12-13; Isaiah 6:11-13. 23057
Matt Skonicki Necessity and Mercy. Includes the religious picking apart other Christians, the law regarding provision for the needy, Jesus breaking human additions to the law, David and the showbread, the priests profaning the Sabbath and Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath. Matthew 12:1-8, Deuteronomy 23:24-25, 24:19-22, 1 Samuel 21:1-6, Hosea 6:4-11.
Matt Skonicki Persecutions: a sign you are doing something right. Includes Christians as sheep/serpents/doves, attacks of three kinds of wolves, the package of the Gospel, tentmaking misplaced, testimony of silence, motivations revealed and heresy defined. Matthew 10:16-27, Acts 5:42. 23040
Matt Skonicki The Controversial New. Includes the disciples of John asking Jesus about fasting, Prodigal Son connection, relational aspect of fasting, old garment/new garment in-depth, laundromat encounter, patches in the church and harvest of grapes in-depth. Matthew 9:14-17. 23032
Matt Skonicki Jesus heals the leper and the Centurion’s faith. Includes leprosy in-depth, unassuming manifestation of sin, immediate answers to prayers, Christians in the spotlight, and how often we go before the Lord. Matthew 8:1-13. 23023
Matt Skonicki The quiet sin of the heart. Includes good works for display, secret service unto God, praying in secret, positions in prayer, the Lord’s Prayer overview, hearing God today, and the issue of the poor. Matthew 6:1-15. 23008
Matt Skonicki Starting the Sermon on the Mount. Includes a contrast with the Law, defining poor as destitute of self, prophetic nature of Beatitudes, reality of mourning, the fruit of the Spirit, a gentle spirit, and Christians as peacemakers. Matthew 5:1-12. 22088
Matt Skonicki Moral and ceremonial laws. Includes religion vs. voice of God, honoring parents, feasting on God, provision for the stranger, addressing fornication, new believer insight, and picking up the habits of the world. Leviticus 19; Ephesians 6:1-3; Exodus 20:12; John 6:53. 22051
Matt Skonicki An introduction to the Gospel of Matthew. Includes Islam comparison, legal solutions vs personal transformation, sinners in the genealogy of Jesus, virgin birth of Jesus, removing secret sins and defining Messiah. Matthew 1; Luke 1:25-38. 22043
Matt Skonicki The offering of strange fire from Badab and Abide. Includes reverential fear of God, incense as symbol of prayer, strange fire in our lives, our reaction to God’s judgment, High Priest Eli connection and silence as consent. Leviticus 10. 1 Samuel 2:27-29; Hebrews 10:26-31. 22026
Matt Skonicki The law concerning various offerings. Includes defining holy, care in handling Scripture, offering with an unclean heart, prohibition from fat and blood, wave offering, foreshadow of believers as priests and the active work of the blood of Christ. Leviticus 7. 22018
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