Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Matthew 14
Last Updated on September 11, 2024 by Rocklyn Clarke
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Description
Welcome to Focus On The Message – the first component of our Following Jesus discipleship program. This web page contains the lessons for:
Matthew 14
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Matthew 14
This chapter has 3 lessons. You should ideally cover one chapter (with all of its lessons) in a week, but please don’t let a week go by without completing at least one lesson.
Lesson 1: John the Baptist Beheaded
Main text and related passages:
- John the Baptist Beheaded – Matthew 14:1-12 – Bible Gateway
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- 22. Severed Heads and Hungry Crowds [Matthew] – Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) – YouTube
Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):
Lesson 2: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Main text and related passages:
- Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand – Matthew 14:13-21 – Bible Gateway
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- Matthew places this after Jesus learns that John the Baptist has been beheaded.
- Mark and Luke place this both after the Baptist’s death and after the apostles’ return.
- John’s Gospel doesn’t relate this to either of those events.
- Jesus wants to focus on his disciples, but he serves the crowd anyway.
- Jesus teaches the crowd about the Kingdom of God.
- Jesus challenges the disciples after their successful mission.
- Jesus works with what they have – not with what they don’t.
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Additional resources to check out:
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- 22. Severed Heads and Hungry Crowds [Matthew] – Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) – YouTube
Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):
Lesson 3: Jesus Walks on the Water
Main text and related passages:
- Jesus Walks on the Water – Matthew 14:22-36 – Bible Gateway
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Last Updated on September 11, 2024 by Rocklyn Clarke
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