Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Matthew 15

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Welcome to Focus On The Message – the first component of our Following Jesus discipleship program. This web page contains the lessons for:

Matthew 15

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Follow this link for information about these key aspects of our training: Purpose, Goals, Habits, Ministries, and Assignments.

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Matthew 15

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: Clean and Unclean

Main text and related passages:

• Clean and Unclean – Matthew 15:1-20 – Bible Gateway
  • Mark 7:1-23

Checkout the following:

• • Chabad Wimbledon: 09 SMS: WASHING HANDS (Chabad) – YouTube (00:01:36)
  • Ten Minutes for Torah: How to wash our hands for bread – YouTube (00:04:27)

Topics to explore:

• • Bad behavior
    • Vice lists: Matthew 15:19-20; Mark 7:21-23; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Galatians 5:19-21; ; Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5-6; 1 Peter 4:3; Revelation 21:8; 22:15
    • Matthew 15:
      • murder
      • adultery
      • sexual immorality – Leviticus 18 (NIV); Leviticus 20:10-21 (NIV)
      • theft
      • false testimony
      • slander
    • Mark 7: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly
    • 1 Corinthians 6: sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers
    • Galatians 5: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like
    • Ephesians 5: No immoral, impure or greedy person
    • Colossians 3: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry
    • 1 Peter 4: debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry
    • Revelation 21: cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars

Additional resources to check out:

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Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):

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Lesson 2: Faith of the Canaanite Woman

Main text and related passages:

• Matthew 15:21-28 – Bible Gateway
  • Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30

Checkout the following:

• • “He will save his people from their sins” – Matthew 1:20-21
  • “Go only to the lost sheep of Israel” – Matthew 10:5-8
  • “Don’t give dogs what is sacred”: Matthew 7:6
  • Video: How to Read the Bible: The Gospel | BibleProject™ (00:05:38)
  • Watch: The Satan and Demons – Spiritual Beings Theme Video | BibleProject™ (00:06:20)

Topics to explore:

• • Why did Jesus say he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel?
    • “He will save his people from their sins” – Matthew 1:20-21
    • “Go only to the lost sheep of Israel” – Matthew 10:5-8

Additional resources to check out:

• • 23. The Other Side of the Lake [Matthew] – Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) – YouTube
  • Life Church Counseling Page

Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):

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Lesson 3: Jesus Heals the Sick and Feeds the Four Thousand

Main text and related passages:

• Matthew 15:29-39 – Bible Gateway
  • Matthew 15:29-39; Mark 7:31 – 8:10

Checkout the following:

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Topics to explore:

• • Jesus heals the sick
    • Jesus fulfills a prophecy –