Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Matthew 21

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Last Updated on June 28, 2023 by Rocklyn Clarke

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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 21

Purpose

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

Matthew 21

This chapter has 6 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: Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

Main text and related passages:

Checkout the following:

    • 1 Kings 1 – David makes Solomon king and places him on his mule.
    • 2 Kings 9:1-13 – People spread their cloaks for Jehu as he becomes king.

Topics to explore:

    • This is the context we have so far for Jesus’ ongoing ministry:
      • Jesus is “God with us”. – Matthew 1:18-23
      • Jesus is “saving his people from their sins”. – Matthew 1:18-23
      • Jesus’ message is calling people to repent and align with God’s Kingdom. – Matthew 4:12-17
      • Jesus expects his miracles and signs to lead people to:
      • What will it mean to apply this context to this passage and the ones that follow?
    • What did the crowds think was going to happen when Jesus entered Jerusalem?
    • What did Jesus’ disciples think was going to happen when he entered Jerusalem?
    • What was Jesus’ plan for his final trip to Jerusalem?

Additional resources to check out:

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

    • Read the main passage and related passages above.

Lesson 2: Jesus at the Temple

Main text and related passages:

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Topics to explore:

    • What was the role of the money changers?
    • What was the role of the people selling doves?
    • What significance did the temple courts have?
    • What impact did Jesus’ actions have?

Additional resources to check out:

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

    • Read the main passage and related passages above.

Lesson 3: Jesus Curses a Fig Tree

Main text and related passages:

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Topics to explore:

    • Why did Jesus go to the fig tree?
    • What was Jesus looking for from the fig tree? (read the text carefully)
    • What did Jesus find? Why?
    • How do fig trees work? (check the reference material)
    • What did Jesus do to the fig tree?
    • What happened to the fig tree? When did it happen? (read the parallel passages carefully)
    • When did the disciples notice what happened to the fig tree? (read the parallel passages carefully)
    • What was the symbolic meaning of Jesus’ action?

Additional resources to check out:

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

    • Read the main passage and related passages above.

Lesson 4: The Authority of Jesus Questioned

Main text and related passages:

Checkout the following:

Topics to explore:

    • What was John the Baptist’s message?
    • Where was the authority behind John’s baptism?
    • What was the relationship between John’s baptism and Jesus’ ministry?

Additional resources to check out:

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

    • Read the main passage and related passages above.

Lesson 5: The Parable of the Two Sons

Main text and related passages:

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Topics to explore:

    • Who is Jesus’ audience for this passage?
    • Whom does the first son represent?
    • Whom does the second son represent?
    • What did this parable mean to Jesus’ audience?
    • What does this parable mean to us today?

Additional resources to check out:

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

    • Read the main passage and related passages above.

Lesson 6: The Parable of the Tenants

Main text and related passages:

Checkout the following:

Topics to explore:

    • Based on Psalm 80 and Isaiah 5, what would a story about a vineyard bring to mind for Jesus’ audience?
    • Who are the farmers to whom the owner rented the vineyard?
    • Who are the servants that the owner sent to collects fruit?
    • Who is the son that the owner sent to collect his fruit?
    • Who are the new tenants who will be renting the vineyard.

Additional resources to check out:

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

    • Read the main passage and related passages above.
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Last Updated on June 28, 2023 by Rocklyn Clarke

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