Peter was blessed that God revealed to him that Jesus was the Messiah and Son of God, but was it because God sovereignly chose to reveal Jesus’ identity to Peter, while He sovereignly chose not to reveal Jesus’ identity to others?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17
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The Pharisees and Sadducees asked Jesus for a sign from heaven soon after He had healed hundreds and miraculously fed tens of thousands. So where were the Pharisees and Sadducees when Jesus performed all those signs?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 15:35-16:4
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People misinterpret Jesus’ words today for the same reason that His 12 disciples misinterpreted His words about the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. What is that reason?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:5-10
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Why were there 12 baskets of leftover bread when Jesus fed the 5,000, and 7 baskets of leftover bread when Jesus fed the 4,000? David speculates on the answer!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:11-12
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What did Jesus mean when He spoke of “forfeiting one’s soul”? Was He describing eternal burning in hell?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26
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Jesus told His followers that they must “take up their crosses” to follow Him. What does that expression mean?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25
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Knowing that trouble was waiting in Jerusalem where they were heading, Jesus’ disciples had to decide if they would follow Him there. Jesus’ admonition to them address an issue that reveals the very essence of following Him.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27
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Jesus reacted very strongly when Peter attempted to correct Him, to the point of attributing Peter’s words to Satan. Why such an intense reaction?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:23
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When Jesus’ closest disciples heard Him foretell His sufferings and death, they were naturally alarmed and confused. Peter, ever sure of himself, took Jesus aside to correct Him!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:20-22
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What are the “keys to the kingdom of heaven” that Jesus entrusted to Peter? And what did Jesus mean when He spoke of “binding” and “losing”?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:19-20
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