HE SENDS OUT THE TWELVE
Matthew 9:37-38. _“Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly
is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the
harvest, in order that He may send out the laborers into His
harvest.”_ Our Lord, seeing the awful state of the Jewish Church,
destitute of c... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 31
THE MINISTRY OF THE TWELVE
Mark 6:12-13. _“And having gone out, they continued to preach that
they must repent; they continued to cast out many demons; they
continued to anoint many sick people with oil, and heal them.” Luke
9:6_ : _“And going forth, they continued to go throughout the
v... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 32
FEEDING THE MULTITUDES
Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; & John 6:1-14. Mark:
_“And they departed, into an uninhabited place apart, in a ship. And
the multitudes saw them going, and many recognized Him; and they
continued to run on foot from all the cities, and come before th... [ Continue Reading ]
CAESAREA-PHILIPPI
Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20. This is the northern
terminus of our Savior's ministry, two days' journey on horseback from
the Sea of Galilee up the Jordan Valley to the foot of Mt. Hermon,
where a great spring is one of the principal sources of the Jordan.
This city... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 36
THE CHURCH
Matthew 16:18-19; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21. Matthew _“And I say unto
thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church,
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give
unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens; and whatsoever thou
maye... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS DEATH & RESURRECTION
Matthew 16:21-23; Mark 8:31-33; Luke 9:22. Matthew: _“From that time
Jesus began to show to His disciples that it behooved Him to depart to
Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from The elders, the chief
priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and to rise the third
day... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCIPLESHIP
Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-37; Luke 9:23-25. Mark: _“Calling to Him
the multitude, along with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever
wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and
follow Me.”_ We have no mention of the multitude, since He has been
at Caesarea-... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND COMING
Matthew 16:27-28. _“For the Son of man is about to come in the glory
of His Father, with His angels, and will then give to each one
according to his work. Truly, I say unto you, There are certain ones
of those standing here who may not taste of death, until they may see
the Son of... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 37
TRANSFIGURATION
Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: _“And after six
days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an
exceedingly high mountain, privately, alone; and He was transfigured
before them, and His garments became shining, exceedingly white as... [ Continue Reading ]
DEMONIACAL EJECTMENT
Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43. Mark: _“And having
come to His disciples, He saw a great crowd round them, and the
scribes arguing with them.”_ He and the three disciples had been
absent from the nine and the multitude during that memorable night of
the transfigura... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 38
DEATH AND RESURRECTION
Matthew 17:22-23; Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:43-45. Mark: _“And having
gone out from thence, they continued to journey through Galilee.”_
As Galilee extends up to the very suburbs of Caesarea-Philippi, this
passage is a clinching argument for the location of the
transfig... [ Continue Reading ]
APOSTOLICAL AMBITION
Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:33-35; Luke 9:46-47. Mark: _“And being in the
house, He asked them, What were you disputing about with one another
on the road? And they were silent; for on the road they had been
disputing with one another which one should be greater. And He,
sitting down,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INFANT THE PARAGON
Matthew 18:2-5; Mark 9:36-37; Luke 9:48. Mark: _“Jesus, calling to
Him a little child, placed it in their midst, and said, Truly, I say
unto you, Except ye may be converted, and become as little children,
you may not enter into the kingdom of the heavens. Therefore whosoever
m... [ Continue Reading ]
BIGOTRY OF THE APOSTLE JOHN
Luke 9:49-50; Mark 9:38-41. _“And John responded to Him, saying,
Teacher we saw a certain one casting out devils in Thy name who does
not follow us, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us. And
Jesus said, Prevent him not. For there is no one who shall work a
mi... [ Continue Reading ]
RETALIATORY SPIRIT OF JAMES & JOHN
Luke 9:51-56. _“And it came to pass, while the days of His taking up
[i.e., His crucifixion] were being fulfilled, and He turned His face
to go to Jerusalem. And He sent messengers before His face, and they,
going, entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 28
JESUS HOMELESS
Matthew 8:1-22, & Luke 9:57-62. _“And it came to pass, they
journeying on the way, a certain one said to Him, I will follow Thee
whithersoever Thou mayest go, Lord; and Jesus said to him, The foxes
have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man
hath no... [ Continue Reading ]