Never Read A Bible Verse
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
Jesus warns His disciples to not fall prey to the false teachings of the Scribes and Pharisees. You need to watch and beware of those who twist the scriptures!
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Jesus Is the Messiah of the Jews
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah promised to the Jewish nation of Israel. We gentile believers are eternally grateful Yahweh included us in the spiritual blessings of His New Covenant with Israel.
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Clean Hands, Filthy Hearts
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
The Scribes and Pharisees use the tradition of the elders to justify breaking Yahweh’s command to honor fathers and mothers. In addition, they horribly dishonor Yahweh by using Him as the reason for their transgression when, in fact, they are serving themselves.
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Lessons For The Learners
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
Jesus will train those who follow him, despite their limited understanding and their doubts.
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Jesus: Contempt and Confusion
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
They were the evidence given when John the Baptizer doubted. They forced the Pharisees to accept or reject his claims. So, how would his “home crowd” respond? How will Herod, who has only heard of him, respond?
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Training The Disciples
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
Jesus has been rejected by the nation of Israel. His offer of the Messianic Kingdom has been withdrawn from that generation. Through the following parables Jesus reveals the nature of the interim Kingdom. He is preparing His disciples for their role in interim Kingdom.
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No More Signs But One
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
The sign of Jonah is the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth after three days in the grave! The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate sign and proof that Jesus is the promised Messiah-King. But as Matthew will report, even the ultimate sign of the resurrection of Jesus will be rejected by the scribes and Pharisees.
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Pharisees Plot Jesus' Murder
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
Matthew interprets Jesus’ withdrawal as the fulfillment of Isaiah 42:1-4 which emphasizes that Messiah’s ministry will be Holy Spirit empowered, non-combative, expanded to include Gentiles and ultimately successful.
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Rejected!
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
Jesus shifts from persuading the nation to liberating individuals from the bondage of Pharisaical Judaism in order that they may truly know God and experience His life of soul-rest (11:27-30).
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Cognitive Dissonance
Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast
The campaign may have taken well over a year as the goal was to reach every town and village in all Israel. The Pharisees have begun a counter-campaign likely utilizing the network of synagogues to spread their lie. The lie: Jesus is empowered by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, not the Holy Spirit of Yahweh.
info_outlinePagans of the first century viewed Christians as killjoys who lived gloomy lives devoid of pleasure. The pleasures from which Christians of the first century typically abstained earned Christians the reputation of being haters of humanity and traitors to the Roman way of life.