Matthew
A Passion for Purity
Matthew 5: 8 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed Are the Meek
Matthew 5: 5
The Beatitude of Brokenness
Matthew 5: 4 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
“Happiness Starts Here”
Matthew 5:1-3 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Setting the Tone
Matthew 4: 12-25 12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Not So Fast
Matthew 4: 1-17 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Clearing the Path
Matthew 3: 1-12 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.