Matthew 7:14-8:22
Skip Heitzig
| Matthew 7 (NKJV™) | |
| 14 | "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. |
| 15 | "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. |
| 16 | "You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? |
| 17 | "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. |
| 18 | "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. |
| 19 | "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. |
| 20 | "Therefore by their fruits you will know them. |
| 21 | "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. |
| 22 | "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' |
| 23 | "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' |
| 24 | "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: |
| 25 | "and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. |
| 26 | "But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: |
| 27 | "and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." |
| 28 | And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, |
| 29 | for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. |
| Matthew 8 (NKJV™) | |
| 1 | When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. |
| 2 | And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." |
| 3 | Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
| 4 | And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." |
| 5 | Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, |
| 6 | saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented." |
| 7 | And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." |
| 8 | The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. |
| 9 | "For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." |
| 10 | When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! |
| 11 | "And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. |
| 12 | "But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." |
| 13 | Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour. |
| 14 | Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. |
| 15 | So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them. |
| 16 | When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, |
| 17 | that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses." |
| 18 | And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side. |
| 19 | Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go." |
| 20 | And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." |
| 21 | Then another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." |
| 22 | But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead." |
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In this in-depth study of the Gospel of Matthew, Pastor Skip Heitzig shows how Jesus Christ is presented as the King, the fulfillment of all the Old Testament prophecies of the messiah.
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