The Life and Ministry of Jesus

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6 A doctor can tell much about the progress of his patients by seeing how much they eat. Physical development is related to physical appetite. It is no less …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Meekness is the opposite of self-will toward God, and of ill-will toward men. “The meek are those who quietly submit themselves before God, to His Word, to His rod, who follow His …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 Tears may be a sign of devotion. As recorded in Luke 7:37–39, a woman came into the Pharisee’s house where Jesus reclined, and brought an alabaster box of ointment. She stood at …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:1–3 “Blessed …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.” But He sternly warned them …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. And He said to the man who had the …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. And no …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?” And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own …