A Stone In The Shoe

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 15:29-31 Jesus The Healer

Thomas Less, April 12, 2011

²⁹Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.³⁰A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.³¹The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus And The Gentile Woman

Thomas Less, April 9, 2011

21Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.22A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”

23But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. “Tell her to go away,” they …

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 15:10-20 What Comes Out Of You Defiles You

Thomas Less, April 8, 2011

¹⁰Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.¹¹It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

¹²Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

¹³Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 14:34 – 15:9 Be Careful Of Traditions

Thomas Less, April 7, 2011

³⁴After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret.³⁵When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.³⁶They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.

Matthew 15

¹Some Pharisees and teachers of

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 14:22-32 Jesus Walks On Water

Thomas Less, April 6, 2011

²²Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.²³After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

²⁴Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus Feeds 5000

Thomas Less, April 5, 2011

¹³As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns.¹⁴Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

¹⁵That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 14:1-12 Herod Executes John The Baptist

Thomas Less, April 2, 2011

¹When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,²he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”

³For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).⁴John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you …

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 13:53-58 Being Rejected By Those Closest To You

Thomas Less, April 1, 2011

53When Jesus had finished telling these stories and illustrations, he left that part of the country. 54He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?” 55Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph,^f Simon, and …

Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 13:47-52 Disciples Bring Gems Of Truth

Thomas Less, March 31, 2011

⁴⁷“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind.⁴⁸When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.⁴⁹That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and

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Beginner's Online Bible Study: Matthew 13:44-46 The Kingdom of God is True Treasure

Thomas Less, March 30, 2011

⁴⁴“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

⁴⁵“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls.⁴⁶When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!

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