Monday 7th July
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Read Matthew 1:1-25 What does Matthew impress upon his readers about Jesus’ identity? |
Tuesday 8th July
Wednesday 9th July
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Read Matthew 2:13-23 How do the angels and the fulfilments make us praise God? |
Thursday 10th July
Friday 11th July
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Read Matthew 4:1-11 How does Jesus show he is the true and only Son, where Israel wasn’t? |
Monday 14th July
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Read Matthew 4:12-25 Who can this man be? |
Tuesday 15th July
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Read Matthew 5:1-10 Trace the actions of believers and the actions of our Father God: describe a believer’s attitude … |
Wednesday 16th July
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Read Matthew 5:11-20 What does Kingdom citizenship look like? |
Thursday 17th July
Read Matthew 5:21-32
Jesus fulfils the Law, so he has the right to say … What direction was it always pointing in? a)
Friday 18th July
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Read Matthew 5:33-48 Jesus fulfils the Law, so he has the right to say … What direction was it always pointing in? b) |
Monday 21st July
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Read Matthew 6:1-18 What do we learn about how to relate to our heavenly Father in a way that pleases him? |
Tuesday 22nd July
Read Matthew 6:19-24
How does our attitude toward possessions/money affect our relationship with God?
Wednesday 23rd July
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Read Matthew 6:25-34 List the reasons Jesus gives for not worrying. What should we do
instead? |
Thursday 24th July
Read Matthew 7:1-12
Verse 7 encourages us to pray to our heavenly Father. Look at the rest of this passage (and the whole Sermon on the Mount!): what sorts of things should we be asking for?
Friday 25th July
Read Matthew 7:13-28
What does this whole passage say about how we can identify those who are
on “the way ... that leads to life”?
Monday 28th July
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Read Matthew 8:1-22 What six aspects of Jesus' character do we find here? |
Tuesday 29th July
Read Matthew 8:23-9:13
What are the four different responses to following Jesus and how are demons dealt with?
Wednesday 30th July
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Read Matthew 9:14-34 Compare Jesus’ critics with those who receive his healing power. |
Thursday 31st July
Read Matthew 9:35-10:31
Who does Jesus send his disciples to and how do they face the wolves?
Friday 1st August
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Read Matthew 10:32-42 What are the three painfully honest costs that true disciples must face? |
Monday 4th August
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Read Matthew 11:1-24 What is the opposite to responding to what is seen and heard? |
Tuesday 5th August
Wednesday 6th August
Thursday 7th August
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Read Matthew 13:1-23 Who
will understand the Kingdom? a) |
Friday 8th August
Monday 11th August
Tuesday 12th August
Wednesday 13th August
Thursday 14th August
Friday 15th August
Read Matthew 16:1-20
Who can really read the sign?
MONDAY 18TH AUGUST
Read Matthew 16:21-17:13
What
does Matthew show of the King and his Kingdom?
TUESDAY 19th AUGUST
Read Matthew 17:14-27
Consider
the true faith of Jesus’ family members.
WEDNESDAY 20th AUGUST
Read Matthew 18:1-14
What
are the obstacles to greatness in the Kingdom of heaven?
THURSDAY 21st AUGUST
Read Matthew 18:15-20
What
are the obstacles to unity in the people of God?
FRIDAY 22nd AUGUST
Read Matthew 18:21-35
What
are the obstacles to forgiveness?
Monday 25th AUGUST
What does this passage teach us about God’s perspective on marriage and singleness?
Tuesday 26th AUGUST
Read Matthew 19:13-30
Who or what might be preventing or holding us back from living under Jesus’ sovereign rule?
Wednesday 27th AUGUST
Read Matthew 20:1-16
What does this teach us about God’s Kingdom and who inherits it?
Thursday 28th AUGUST
Read Matthew 20:17-34
From this passage how would you describe what true kingdom greatness looks like?
FRIDAY 29th AUGUST
Read Matthew 21:1-27
What evidence is there in this passage that Jesus is God’s chosen King?
Monday 1st September
Read Matthew 21:28-46
What do these two parables teach us about receiving and rejecting Jesus?
Tuesday 2nd September
Read Matthew 22:1-14
“For many are invited, but few are chosen.” – How is this demonstrated in this parable?
Wednesday 3rd September
Read Matthew 22:15-33
What can we learn from Jesus’ responses to two testing questions here?
Thursday 4th September
Read Matthew 22:34-46
What should be our key priorities in life be?
Friday 5th September
Read Matthew 23:1-39
Contrast the marks of a true follower of Jesus with those of the Pharisees.