Hey! Let Talk About The Bible: Recent Episodes

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Talks for this episode:

Matthew 18:1-35 (Who is the Greatest?, Temptations to sin, The parable of the lost sheep, If your brother sins against you, The parable of the unforgiving servant)
Matthew 19:1-30 (Teaching about divorce, Let the children come to me, The rich young man)

Important Verses:

• “ Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."(Matthew 18:3-4)
• " if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire."(Matthew 18:8-9)
• " For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”(Matthew 18:20)
• “ Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”(Matthew 19:14)
• " I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”(Matthew 19:24)
• “ With man, this is impossible, but with God, all things are possible.”(Matthew 19:26)
• " But many who are first will be last, and the last first."(Matthew 19:30)
• " For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”
  (Matthew 19:12)

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Talks for this episode:

• Matthew 16:1-28 (The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs; Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees; Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ; Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection; Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus)
• Matthew 17:1-27 (The Transfiguration; Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon; Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection; The Temple Tax)

Important Verses:

• "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” (Matthew 16:4)
• “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” (Matthew 16:23)
• “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? (Matthew 16:24-26)
• “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)

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Talks for this episode:

• Matthew 14:1-36 (The Death of John the Baptist, Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand, Jesus Walk on Water, Jesus Heals The Sick At Gennesaret)
• Matthew 15:1-39(Tradition And Commandments, What Defiles a Person?, The Faith Of A Canaanite Women, Jesus Heals Many, Jesus Feeds The Four Thousand)

Important Verses:

• "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." (Matthew 15:8-9 references Isaiah 29:13)
• " But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person." (Matthew 15:18-20)
• “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31).

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Talks for this Episode:

• Matthew 12:1-50 (Jesus is lord of the sabbath; The healing of a man with a withered hand; God's Elect; The denial against the Holy Ghost; The Tree and It Fruits; Jesus and Jonah; Unclean Spirits; Jesus' brother/mother )
• Matthew 13:1-58 (The Parable of the Sower; The Purpose of Jesus' speaking in Parables; The Parable of the Weeds; The Mustard Seed and the Leaven; Prophecy and Parables; The Parable of the Hidden Treasure; The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value; The Parable of the Net; New and Old Treasures; Jesus rejected at his Hometown;

Important verses:

• “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory and in his name the Gentiles will hope.” (Matthew 23:18-21 references to Isaiah 42:1-3)
• "Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." (Matthew 12:31-32)
• "I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”(Matthew 12:36-37)
• "For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." (Matthew 12:40 references to Jonah 1:17)
• “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive. For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears
  and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."(Matthew 13:14-15)
• “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 13:35 references to Psalm 78:1-2)

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Talks for this Episode:

• Matthew 8:1-34: (The cleansing of a leper; A Centurion's faith; Jesus's Healing; Following Jesus; The calming of a storm; The healing of evil spirits)
• Matthew 9:1-38: (The Healing of a paralytic; The Calling of a disciple; Fasting; The Restoration/healing of a girl and a woman; The Healing of two blind men; The Healing of a mute man; The teaching of the many harvests but fewer laborers)
• Matthew 10: 1-42: (Jesus's chosen ones; The chosen ones at work; The Coming of persecution; Being Fearless; Not peace, but a sword; The Rewards;)
• Matthew 11:1-30: (John the Baptist's messengers, unrepentant cities, Jesus's message to all the weary)

Important Verses:

• “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.” (Matthew 8:17 references to Isaiah 53:4)
• “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
  (Matthew 8:4 reference to Leviticus 14:2-32, which talk about the laws for cleaning lepers).
• "O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” (Matthew 8:29)
• But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.” (Matthew 9:34)
• “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9:37-38)
• ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:13 references to Hosea 6:6)
• "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 10:32)
• "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28)
• "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Matthew 10:37-39)
• “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you." (Matthew 11:10 references to Malachi 3:1)
• “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. (Matthew 11:21-23 references to Isaiah 23 and Ezekiel 28:2-24)

• "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

• verses noted in BOLD are important verses to understand

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Talks for this episode:

• Matthew 4:1-25 ( Jesus's Temptation, Ministry, Call of the first disciples, and the ministering of a great crowd)
• Matthew 5:1-48 ( Sermon on the mount; The teachings of the Old Testament from Jesus) ---
• Matthew 6:1-34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Matthew 7:1-29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------->

Important Verses:

• “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4 references to
  Deuteronomy 8:3)
• “‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” (Matthew 4:6 references to Psalms 91:11-12)
• ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” ( Matthew 4:7 references to Deuteronomy 6:16)
• “‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’” (Matthew 4:10 references to Deuteronomy 6:13)
• “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles-- the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.” (Matthew 4:15-16 references to Isaiah 9:1-2 and Isaiah 42:7)

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Talks for This Episode:

• Matthew 1:1-25 (Genealogy of Jesus; Birth of Jesus)
• Matthew 2:1-23 (The wise men; Herod's Destruction of Israel's children; Return from Egypt)
• Matthew 3:1-17 (Jesus's Forerunner "John the Baptist"; Jesus's Baptism)

Important verses:

• "Behold the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name IMMANUEL ('Jesus')" (Matthew 1:23 references to Isaiah 7:14)
• "IMMANUEL" means "God with us"
• “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler
  who will shepherd my people Israel.’” ( Matthew 2:6 references to Micah 5:2)
• “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” (Matthew 2:13 references to Hosea 11:1)
• “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.” Matthew 2:18 references to Jeremiah 31:15 and Genesis 35:19)
• "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6 briefly describes the Characteristics of Jesus that leads towards the Gospel of Matthew)
• The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” (Matthew 3:3 reference Isaiah 40:3)

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