“But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.’

Matthew 15:18, 19

For out of the heart come

1.  evil thoughts,

2.  murder,

3.  adultery,

4.  sexual immorality,

5.  theft,

6.  false testimony,

7.  slander.

These are what make a man ‘unclean’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.’”

“Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

Matthew 15:30

Intr.:

A.  Great crowds

came to him,

bringing

1.  the lame,

2.  the blind,

3.  the crippled,

4.  the mute and

5.  many others,

and laid them at his feet;

and he healed them.

B.  The people

were amazed

when they saw

1.  the mute speaking,

2.  the crippled made well,

3.  the lame walking and

4.  the blind seeing.

And they praised the God of  Isreal.”

End:

“‘ARE YOU THE ONE WHO WAS TO COME, OR SHOULD WE EXPECT SOMEONE ELSE?’”

Matthew 11:3-6

Intr.:

Jesus replied, ‘Go back and report to John what you

hear and

see:

1. The blind receive sight,

2. the lame walk,

3. those who have leprosy are cured,

4. the deaf hear,

5. the dead are raised, and

6. the good news is preached to the poor.

End:

Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.’”

“When he saw the throngs,

Matthew 9:36

Intr.:

He was moved with

pity and

sympathy for them,

1. because they were bewildered-

2. harassed and

3. distressed and

4. dejected and

5. helpless-

End:

like sheep without a shepherd. (Zechariah 10:2)

“For I resolved

to know

nothing while

I was with you

except Jesus Christ and him

crucified.”

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“‘O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home?

Jonah 4:2-3

Intr.:

That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish.

I knew that you are

1. a gracious and

2. compassionate God,

3. slow to anger and

4. abounding in love,

5. a God who relents from sending calamity.

End:

Now, O LORD, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.’”

“‘O Lord, the great and awesome God,

Daniel 9:4-6

Intr.:

who keeps his covenant of  love

–with all who love him and

–obey his commands,

1. we have sinned and

2. done wrong.

3. We have been wicked and

4. have rebelled;

5. we have turned away from

a. your commands and

b. laws.

6. we have not listened to your servants the prophets, who have spoken in your name to

a. our kings,

b. our princes and

c. our fathers, and

d. to all the people of the land.’”

End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while

I was with you

except Jesus Christ

and him

crucified.”

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“‘I issue a decree that in every part of  my kingdom

Daniel 6:26-27

Intr.:

people must

–fear and

–reference

the God of  Daniel.

For

1.  he is the living  God and

2. he endures forever;

3.  his kingdom will not be destroyed,

4.  his dominion will never end.

5.  He rescues and

6.  he saves;

7. he performs

a. signs and

b. wonders in the heaven and on the earth.

End:

He has rescued Daniel from the  power of the lions.’”

“For I resolved

to know

nothing while I was

with you except Jesus Christ

and him

crucified.”

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“And when they ask you,

‘WHY ARE YOU GROANING?’

you shall say,

Ezekiel 21:7

Intr.:

‘Because of the news that is coming.

1. Every heart will melt and

2. every hand go limp;

3. every spirit will become faint and

4. every knee become as weak as water.’

End:

It is coming!

It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD.”

“‘Suppose there is a righteous man

Ezekiel 18:5-9

Intr.:

who does what is

just and

right.

1.  He does not eat at the mountain shrines

2.  or look to the idols of the house of  Israel.

3.  He does not defile his neighbour’s wife

4.  or lie with a woman during her period.

5.  He does not oppress anyone,

6.  but returns what he took in pledge for a loan.

7.  He does not commit robbery

8.  but gives his food to the hungry and

9.  provides clothing for the naked.

10.  He does not lend at usury

11.  or take excessive interest.

12.  He withhelds his hand from doing wrong, and

13.  judges fairly between man and man.

14.  He follows my decrees and

15.  faithfully keeps my laws.

End:

That man is righteous;

he will surely live,

declares the Sovereign LORD.’”