Teaching Guides

Matthew concludes Jesus’ second discourse with his teachings on the cost of loyalty to God in the present and its eventual reward in the future. This week’s Psalms for prayer: 85-91

Matthew continues his anthology of Jesus’ teaching on being agents of Kingdom hesed (loyal love) with collections of sayings that look beyond the 12’s present mission and what will unfold for the church. This week’s Psalms for prayer: 71-77

Matthew has presented Jesus’ example of bringing the Kingdom with generosity for all people, power for all dimensionsof life, and full of “hesed” for the hurting. This week’s Psalms for prayer: 65-71

Matthew finalizes this narrative section by framing the response to the Kingdom with the impossible calling of a tax collector (Matthew himself), bringing the dead to life, making the blind see, and the mute speak. This week’s Psalms for prayer: 58-64