Let's Study Matthew (Ross)

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As we open the New Testament, Matthew, the first Gospel writer, immediately announces a new beginning. He declares that the day that has now dawned is the new age predicted by all the prophets, the time of the Messiah, the true son of David and of Abraham. This is the thrilling message Matthew brings to us. God has begun something new. Is it really possible that all things can be made new? Can our lives be made new? Can the world be made new? The answer of Matthew and the New Testament is a resounding ‘Yes!’

In this easy-to-understand book, Mark Ross guides the reader through the 28 chapters of Matthew’s Gospel and helps us to apply its teaching to our daily lives. He shows us that in the Person and work of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the long-expected kingdom of God has arrived, and life and salvation are offered to all the nations of the earth. As the writer says, ‘What a message this is – what drama, what pathos, what love, what glory, what longing fulfilled, what hope and promise for us today!' 

Contents

1. The New Beginning (1:1)
2. Messiah’s Family Tree (1:2-17)
3. God with Us (1:18-25)
4. A Light to the Gentiles (2:1-12)
5. Biblical Déjà Vu (2:13-23)
6. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (3:1-12)
7. The Baptism of Jesus (3:13-17)
8. Testing in the Wilderness (4:1-11)
9. The Time Has Come (4:12-25)
10. New Testament Sinai (5:1-10)
11. You Are… (5:11-16)
12. Greatness in the Kingdom (5:17-20)
13. Body and Soul (5:21-32)
14. The True Standard (5:33-48)
15. Practicing Your Righteousness (6:1-18)
16. Seeking the Kingdom (6:19-34)
17. Summing Up the Whole (7:1-12)
18. The Two Ways (7:13-29)
19. Healing Every Disease (8:1-22)
20. Authority to Forgive (8:23-9:17)
21. Sheep without a Shepherd (9:18-38)
22. Multiplying the Ministry (10:1-15)
23. Sheep in the Midst of Wolves (10:16-11:1)
24. Before the Son of Man Comes (10:23)
25. John’s Questions and Ours (11:2-15)
26. Sober Warning, Gracious Invitation (11:16-30)
27. Kingdom Opposition (12:1-21)
28. Plundering the Strong Man’s House (12:22-37)
29. Warning against Unbelief (12:38-50)
30. Teaching in Parables (13:1-23)
31. The Growth of the Kingdom (13:24-43)
32. Teaching the Disciples (13:44-52)
33. Rejection (13:53-14:12)
34. ‘It Is I’ (14:13-36)
35. The Things While Defile (15:1-28)
36. Savior of the Gentiles (15:29-39)
37. Pharisees and Sadducees (16:1-12)
38. The Christ, the Church, and the Cross (16:13-28)
39. A Voice from the Cloud (17:1-13)
40. Down from the Mountain (17:14-27)
41. The Greatness of Humility (18:1-9)
42. The Seeker of Lost Sheep (18:10-20)
43. Forgiving Your Brother (18:21-35)
44. Family matters (19:1-15)
45. Kingdom Surprises (19:16-30)
46. Surprising generosity (20:1-16)
47. On Becoming Great (20:17-28)
48. Hosanna to the Son of David (20:29-21:22)
49. Confrontation with the Rulers (21:23-32)
50. Repossessing the Kingdom (21:33-46)
51. The Wedding Feast (22:1-14)
52. Taxes and Widows (22:15-33)
53. The Pharisees Strike Back (22:34-36)
54. Woes to Scribes and Pharisees (23:1-24)
55. More Woes (23:25-39)
56. The Olivet Discourse (24:1-14)
57. Days of Distress (24:15-28)
58. The Coming of the Son of Man (24:29-51)
59. Wise and Foolish Virgins (25:1-13)
60. The Parable of the Talents (25:14-30)
61. The Final Judgment (25:31-46)
62. The Savior’s Worth (26:1-16)
63. With You (26:17-29)
64. Meeting Temptation (26:30-46)
65. It Must Be So (26:47-68)
66. Two Subplots (26:69-27:10)
67. Suffered under Pontius Pilate (27:11-31)
68. Crucified, Dead, and Buried (27:32-61)
69. The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead (27:62-28:15)
70. The All-Embracing Gospel (28:16-20)

Additional Note: Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in Matthew’s Gospel 

About the Author

Mark E. Ross is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Erskine Theological Seminary in South Carolina, USA, and Director of the Institute for Reformed Worship. Prior to joining the Erskine faculty in 2004 he served for twenty years as Associate Pastor for Teaching at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. From 2003-2008 he chaired the Special Committee on Worship in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, which produced the new Directory of Public Worship adopted by the church in 2008.