Straight to the Heart of Matthew
60 bite-sized insights
Straight to the Heart of Matthew
60 bite-sized insights
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Paperback / softback
£8.99
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9781854249883
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 23/07/2010
Width: 13 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
Jesus of Nazareth sparked a massive revolution. A lot of people miss that fact. They are so used to the long-haired, blue-eyed, white-robed storybook Jesus that they imagine he was about as tame and domesticated as many of his churches today. But he wasn't. Jesus was a radical, dangerous revolutionary who made big waves and powerful enemies. He was not killed for preaching pithy parables, but because he claimed to be King.
God inspired the Bible for a reason. He wants you to read it and let it change your life. If you are willing to take this challenge seriously, then you will love Phil Moore's devotional commentaries.
Their bite-sized chapters are punchy and relevant, yet crammed with fascinating scholarship too. Welcome to a new way of reading the Bible with fresh eyes. Welcome to the Straight to the Heart series.
CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: The Revolution Has Begun 13
PROLOGUE: THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM
One of Us (1:1-17) 18
Holy Joe (1:18-25) 22
Unreasonable Response (2:1-23) 26
Israel's Messiah (2:15) 30
Unconditional Surrender (3:1-12) 34
Three-Dimensional Jesus (3:11-12) 39
Unhurried Faith (3:13-17) 43
Predictable Foe (4:1-11) 47
Follow Me (4:17-25) 51
ACT ONE: KINGDOM LIFESTYLE
Kingdom Character (5:1-16) 56
Kingdom Obedience (5:17-48) 60
Kingdom Intimacy (6:1-18) 64
Kingdom Priorities (6:19-34) 68
Kingdom Vigilance (7:1-5) 72
Kingdom Decision (7:13-27) 76
Slumdog Millionaires (8:1 - 9:38) 80
Deliverance from Rome (8:5-13) 84
Authority (8:16-17) 88
Son of Man (9:1-8) 93
Friend of Sinners (9:10-13) 98
Faith (9:18-31) 102
ACT TWO: KINGDOM MISSION
Little Christs (10:1-42) 108
Gehenna (10:28) 112
Tyre, Sidon and Sodom (11:20-24) 116
My Yoke is Easy (11:25-30) 121
Sabbath (12:1-14) 125
The Sign of Jonah (12:38-42) 129
ACT THREE: KINGDOM MESSAGE
Kingdom Secrets (13:1-52) 134
Why Does God Allow Suffering? (13:24–30, 3-43) 138
Mincemeat (14:13-36) 143
The God Who Offends (15:1-20) 147
When God Is Silent (15:21-28) 151
Yeast (16:1-20) 155
The Master-Questioner (16:13-16) 159
Jesus is Not a Carpenter (16:13 - 17:13) 164
Why Doesn't God Heal? (17:14-21) 168
ACT FOUR: KINGDOM COMMUNITY
Warning-Beacons (18:1-35) 174
Kingdom Forgiveness (18:21-35) 178
Back to the Beginning (19:1-12) 182
Possible with God (19:13-30) 186
Ambition (20:20-28) 190
Ransom (20:28) 194
The King Enters the Capital (21:1-17) 198
Blessing and Cursing (21:18-22) 202
Israel's Ultimatum (21:23 - 22:46) 206
The Greatest Commandment (22:34-40) 210
ACT FIVE: KINGDOM JUDGMENT
Hypocrisy (23:1-39) 216
The King Comes Twice (24:1-51) 220
Parables of Judgment (25:1-46) 224
Worship Leader (26:1-16) 228
Bread and Wine (26:17-30) 232
The Only Way (26:36-54) 236
The Revolution on Trial (26:57-68; 27:11-31) 240
Remorse and Repentance (26:69 - 27:10) 244
Perspective (27:46) 249
The Curtain (27:51) 253
EPILOGUE: THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KINGDOM
Alive (28:1-15) 258
The Great Commission (28:16-20) 262
Conclusion: The Revolution Has Begun 267
"Phil Moore has served us magnificently." - Terry Virgo "Most commentaries are dull. These are alive. Most commentaries are for scholars. These are for you!" - Michael Green "Think of these books as the Bible's message distilled for everyone." - Adrian Warnock
