The Gospel Of Matthew - Bible Study Guide

1 The Gospel Of Matthew Sermon Outlines MARK A. COPELAND. Mark A. Copeland The Gospel Of Matthew Table Of Contents Introduction To Matthew 4. The Genealogy Of Jesus Christ (1:1-17) 8. Jesus And Immanuel (1:18-25) 11. The Visit Of The Wise Men (2:1-12) 14. The Early Years Of Jesus (2:13-23) 17. Preparing The Way Of The Lord (3:1-12) 20. The Baptism Of Jesus (3:13-17) 23. The Temptation Of Jesus (4:1-11) 26. The Preaching Ministry Of Jesus (4:12-17) 29. The Discipling Ministry Of Jesus (4:18-22) 33. The Itinerant Ministry Of Jesus (4:23-25) 36.

2 Introduction To The Sermon On The Mount (5:1-2) 39. The Beatitudes - I (5:3-12) 42. The Beatitudes - II (5:3-12) 46. The Influence Of The Kingdom (5:13-16) 49. Jesus And The Law (5:17-19) 52. The Righteousness Of The Scribes And Pharisees (5:20) 55. The Anger That Kills (5:21-26) 57. Nipping Adultery In The Bud (5:27-30) 59. The Treachery Of Divorce (5:31-32) 62. The Swearing Of Oaths (5:33-37) 65. Responding To Evil (5:38-42) 68. Acting Like Our Father (5:43-48) 71. Charity That Pleases God (6:1-4) 74.

3 Prayer That Pleases God (6:5-15) 77. Fasting That Pleases God (6:16-18) 80. Gaining Mastery Over Mammon (6:19-24) 84. Winning The War Over Worry (6:25-34) 88. To Judge Or Not To Judge (7:1-6) 91. The Virtue Of Perseverance (7:7-11) 94. The Golden Rule (7:12) 96. Are You On The Right Way? (7:13-14) 99. Watch Out For Wolves! (7:15-20) 103. Who Will Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven? (7:21-23) 105. Building To Withstand The Storms (7:24-27) 108. He Taught As One Having Authority (7:28-29) 111. A Man Under Authority (8:5-13) 114.

4 The Challenge Of Following Jesus (8:18-22) 117. The Call Of Matthew (9:9-13) 120. Moved By Compassion (9:35-38) 124. The Twelve Apostles (10:1-4) 127. Principles Of Evangelism - I (10:5-10) 132. Principles Of Evangelism - II (10:11-42) 137. Greater Than John The Baptist? (11:11) 141. The Savior's Tender Invitation (11:28-30) 144. Sermons From Matthew 2. Mark A. Copeland Every Idle Word (12:36-37) 147. Condemned By Others (12:41-42) 149. The Danger Of An Empty Home (12:43-45) 152. The Family Of Jesus (12:46-50) 155.

5 The Kingdom Of Great Value (13:44-46) 158. The Death Of John The Baptist (14:1-12) 162. The Danger With Traditions (15:1-9) 165. Blind Leaders Of The Blind (15:12-14) 168. Beware Of Leaven (16:5-12) 171. I Will Build My Church (16:13-20) 175. The Value Of A Soul (16:26) 179. They Beheld His Majesty (17:1-9) 183. Jesus And The Children (18:1-14) 186. Jesus On Divorce, Remarriage, & Celibacy (19:1-12) 189. The Difficulty With Riches (19:16-26) 195. Served By Greatness, Serve To Be Great (20:20-28) 198.

6 Does Your Temple Need Cleaning? (21:12-14) 200. Is It From Heaven Or From Men? (21:23-27) 203. Our Duty To God And Country (22:15-22) 207. Two Great Commandments (22:34-40) 210. Learning From Hypocrites (23:1-39) 213. The Olivet Discourse - I (24:1-28) 217. The Olivet Discourse - II (24:29-51) 221. The Judgment Of The Nations (25:31-46) 225. The Lord's Supper (26:26-30) 228. The Garden Of Gethsemane (26:36-46) 232. The Betrayal Of Jesus (26:47-50) 235. Peter's Denial Of Jesus (26:69-75) 238. They Led Him Away (27:1-2) 241.

7 What Then Shall I Do With Jesus? (27:22) 245. The Crucifixion Of Jesus (27:32-50) 247. The Significance Of The Resurrection (28:1-10) 250. The Witnesses Of The Resurrection (28:1-10) 253. Alternatives To The Resurrection (28:11-15) 257. The Great Commission (28:16-20) 262. This material is from Executable , a web site containing sermon outlines and Bible studies by Mark A. Copeland. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the Gospel .

8 Feel free to use them as they are, or adapt them to suit your own personal style. To God be the glory! Executable Outlines, Copyright Mark A. Copeland, 2002. Sermons From Matthew 3. Mark A. Copeland The Gospel Of Matthew Introduction INTRODUCTION. 1. The book of Matthew has always occupied a position of high esteem in the faith and life of the church: When we turn to Matthew , we turn to the book which may well be called the most important single document of the Christian faith, for in it we have the fullest and the most systematic account of the life and the teachings of Jesus.

9 (William Barclay). 2. The writings of the early church fathers reveal that it a. The most frequently quoted b. Perhaps the most widely read Gospel ..during the first two centuries of the church's history [Why was this book so popular? Perhaps we can understand why as we consider some background information pertaining to ]. I. AUTHOR AND DATE OF THE Gospel . A. Matthew (LEVI).. 1. The apostolic origin and canonical rank of the Gospel of Matthew were accepted without a doubt by the early church (ISBE).

10 2. Matthew , surnamed Levi, had been a a. He became one of Jesus' earliest disciples - Mt 9:9; Mk 2:14. b. He was chosen to be one of the twelve apostles - Mt 10:2-3. 3. Having been such a close associate of Jesus during His earthly a. Matthew 's Gospel is a first hand account b. Unlike Luke who depended upon other eyewitnesses - Lk 1:1-4. B. BEFORE 70 1. Irenaeus says it was written when Peter and Paul were preaching in Rome 2. Eusebius states that this was done when Matthew left Palestine and went to preach to others (Historia Ecclesiastica, III, 24).