Jesus Won. Pharisees Lost.

Matthew 22:46-23:3 Jesus Won. Pharisees Lost. Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall   Matt. 22:46   No one was able to answer Him at all, and from that day no one dared to question Him any more.   The Israelites loved David so much that they could not conceive...

Think!

Matthew 22:41-45 Think! Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall   Matthew 22:41-42a (Holman)   While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them, “What do you think about the Messiah?”   The questioned One became the questioner. Taking on the Pharisees as a...

Neighborliness

Matthew 22:39-40 Neighborliness Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall   Matt. 22:39a (Holman) “The second is like it: Love. . .”   The law-expert did not ask to know the second command, but heard it anyway–a quote of Leviticus 19:18. Jesus was evidently the...

The Greatest Command

Matthew 22:37-38 The Greatest Command Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 22:37a He said to him, “Love the Lord your God. . .” I am glad the questioner asked this question. We needed to hear Jesus’ answer. In His reply, He again did what He loved to do. He quoted...

A Professional Debater

Matthew 22:35-36 A Professional Debater Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 22:35 (Holman) And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him: The Pharisees sent a professional to confront Jesus. Experts in the law were obsessed with any and all...

John Wants to Marry Ruthie in Heaven

Matthew 22:30a-b John Wants to Marry Ruthie in Heaven Prepared by Dr. John E. Marshall Matt. 22:30a (Holman) “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage . . .” When I told Ruth I was working on a sermon about no marriage in Heaven, I said I...