Joyce Webb

Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 24

Chapter 24 Verses 1- 2      Read the Bible verses. As Jesus left the temple, he told the disciples that the temple will be destroyed. It will be destroyed so completely that not one stone will be on top of another. In 70 AD the Romans did completely destroy the temple so that not one stone

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 23

Chapter 23 Verses 1- 12     Read the Bible verses. Jesus said, “The Pharisees are the teachers of the scriptures (Bible). Obey what they teach but do not follow the way they live.” The Pharisees did not live what they taught to others. They made extra laws and rules that are not in the Bible and

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 22

Chapter 22 Verses 1- 14    Read the Bible verses. Jesus told stories to help the people understand things about heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who has a wedding feast for his son. Certain people were invited to come, but they did not want to come. They wanted to go about their

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 21

Chapter 21 Verses 1-11      Read the Bible verses. Jesus showed his divine knowledge. This something that only God would be able to know. He knew that in a certain place there would be a donkey and colt. Jesus told the disciples to go to that place and they would find the donkey and its young

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 20

Chapter 20 Verses 1-16     Read the Bible verses. A man owned a grape vineyard. He hired some workers to bring in the grapes. At about 6:00am he hired some men and agreed to pay them a normal day’s pay. At about 9:00am he hired some more men and agreed to pay them a normal day’s

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 19

Chapter 19 Verses 1-12     Read the Bible verses.   Jesus explained that marriage was for two people to be joined together as one–they should not be separated–this is what God planned from the beginning. The Jewish leaders said that Moses gave the people of the Old Testament papers for divorce. Jesus said, “That is true.

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 18

Chapter 18 Verses 1-6     Read the Bible verses. The disciples asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus said, “The greatest would be the person who is humble and believing like a little child.” Why? Little children have no trouble believing what people tell them. Jesus said we should be able to

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 17

Chapter 17 Verses 1- 13     Read the Bible verses. Jesus, Peter, James and John went up on a mountain. On the mountain top a special thing happened. Jesus’ face began to shine like the sun. His clothes were shinning white. Moses and Elijah came down from heaven and were there and talked with Jesus. Peter

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 16

Chapter 16 Verses 1- 4      Read the Bible verses. The Pharisees and Sadducees were two groups of Jewish leaders. When it says that they tempted Jesus to show them a sign, it means they tried to test Jesus. Jesus said he was the Son of God. So they wanted him to give them a sign

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Book #1—-Matthew Chp. 15

Chapter 15 Verses 1-20      Read the Bible verses The Jewish church leaders wanted to know why the disciples did not follow the Jewish rules. Jewish traditions were acts and behaviors that the Jews did to act holy. Most of these rules were made by the Jewish leaders. They were not the laws of God. There

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