Matthew: The Gospel of Identity (eBook)

In a career that spans 30 years, Michael Card has recorded over 31 albums, authored or co-authored over 24 books, hosted a radio program, and written for a wide range of magazines. An award-winning musician and performing artist, he has penned such favorites as "El Shaddai," "Immanuel" and many other songs. He has branched his ministry beyond music and written numerous books, including A Sacred Sorrow, A Violent Grace, The Parable of Joy and Sleep Sound in Jesus (a children's book). He has also written the Biblical Imagination Series, with a book and accompanying music CD for each of the four gospels. A graduate of Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's and master's degree in biblical studies, Card also serves as mentor to many younger artists and musicians, teaching courses on the creative process and calling the Christian recording industry into deeper discipleship. Card lives in Tennessee with his wife and four children.

Preface

Learning to Listen to Matthew

Major Themes

Jesus as Fulfillment

The Crisis in Galilee

The Gospel of Identity

Matthew 1

The Messiah?s Pedigree

A Dream Come True

Matthew 2

The World?s Wisdom Bows Down

The Escape

Matthew 3

The Voice of One in the Wilderness

The Perfect Words of the Father

Matthew 4

The Temptation in the Wilderness

Preaching in Galilee

The First Disciples, the First Mission

Matthew 5

Jesus? Nine Benedictions

Jesus Tell Us Who We Are

An Unexpected Fulfillment

A New Righteousness

Matthew 6

A Secret Righteousnes

True Treasure

How to be Worry Free

Matthew 7

Do Not Judge

Do Not Give Up Asking

Sermon Summary

Matthew 8

The Disobedient Leper

The Confident Centurion

The One Who Carries Our Illness

The Homeless Son of Man

Two Demonic Confrontations

Matthew 9

Winning Praise for God

The Calling of Matthew

Old Orthodoxy/New Reality

Power Over Disease and Death

One Request He Will Never Deny

Final Synagogue Tour

Matthew 10

Appointing the Twelve

Instructions to the Twelve

Matthew 11

Jesus' Failure to Meet Expectations

Capernaum and Sodom

The Painful Joy of Jesus

Matthew 12

The Identity of Jesus

Lord of the Sabbath

The Fearless Healer

God?s Gentle Servant

The Son of Davi

Greater Than Jonah and Solomon

A New Family of Faith

Matthew 13

The Parable of the Soils

The Parable of the Weeds

The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast

Three Parables Unique to Matthew

The End of the Synagogue Ministry

Matthew 14

The Ludicrous Death of John

The Miracle of Perfect Provision

Their First Time to Worship

Matthew 15

Jesus Attacks the Oral Law

Bread for the Puppies

A Miracle of Abundance

Matthew 16

Engaging the Pharisees

The "Yeast of the Pharisees"

Peter?s Confession and Blessing

Peter?s Rebuke and Cursing

Matthew 17

The Transfiguration

"Have Mercy"

An Un-miraculous Miracle

Matthew 18

Who is the Greatest?

The Lonely Lost Sheep

The Process of Forgiving Your Brother

A Willingness to Forgive Little

Matthew 19

Divorce and the Little Children

A Flawed Question

Matthew 20

The Eccentric Employer/A Parable of Hese

The Third Announcement of Suffering

A Request to be First

Two Blind Men

Matthew 21

The "Triumphal" Entry

A Prophet is in the Temple

A Lesson from the Leaves

Questions of Authority

Two "Worker" Parables

Matthew 22

The Wedding Feast

Three Controversy Stories

Jesus? Coup de Gras

Matthew 23

Seven Woes

One Lament

Matthew 24

Two Questions/Two Answers

A Parable About Not Knowing

Matthew 25

Three Parables of Confusion

Matthew 26

The Plot Begin

The Anointing

The Deal is Closed

The Last Supper

The Garden

The Arrest

Before Caiaphas

Redemptive Tears

Matthew 27

The Sickness Unto Death

Before Pilate

A Vegetative Crow

Jesus Crucified

Jesus "Dismisses" His Spirit

A Rich Man?s Tomb

"Make the Tomb Secure"

Matthew 28

The Resurrection

The Bribe

Jesus Meets Them Back Home

Appendices

Resources