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DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

Matthew 16: 1 - 12

30 Apr 2023

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DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

Matthew 16:1-12
Key Verse: 16:9

“Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?”

 

1.    Read verses 1-4. As this event began, where was Jesus? (15:39) Who came to Jesus and for what purpose? How and why did Jesus rebuke them? Why should the religious leaders not need an additional sign? What is the sign of Jonah? (Compare 12:40) Why did Jesus leave them?

2.    Read verses 5-7. What concerned the disciples while crossing the lake? (5) What did Jesus warn them about? (6) What did he mean? (12) What did they think he meant and why? (7)

3.    Read verses 8-11a. Why did Jesus say that they had a “lack of faith” problem? On what other occasions, did Jesus say that they had a “lack of faith” or “little faith”? (6:30,31; 14:31) What should the disciples remember and understand? (9,10) What should we remember and understand? (Luke 8:15; Psalm 77:11,12; 2 Timothy 2:8,9)

4.    Read verses 11b,12. What is the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees? Why does Jesus compare their teaching to “yeast?” How can we guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

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