Synopsis "Matthew's Life of Christ"
As with the others in this series, this book is set up for private learning by dividing lessons up by days. One day one you spend about ten minutes answering those few questions. One day two, you look up and answer the next few questions, and so on for six days. On day seven, you either rest, or you get with your friends who are doing the same thing and go through the answers in a lively manner, having already looked up the scriptures at home..........This is great for neighborhood studies. (This is how I taught them.) It is divided up into eight lessons. Friends will give you two months, but not eternity. Let them know it's just temporary. Then, at the end, if they want to learn more, there are other books in the series you can use..........Although based on Matthew, events he does not included are brought it from the other three gospels..........WEEK ONE: Jesus' ancestry, birth, childhood, baptism, temptation, & first apostles..........WEEK TWO: Sermon on the Mount & first healings..........WEEK THREE: More healings, recruits Matthew, selects his 12, John the Baptist..........WEEK FOUR: Accusers, parables, John Baptist executed..........WEEK FIVE: Escapes to foreign countries, transfiguration, teachings about getting along..........WEEK SIX: Talks about family and the new kingdom church, triumphal entry into Jerusalem..........WEEK SEVEN: Showdown with religious hierarchy, predicts destruction of temple & world..........WEEK EIGHT: Parables, Lord's Supper, agonizes over death, the crucifixion, resurrection, great commission.
