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Jesus Teaching on Prayer
These verses contain what is commonly called the “Lord’s Prayer,” also found in Matthew 6:9-13. It should really be called the “disciples prayer,” because Jesus could not pray it Himself since it says: “Forgive us our sins,” and Jesus cou …

A House Divided Cannot Stand
After seeing Jesus cast out a demon, He was accused by some of doing it in Satan’s power. They even said that He was possessed by Satan himself (vv. 14-16). Jesus answered their charges with two basic arguments: Their accusation was illogical - It would be ridiculous for …

Jesus Warns Against Unbelief
As Jesus was speaking to the crowd He was interrupted by an emotional outcry from a woman who was present (v. 27). Evidently pleased by His teaching, she expressed how wonderful it must have been to be His mother. Jesus uses this incident to point out that the one who knows t …

Woe to the Pharisees
There is no place or circumstance that draws a man out and shows what he really is more than at a meal; whether he is surrounded by friends with whom he may have fellowship, or he is in the midst of enemies who are ready to find fault with him. This Pharisee who invited …

Woe to the Lawyers
The lawyers (scribes) of that day were teachers of the Mosaic law who claimed that nobody could understand and explain the law except them (v. 45). In contrast to the day in which we live, their civil law was the same as their religious law, so these lawyers were called stu …