Title: " The King's Itinerant Ministry Chronicled "
Text: Matthew Chapter 19
INTRO:
I. The King Returns to Judea with Multitudes & Miracles
19:1-2
II. The King's Discussion Regarding the Initiation of a
Divorce with the Pharisees
19:3-9
A. The Occasion of the Discussion
Verse 3 -- The Pharisees Tempting Question
B. The Master's Explanation of God's Ideal Plan for Marriage
Verses 4-6
C. The Pharisees Bait the Lord with a Question About What
Moses Commanded .
Verse 7
1. They Were Trying to Get Him to Contradict the Teachings
of Moses .
2. They Weren't Really Interested in a Genuine Search for
the Truth Like the Bereans in Acts 17:10-12 ; they were
Looking to Find Fault with His Teachings by Setting a Trap
for Him in His Words.
3. We Still Have People Like that Today.
D. The Teacher Explains the Context of Moses' Words & Points
Back to God's Original Intentions for Marriage.
Verse 8
E. The Master's Further Commentary on the Words of Moses
Concerning God's Original Intentions Regarding the Initiation
of a Divorce to Dissolve a Marriage
Verse 9
III. The King's Discussion with His Disciples Regarding
Celibacy
19:10-12
A. The Disciples' Conclusion & Comment Regarding the Sub-
ject of Marriage.
Verse 10
B. The Savior's Response
Verse 11-12
IV. The King's Instructions Regarding His Accessibility to
Little Children
19:13-15
A. The Setting of the Instructions
Verse 13
B. The Lord's Explicit Orders & Explanations
Verse 14
C. A Blessing is Conferred .
Verse 15
V. The King's Personal Ministry to a Heart of Thorny
Ground
19:16-22 c/f Matthew 13
A. A " Good Man " with " Good " Intentions
Verse 16
B. The Master's Question, Clarification, & Condition for " Good "
Men Doing " Good " Things to Have Eternal Life
Verse 17
C. A " Good " Man's Good Question
Verse 18a
D. The Lord's Partial Reply
Verses 18b - 19 c/f Matthew 22:36-40
E. A "Good " Man's Assessment of his Own " Goodness " & his
Question of What he Lacked .
Verse 20
F. The Master's Probing & Revealing Answer
Verse 21 c/f Mark 10:20-24
*** Jesus Probed & Penetrated the Man's Heart to Reveal that His
Love for & Trust In Money & Material Possessions was Greater
than his Love For & Trust In God.
G. The Not Quite So " Good " Man's Sorrowful Response
Verse 22
VI. The King's Comments in a " Teaching Moment " on the
Deadly Nature of Materialism
19:23-24
A. Material Wealth & Possessions Can be a Tremendous Stum-
bling Block to a Man's being Saved .
B. If a Man is Well Off Materially in this Life, it is Nearly Impossible
for him to be Saved .
VII. The King's Discussion with His Disciples About Material
Things, Salvation, & the Blessings of those who Have
Forsaken All to Follow Him
19:25-30
A. The Disciples' Marvelling Response to the Lord's " Teaching
Moment "
Verse 25
B. The Master's Measured Answer
Verse 26 -- Beholding Them
C. Peter's Inquiry About the Lot of those who Forsake All to Follow
Jesus
Verse 27
D. The Lord's Promised Reward
Verses 28-29
E. A Parable of Reversal Introduced
Verse 30 c/f Matthew 20:1-16