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ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">April 28, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>JAN 24-30 - MATTHEW -
OVERVIEW - JESUS: THE MESSIAH KING</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>JAN 24. 3:11 (1:1-4:16)
PREPARATION FOR JESUS. “I indeed baptize you in water unto
repentance: but who comes after me is mightier that I: whose :shoes I
am not fit to bear: HE shall baptize you in <i>the </i><span style="font-style: normal;">Holy
Spirit and fire.” </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">What
a Kingdom! We praise You that You have made </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Jesus</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">
the Way, and that none comes to You except through Him, our Mediator.
</span></span><b><i>Hallowed be Your</i></b><i><span style="">
</span></i><b><i>:name. </i></b></font>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">JAN
25. 7:28-29 (4:17-7:29) TEACHING OF JESUS. “And it came to pass,
when :Jesus ended these :words, the crowds were astonished at his
:teaching: 29 for he was teaching them as having authority, and not
as the scribes. </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Father,
we choose the Narrow Gate and the </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">straitened</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">
way into Your Kingdom. </span></span><b><i>Your :kingdom come.</i></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">JAN
26. 10:34-36 (8:1-11:1) MIRACLES OF JESUS. “Think not that I
came to bring peace on the earth: I came not to bring peace, but a
sword. 35 For I came to set a man at variance against his :father,
and a daughter against her :mother, and a bride against her :mother
in law: 36 and the man's foes </span><i>are</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
they of his household.” </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">How
many of us have not experienced this - upon our individual
conversion? </span></span><b><i>Your :will be done, As in heaven, so
on earth.</i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">JAN
27. 18:19-20 (11:2-18:35) CONTROVERSY OVER JESUS. “Again, Amen,
I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on :earth as touching
anything they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my :Father who
</span><i>is </i><span style="font-style: normal;">in the heavens. 20
For where two or three are gathered unto my :name, there am I in
their midst.” </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Father,
in Messiah You are present to help us handle all interpersonal
problems according to Matthew 18:15-17. </span></span><b><i>Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">JAN
28. 23:37 (19-23) CHALLENGE OF JESUS IN JUDEA. “Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones th</span><i>os</i><span style="font-style: normal;">e
sent unto her! how oft would I have gathered your :children together,
even as a hen gathers her :chicks under the wings, and you would
not!” </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Father,
we receive and act upon the invitation of </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Jesus</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
</span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">JAN
29. 24:30 (24-25) COMING AGAIN OF JESUS. “And then shall appear
the sign of the Son of :man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes
of the earth mourn, and shall see the Son of :man</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;">
coming on the clouds of the heaven with power and great glory.” </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">The
Second Coming of Jesus has a two-fold effect: For believers - it is a
time of great joy! For unbelievers - it is a time of great distress!
</span></span><b><i>And</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span><i>bring
us not into temptation.</i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">JAN
30. 27:51-53 (26-28) CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS. “And
lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from top to bottom; and
the earth shook; and the rocks were rent; 52 and the tombs were
opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were
raised; 53 and coming forth from the tombs after his :resurrection
entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.” </span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">This
is one of the many portions of he Bible which we can easily slip
over. But the Holy Spirit causes no Bible writer to record </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">anything</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
from the mind of God, except He desires us to search out and
understand its significance from </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">His</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
point of view! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one.</span></span></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;">NOTE:</span></b></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
There are two portions in this Gospel that link together related
Greek words: the Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer. I link the
Beatitudes with the tribe of “Asher,” and the Lord's Prayer with
the tribe of Ephraim. Asher means “Blessed”, or “Happy;” so
the linkage is clear. Ephraim means “double fruitfulness”,
according to the prophecy over him by his grandfather Jacob. When one
understands the prayer Jesus gave His disciples at their request,
that one becomes </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">indeed</span></span></u><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
</span></span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">a
fruitful person. Rees Howells epitomizes such a one. Joshua, the
servant of Moses, the man of God, was of this tribe. Consider his
life as recounted in the book of Joshua.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
Gospel of Matthew sets forth Jesus as </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">King</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
He is the King of the Jews, Himself a Jew through his mother after
the flesh, Mary. He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah! This Gospel
quotes portions from the Old Testament in such a manner that all
open-hearted Jews can easily discern Him as the promised Messiah!
Anna and Simeon were two who so recognized Him at the time of His
birth, when Joseph and Mary presented Him at the Temple. The Holy
Spirit alerted both of them to this significant time.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Matthew,
Mark and Luke are listed as synoptic gospels, as distinct from John,
the Gospel setting Jesus forth in a special way as the Son of God.
Some think God has not a Son! They are wrong! Jesus is God's
only-begotten Son! Three times God voiced from heaven His approval of
Jesus, the Son of God! He exhorted us to </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">hear</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
His Son, obey Him, and become exceedingly intimate with Him. Jesus is
the God-man from God on our behalf. Redemption and Reconciliation
come only through Him! </span></span></span></font>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">There
are mysteries here - but God has promised insight on our behalf as we
meditate, </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">obey</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
and walk in loving and joyous discipleship on His behalf. This is </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">all</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
voluntary on our part. We don't </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">have</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to - but we have the privilege of doing so if we want to!
J.A.Watt</span></span></span></font></p>
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