Why are we going through the Book of Matthew (BOM)?

Intro to BOM

• The author and his self-deprecating identifying clue (10:3)

• The five sections or “chunks”

• The original audience and purpose

• The emphases of BOM: Jesus is the ________ ____

Two Simple Words

• Leave everything behind

• Get to know the One who is supremely worthy

• How?

I commit to reading the Gospel of Matthew devotionally for the next six months, doing my best to go through one chapter per week.

A suggested method for Bible Reading: A.P.T.A.T. taken from J. Piper (Admit you can do nothing without God/Pray for help/Trust a specific promise/Act/Thank Him for His provision)

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