2. Bible Blitz Msgr Ed Thompson And Deacon Norm Kazyk With Technical Assistance Ray Hosler

3. Matthew Ch 8-18 Standard expectancy for the coming Messiah: A great leader, who with his unique God-given power, would lead Israel as God’s instrument to establish God’s Kingdom on earth. (Acts 1:6 “Lord are you going to restore to Israel now?”

4. Matthew (continued) The use of the word “Church” in the Gospels. (Mt. 16:18; 18:17). Chapter 8 begins Book Three of the Gospel: Preaching the Reign of God. Ch 8-9 depict Jesus as the Messiah of the deed.

5. There are ten miracles; a parallel to Moses when the ten plagues led to freedom: The leper, Centurion’s servant, Peter’s mother-in-law, Stilling the storm over the lake, Expulsion of demons, a Paralytic, a Dead girl, a Woman with a Hemorrhage, Two blind men, a Possessed mute.

6. Demonstrates that he has power over sickness, nature, life and death, demons: over all evil resulting from sin. The number “10” indicated completeness.

7. Ch 8:8-21 –One must know the price to be paid for discipleship. Ch 10 –Jesus begins to form his Church leadership: the 12 Apostles, whom he sends out to proclaim him and do the kind of things he did (8).

8. Ch 11 Begins Book 4 –Mystery of the Reign of God. –Opposition to Jesus grows (conflict stories). Ch 12:38-40 the sign of Jonah The Parables –Of the seed, the weeds, –Mustard seed and leaven, –Treasure and pearl, the net.

9. Ch 14 Begins Book 5: the Reign becomes Church. Ch 15 Feeding five thousand - A brief look at myth and the Bible. –Vss 22-23 A test of faith: Walking on water.

10. Ch 16: 13-20 Peter the rock (The one true Bible.)

11. Ch 17 Transfiguration

12. Ch 18:15-18 Judging others and collegiality in the Church

13. Ch 19 –(1-12) Marriage and Divorce –(13-15) Children –(16-20) Rich Young Man

14. Ch 20 –(1-16) Workers in the Vineyard

15. Ch 20 –(1-16) Workers in the Vineyard –(17-19) First Passion Prediction –(20-28) James and John –(29-34) Two Blind Men

16. Ch 21 –(1-11) Palm Sunday

17. Ch 21 –(12-22) Cleansing of the Temple

18. Ch 21 –(1-11) Palm Sunday –(12-22) Cleansing of the Temple –(23-27) Authority of Jesus –(28-32) Two Sons –(33-46) the Tenants

19. Ch 22 –(1-14) Wedding Feast –(15-22) Render to Caesar –(23-33) Our Resurrection –(34-40) Greatest Commandment –(41-46) David’s Son

20. Ch 23 –(1-36) Scribes, Pharisees –(37-39) Cry over Jerusalem

21. Ch 24 –(1-2) Temple –(3-14) Calamities –(13-28) Great Tribulations –(29-31) Coming of Son of Man –(32-35) the Fig Tree –(36-44) Day and Hour –(45-51) Servants

22. Ch 25 –(1-13) Ten Virgins –(14-30) the Talents –(31-46) Judgment, Nations Ch 26 –(1-5) Conspiracy –(6-13) Anointing –(14-16) Judas

23. Ch 26 (cont’d) –(17-19) Passover Preparations –(20-25) the Betrayal –(26-30) the Lord’s Supper –(31-35) Peter’s Denial –(36-46) the Agony –(47-56) Betrayal – Arrest –(57-59) Sanhedrin –(69-75) Peter’s Denial

24. Ch 27 –(1-10) Pilate –(11-14) Pilate –(15-26) Death Sentence –(27-31) Mocking –(32) Way of Cross –(33-44) the Crucifixion –(45-56) Death of Jesus –(57-61) Burial of Jesus –(62-66) Tomb Guard

25. Ch 28 –(1-10) the Resurrection –(11-15) Report of the Guard) –(16-20) the Commission Alleluia!