FINISH THE VERSE: Matthew 9

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

QUESTION:  On hearing // this, Jesus said,…

ANSWER:  ..."It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ëI desire mercy, not sacrifice.í For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."  (Matthew 9:12-13 )

QUESTION:    Then he said // to his disciples,…

ANSWER:  …"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."  (Matthew 9:37-38 )

QUESTION:    When he // saw the crowds,…

ANSWER:  ...he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  (Matthew 9:36 )

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Whom Shall I Fear?

WEEK 9: Study Matthew, Chapter 9

This week (November 1 thru November 7), please study Matthew, Chapter 9.

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CHAPTER REVIEW: Matthew 8

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CHECKPOINT: Matthew 8

How are you feeling this week?  Confident in your studying?  If you can answer all of these questions without looking at the answers (and without looking at your Bible), that is a good sign.  If not, crack open the book, turn up the volume on the MP3s, and get to work! :-)

QUESTIONS:
1.  FTV :  When evening // came,...
2.  REFERENCE:  According  to  Matthew  8:1, Large  crowds  followed  him  when?
3.  2 PART :  She got up and began to WAIT on him when?
4.  REGULAR :  He drove out the spirits how?
5.  REGULAR :  Offer what as a testimony to them?
6.  SITUATION:  Who said it? To whom? How? What was the result? - "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."

ANSWERS:

1.  ...many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."  (Matthew 8:16-17 )
2.  When  he  came  down  from  the  mountainside. 19:2
3.  He (he/Jesus) touched her hand and the fever left her (her/Peter's mother-in-law)  (Matthew 8:15 )
4.  With a word  (Matthew 8:16 )
5.  The gift Moses commanded  (Matthew 8:04 )
6.  The demons begged Jesus -- He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd RUSHED down the STEEP BANK into the lake and died in the water  (Matthew 8:31-32 )

WEEKLY COMIC: Sleeping In

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Matthew 8

Remember, the full list of Reference Questions can always be found in the sidebar or at this link.

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:1, Large  crowds  followed  him  when?

ANSWER:  When  he  came  down  from  the  mountainside. 19:2

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:2, Who  came  and  knelt  before  him?

ANSWER:  A  man  with  leprosy. 9:18, 15:25, 17:14

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:13, Who  was  healed?

ANSWER:  His  (centurion's) servant. 9:22, 15:28, 17:18

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:17, What  was  spoken  through  the  prophet  Isaiah?

ANSWER:  "He  took  up  our  infirmities  and  carried  our  diseases." 12:17