Formed in God’s Story: Matthew

Here’s the second series of Formed in God’s Story. This one covers the Gospel of Matthew.

The live Bible study will be at Riverview Church (Burswood, Western Australia) each Wednesday 7–9 pm, starting 26 July 2023. Please register if you’ll be attending in person. (There’s no charge.)

If you can’t make it in person, you can download the notes (available before each week’s session) and the podcasts (available afterwards).

We cover two chapters of Matthew each week. After seven weeks we take a break, starting the second half in mid-October.

As we go we’ll add the notes, podcasts, and the second half. Bookmark this page for the links.

Schedule

Here’s the first half (Matthew 1–14):

Week 1: The birth of the king (Mt 1–2) — Notes for 26 July 2023.
• Jesus in the Jewish story (Mt 1) — Podcast (to follow)
• Jesus on the global stage (Mt 2) — Podcast (to follow)

Week 2: The king’s commission (Mt 3–4) — Notes for 2 Aug.
• Jesus according to heaven (Mt 3)
• Jesus in the cosmic battle (Mt 4)

Week 3: An address from the king (Mt 5–6) — for 9 Aug.
• Living under God’s anointed (Mt 5)
• Living under heaven (Mt 6)

Week 4: The king’s authority (Mt 7–8) — for 16 Aug.
• Our relationships under his authority (Mt 7)
• How the king implements his authority (Mt 8)

Week 5: The gospel he gave us (Mt 9–10) — for 23 Aug.
• Setting his people free (Mt 9)
• Commissioned with the king’s authority (Mt 10)

Week 6: Conflicting agendas (Mt 11–12) — for 30 Aug.
• Do they recognize his kingship? (Mt 11)
• Conflicting perceptions of Jesus’ authority (Mt 12)

Week 7: Seeing the kingdom (Mt 13–14) — for 8 Sep.
• What his kingdom is like (Mt 13)
• What his kingdom is not like (Mt 14)

Weeks 8–14 (covering Mt 15–28) will follow.

Background

According to Matthew, the gospel is a person. The anointed son of David (1:1) is raised up with all authority in the earthly and heavenly realms, all nations being trained under his command (28:18-20).

From start to finish, Matthew’s gospel is the Christ (God’s anointed). As we see him announce and embody this good news, we are discipled to announce and embody his gospel as the community that exists in him, the kingdom that exists in the king. Nothing is more transformative for his world. Join us on this journey of discipleship.

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The first series surveyed the narrative of the Torah and historical books of the Old Testament: Formed in God’s Story: Genesis – Esther.