Genesis 44:25—45:28

Matthew 5:5-48

Dr. McGee reminds us that “our motivation in this lost world is to bring glory to God!” As to how to do that, Jesus walks us through “the beatitudes”—goals for living that we must rely on God to accomplish in and through us.

Matthew 5:1-5

Deep dive into one of Jesus’ most famous and practical “sermons,” delivered on a mount to thousands of spiritually hungry people. Discover Jesus’ very practical direction to the disciples (both then and now) about how to live out the sermon in the power of His Holy Spirit.

Matthew 4:12-25

If you ever think you have to be something special in order to be used by God, then you’ll be encouraged by Jesus’ choice of His 12 very ordinary disciples. Our study in Matthew 4 unpacks more fulfilled prophecy and what it means that the “kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 3:10—4:11

Forty days is a long time to survive in the wilderness, alone and without food. Witness how Jesus did it—in spite of Satan’s wicked lies and tests. In Jesus’ victory over the physical, spiritual, and psychological challenges, He proved His qualifications to be our Savior.

Matthew 2:12—3:9

Matthew 2 tells us about the fulfillment of four unusual prophecies about the birth of Christ. Each of them seemed to contradict the others when they were given. Dr. J. Vernon McGee explains how they were all literally fulfilled, even in a most unusual prophecy, the last of the Old Testament.