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Bible study · Matthew 12:1-50

Matthew 12: Someone greater is here

Read Matthew 12:1-50 before you meet.

In a few lines

Three times in Matthew 12 Jesus says one greater is here: "one greater than the temple" (12:6), "someone greater than Jonah" (12:41) and "someone greater than Solomon" (12:42). And the verb of "Stretch out your hand" (12:13) comes back at the chapter's end, when Jesus "stretched out his hand toward his disciples" (12:49).

The verse to carry

“He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.”

Matthew 12:20

To talk about

  1. 1. "Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day" (12:12). What good could you do for someone this week that you have been putting off?

  2. 2. "For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks" (12:34). What have your words this week shown you about what is in your heart?

  3. 3. The men of Nineveh "repented at the preaching of Jonah" (12:41). What helps you turn around when God's word shows you something in your life?

Prayer requests