Jesus leaves Galilee and goes north to the region of Tyre
Jesus heals a demonized daughter (Matt 15, Mark 7)
On his way back from Tyre Jesus heals a man unable to speak (Mark 7)
On a hillside near the Sea of Galilee Jesus heals many (Matt 15)
Jesus feeds the 4,000 (Matt 15, Mark 8)
Pharisees and Sadducees test Jesus (Matt 16, Mark 8)
Jesus heals a blind man from Bethsaida (Mark 8)
Peter's confession of Christ at Caesarea Philippi (Matt 16, Mark 8, Luke 9)
Faith
Healing
Demon possession
Pharisees and Sadducees
Signs
Sign of Jonah
Leaven
Church
Kingdom of Heaven
Mark 7:24 Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.
Matthew 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed."
Matthew 15:28 Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once.
Matthew 15:29-31 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30 And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. 31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 15:36-38 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Matthew 15:39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.
Mark 7:31 Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis.
Mark 7:33-35 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!" 35 And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.
Mark 7:37 They were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Mark 8:22 And they *came to Bethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *implored Him to touch him.
Matthew 16:13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
Matthew 16:4 "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah."...
Matthew 16:16-18 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
Matthew 16:19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."
Jesus heals a demonized daughter (Matt 15, Mark 7)
Why do you think Jesus responded to the Canaanite woman as He did? (Matt 15:24)
How does our persistence in prayer show God's character?
What would Jesus say about your faith today?
What truths about God do you have a hard time understanding?
What can you do today to become more sensitive to what God is trying to teach you through His Word?
Peter's confession of Christ (Matt 16, Mark 8, Luke 9)
What are some common views of Jesus among our generation?
Why do you think Jesus asked about His identity at this particular point?
Who do you say Jesus is?
What difference does it make what we believe about Jesus?
How do your beliefs go against the views of the majority of the world?
What part in the building of Christ's Church do you have now?
David Guzik commentary Matthew 15, Matthew 16, Mark 7, Mark 8, Luke 9
Chuck Smith commentary Matthew 16
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." According to Roman Catholicism, Jesus placed Peter over the Church as the first Pope. What does the Bible say?
Here is where the Holy Spirit has opportunity to bring great revelation and transformation in your life--in reflection and obedience to what you have been reading and studying in God's Word today. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how you can respond in obedience to the devotion today. Use the following questions to prompt you.
Is there a...
SIN to confess?
PROMISE to claim?
ATTITUDE to change?
COMMAND to obey?
EXAMPLE to follow?
PRAYER to pray?
ERROR to avoid?
TRUTH to believe?
SOMETHING for which to praise God?