Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come

We go verse by verse through the account of Jesus's life, teachings, miracles, parables, death, resurrction, and more in the Gospel According to Matthew

Peter Confesses “You Are the Christ”: A Paradigm for Our Faith In Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 16:13-17
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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November 10, 2024

Being Aware of “the Teaching” of the Pharisees & Sadducees—Still Today

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 16:1-12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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November 3, 2024

Jesus Heals Again & then Feeds Thousands: Why We Trust & Hope In Him

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 15:29-39
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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October 27, 2024

A Canaanite Woman’s “Great Faith” in Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 15:21-28
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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October 20, 2024

External vs. Internal: True Defilement Comes from the Heart

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 15:10-20
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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October 13, 2024

A Warning from Jesus: Canceling God’s Words By Adding Our Own

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 15:1-9
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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October 6, 2024

Jesus Walks On Water, then Peter Trusts, Walks, & Doubts

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 14:22-36
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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September 29, 2024

Jesus Multiplies Bread & Feeds Thousands: What It Means & Points Us To

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 14:13-21
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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September 22, 2024

Jesus & John the Baptist Rejected: Why, How, & What It Means for Us

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:53–14:12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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September 15, 2024

The Parable of the Net & What Jesus Commissions Us to Do With His Parables

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:47-52
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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September 8, 2024

True Faith & Christianity: Joy In Finding the Treasure & the Pearl of Jesus’s Kingdom

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:44-46
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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September 1, 2024

The Weeds Parable Explained: The Reality & Goodness of the King’s Final Judgment

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:34-43
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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August 25, 2024

Kingdom of Heaven Parables: The Weeds, the Mustard Seed, & the Leaven

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:24-33
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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August 18, 2024

The Parable of the Sower: The Thorny Soil & the Good Soil

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:18-23
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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August 4, 2024

Introducing the Parable of the Sower & Why Jesus Told Parables

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 13:1-17
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 21, 2024

Rejecting Jesus (Even With All Your Religion), Or Being In God’s Family

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 12:38-50
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 14, 2024

The Root Issue In Receiving Jesus & the Fruit In Our Words About Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 12:33-37
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 7, 2024

What Is the “Blasphemy Against the Spirit”? Why Can’t It Be Forgiven?

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 12:22-32
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 30, 2024

“In Him the Nations Will Hope”: How Jesus’s Healings Fulfill the Old Testament

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 12:9-21
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 23, 2024

What Do We Do With the Sabbath?: Jesus & His Rest

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 12:1-8
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 16, 2024

“I Will Give You Rest”: Come, Learn, Take My Yoke

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 11:28-30
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 9, 2024

Jesus’s Sovereign Authority in Salvation & His Open Invitation to Come

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 11:25-30
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 2, 2024

Unreasonably, Pridefully Rejecting Jesus & the Seriousness of Doing So

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 11:16-24
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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May 26, 2024

John the Baptist’s Doubts, Jesus’s Honoring of Him, & Those Great in the Kingdom

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 11:1-15
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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May 12, 2024

The Radical Nature of Following Jesus & How It's Worth It

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 10:34-42
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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May 5, 2024

Opposition: Our Loving Response, Why It Happens, Encouragement In Christ

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 10:16–33
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 28, 2024

Living On Mission: Prayer to the Lord, Who Sent Out His Twelve & Now Sends Us

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 9:35–10:15
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 21, 2024

The Powerful, Tender Kindness of Jesus to the Unexpected

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 9:18-34
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 14, 2024

Fasting as Jesus’s Disciples: A New Covenant Longing to Be Closer to Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 9:14-17
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 7, 2024

Why Does Jesus Call and Dwell with Sinners?

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 9:9-13
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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March 17, 2024

"The Son of Man Has Authority on Earth to Forgive Sins"

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 9:1-8
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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March 10, 2024

Following the Jesus Who Has Authority Over Nature & Evil

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 8:23-34
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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March 3, 2024

“Follow Me”: Jesus’s Desire to Have Real Followers

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 8:18-22
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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February 18, 2024

“He Took Our Illnesses”: Trusting Jesus’s Healing Authority & Love

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 8:1-17
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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February 11, 2024

Astonished at Jesus’s Authority

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:28-29
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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September 3, 2023

Be Wise & Build Upon the Rock or Be Foolish & Build Upon the Sand

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:24-27
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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August 27, 2023

Beware of False Teaching & We’re Either A Healthy or Diseased Tree

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:15-20
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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August 13, 2023

The Narrow Gate & the Way to Life: How Christianity Is (& Isn’t) Hard

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:13-14
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 30, 2023

The Golden Rule: What It Isn’t, Is, & Why It’s Part of God’s Ultimate Plan

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 23, 2023

What Is Our God Like? We Ask, & He Loves Us & Gives Us Whatever’s Good

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:7-11
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 16, 2023

Following Jesus by Wisely Not Being Judgmental & Critical

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 7:1-6
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 9, 2023

Our Father Loves & Provides, So Do Not Be Anxious & Seek His Kingdom

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 6:25-34
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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July 2, 2023

How We Must View Our Money & Possessions as Followers of Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 6:19-24
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 25, 2023

"When You Fast": How & Why We Fast As Followers of Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 6:16-18
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 18, 2023

The Lord’s Prayer: What’s Really Going On When We Pray

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 6:9-13
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 11, 2023

The Lord’s Prayer: Jesus’s Overview of What Prayer Is & How to Pray

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 6:7-15
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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June 4, 2023

Why Do We Act In Righteousness? People’s Recognition vs. Our Father’s Reward

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 6:1-6
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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May 28, 2023

Doing What Our Savior-King Says: Retaliation & Mercy, Loving Our Enemies

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:38-48
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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May 21, 2023

Doing What Our Savior-King Says: Marriage & Divorce, Oaths & Promises

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:31-37
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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May 14, 2023

Doing What Our Savior-King Says: Avoiding Anger & Fighting Lust

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:21-30
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 30, 2023

Jesus Honors, Fulfills, & Teaches God's Word—Let's Do What He Says

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:17-20
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 23, 2023

We Are Salt & Light, but How Do We Show That?

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:13-16
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 16, 2023

The Beatitudes: Hungry for Jesus & His Ways—With Satisfaction to Come

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:3-12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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April 3, 2023

Jesus the King Teaching About His Kingdom: “Blessed Are…”

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 5:1-12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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March 26, 2023

Jesus the Light: Teaching, Proclaiming, Healing, "Follow Me"

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 4:12-25
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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March 19, 2023

The Baptism of Jesus, the Triune God, and Our Being Loved In Him

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 3:13-17
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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March 5, 2023

John the Baptist: Preparing the Way (and Our Hearts) for Jesus

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 3:1-12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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February 26, 2023

Jesus: the True Israel, the New Covenant, Living in Obscurity

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 2:13-23
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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February 19, 2023

Troubled by Jesus or Joyfully Worshiping the King

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 2:1-12
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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February 12, 2023

The Gospel of Jesus Begins

Matthew: The Savior-King Has Come
Matthew 1:1-25
Ryan Hawkins
Ryan Hawkins
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January 29, 2023