OVERCOMING THE WORLD MATTHEW 11-12

The Gospel of Matthew Call of the Kingdom 1-7 Character of the Kingdom 8-10 Conquest by the Kingdom 11-13 Conditioning for the Kingdom 14-18 Controversy of the Kingdom 19-25 Commencement of the Kingdom 26-28

Call of the Kingdom 1-7 Narrative 1 Introducing the King 1-4 Discourse 1 Introducing the Citizen 5-7 “And so it was, when Jesus ended these sayings…” 7:28-29

Character of the Kingdom 8-10 Narrative 2 Signs and Sayings 8-9 Discourse 2 The Limited Commission 10 “Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples…” 11:1

Conquest by the Kingdom 11-13 Narrative 3 Overcoming the World 11-12 Discourse 3 The Parables of Jesus 13:1-52 “Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables…” 13:53

Conditioning for the Kingdom 14-18 Narrative 4 The Training of the Twelve 13:54-17:35 Discourse 4 Fundamentals for the Faith 18 “Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings…” 19:1-2

Controversy of the Kingdom 19-25 Narrative 5 The Jews’ Rejection of God 19-22 Discourse 5 God’s Rejection of the Jews 23-25 “Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings…” 26:1-2

Commencement of the Kingdom 26-28 Narrative 6 The Betrayal, Trial, Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ 19-22 There is no Discourse 6. We must complete the cycle by preaching the gospel to the world 28:18-20

Overcoming the World 11-12 Overcoming Doubt 11 “Blessed is he who is not caused to stumble because of Me.” 11:1-6 The Jews’ inconsistent reactions to John and Jesus 11:7-19 Woes upon the Galilean cities that rejected Jesus 11:20-24 Jesus’ invitation to those willing to hear 11:25-30

Overcoming the World 11-12 Overcoming Opposition 12 Two-part Sabbath Controversy 12:1-14 Jesus’ Withdrawal from Controversy 12:15-21 (fulfills Isaiah 42:1-4 & Matthew 11:29) Two-part Sign Controversy 12:22-45 Jesus’ spiritual family are those who obey 12:46-50