1. Matthew 1:1-17 A. Jesus (verse 1) B. Christ (verse 1) C. Son of David (verse 1) D. Son of Abraham (verse 1) E. Why a list of names? (verses 2-17) F. Who are the men in the list of names? (v. 2-17) G. Who are the women in the list of names? (v.2-17) Tamar (3)Ruth (5)Rahab Bathsheba (7)Mary (16)

2. Matthew 1:18-25 A. “Pledged” (18-19) B. With child by the Holy Spirit (18-19) C. Call his name “Jesus” Why? (20-21) D. Immanuel (22-23) E. “No union” with her (24-25)

3. Matthew 2:1-12 A. Sketchy Details…but right response (1-2) B. Right Details…but sketchy response (3-6) C. The Plan is Made (7-8) D. The Plan is Ruined (9-12)

4. Matthew 2:13-23 A. Jesus as the 2 nd and better Israel (13-15) B. Herod (16-18)/Rachel Weeping C. Relative Safety (19-23)… but in Nazareth

5. Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist… A. His Mission (1-6) B. His Mode (6) C. His Message (7-12) A.What works do you have to show you are God’s child? B.Don’t count on your family tree to save you! C.Judgment is coming soon!

6. Matthew 3:13-17 A. Why was Jesus baptized? B. Anointing with the Holy Spirit C. The voice from heaven

7. Review Matthew 1-3 1- Genealogies 2- Mary,Joseph, and the Baby 3- Magi and Herod 4- Bringing the previous stories together 5- John the Baptist 6- The Baptism of Jesus

8. Matthew 4:1-11 A. Jesus as the 2 nd Adam B. Jesus as the 2 nd Israel C. Temptations A. God’s Provision B. God’s Promises C. God’s Pleasure without Pain

9. Matthew 4:12-17 Jesus begins to preach: A. Who does he preach to? B. What is he preaching?

10. Matthew 4:18-22 Jesus calls his first Disciples A. What is a Disciple? B. Which Disciples does he call here?

11. Matthew 4:23-25 Jesus begins his three-fold ministry A. Teaching B. Preaching C. Healing

12. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT COUNTERCULTURAL Matthew 5-7

13. Matthew 5:1-2 Introduction to the Sermon: What is it?

14. Matthew 5:3-12 A Christian’s Character: The Beatitudes A. Who is he talking to? B. What is required of them? C. What is promised to them? (1) Present (2) Future

15. Matthew 5:13-16 A Christian’s Influence: Salt and Light A. What does salt do? B. What does light do?

16. Matthew 5:17-20 A Christian’s Righteousness (1): Christ, the Christian and the Law A. Christ and the Law (17-18) B. Christian and the Law (19-20)

17. Matthew 5:21-30 A Christian’s Righteousness (2): Avoiding Lust and Anger A. How can anger = murder? - the solution (25) A. How can lust = adultery? - the solution (29-30)

18. Matthew 5:31-37 A Christian’s Righteousness(3): Faithful in Marriage and Honest in Speech A. Jesus’ teaching on divorce (31-32) B. Honesty in Speech (33-37)

19. Matthew 5:38-48 A Christians Righteousness(4): Non-Retaliation and Active Love A. Retaliation: Be concerned more about love than justice B. Loving your enemies C. The requirement of the Law (48): Perfection

20. Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 A Christian’s Religion: Not hypocritical…Real

21. Matthew 6:7-15 A Christian’s Prayer: Not “formuladen” but real

22. Matthew 6:19-34 A Christian’s Ambition: Not material but God’s rule

23. Matthew 7:1-12 A Christian’s Relationships (1): To his family

24. Matthew 7:13-20 A Christian’s Relationships (2): To false prophets

25. Matthew 7:21-27 A Christian’s Commitment: Radical Choice