GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW CH 16 ( PART- 30 ) || TAMIL AUDIO BIBLE || GOD BLESS YOU ALL...🙌🙏

Here's a detailed description of Matthew 16: Overview Matthew 16 records Jesus' teachings on the kingdom of heaven, His disciples' confession of faith, and His prediction of His death and resurrection. Structure 1. _The Pharisees' Demand for a Sign (Matthew 16:1-4)_: The Pharisees and Sadducees demand a sign from Jesus. 2. _The Leaven of the Pharisees (Matthew 16:5-12)_: Jesus warns His disciples about the leaven of the Pharisees. 3. _Peter's Confession (Matthew 16:13-20)_: Jesus asks His disciples about His identity, and Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ. 4. _Jesus' Prediction of His Death (Matthew 16:21-23)_: Jesus predicts His death and resurrection. 5. _The Cost of Discipleship (Matthew 16:24-28)_: Jesus teaches about the cost of discipleship. Key Themes 1. _Signs and Faith_: Jesus' refusal to give signs and His emphasis on faith. 2. _The Kingdom of Heaven_: Jesus' teachings on the kingdom of heaven. 3. _Confession of Faith_: Peter's confession of faith and Jesus' response. 4. _Death and Resurrection_: Jesus' prediction of His death and resurrection. 5. _Discipleship_: The cost of discipleship and the importance of denying oneself. Key Verses 1. _Matthew 16:4_: "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." 2. _Matthew 16:16_: "Simon Peter replied, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'" 3. _Matthew 16:21_: "From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised." 4. _Matthew 16:24_: "Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'" 5. _Matthew 16:26_: "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" Reflection Questions 1. What is the relationship between signs and faith? 2. What does Peter's confession of faith reveal about his understanding of Jesus? 3. How can you apply Jesus' teachings on the cost of discipleship to your life? 4. What is the significance of Jesus' prediction of His death and resurrection? 5. How can you deny yourself and take up your cross to follow Jesus? Worship Expressions 1. "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 2. "Deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me." 3. "What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" 4. "The sign of Jonah will be given to this generation." Hymns and Songs 1. "You Are the Christ" (Sovereign Grace Music) 2. "Deny Yourself" (Maranatha! Music) 3. "The Sign of Jonah" (Hillsong) 4. "Take Up Your Cross" (Chris Tomlin) 5. "What Will It Profit?" (The Gospel Coalition) Commentaries and Study Resources 1. Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 2. John Calvin's Commentary on Matthew 3. The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament 4. Matthew Study Guide (Bible Study Tools) 5. EasyEnglish Bible Study on Matthew