Signs of Trust
Pastor Malcolm
Matthew 16:1-12
January 6, 2019
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend (Matthew 16:1-4)
Pharisees: self-
Sadducees: self-
- Together they “test” Jesus to demonstrate His
and - Jesus shows them
to the ; and to the - Jesus’ opponents are
in their unbelief, looking for reasons to
Application: When spiritual blindness is
Warnings about Leaven and Worries About Bread (Matthew 16:5-7)
- The leaven Jesus warns about is the
of the Jewish leaders (16:12) - The Disciples are
in their unbelief, being self- (16:7)
Principles for Learning to Trust Jesus (Matthew 16:8-12)
Principle 1: Spiritual understanding cannot come apart from
Principle 2: Remove
Principle 3: Lack of
Principle 4: We need to
Principle 5: We need to
Principle 6: We need to