In Matthew 16, Jesus addresses the leaven (cruelty) of the Pharisees and how they refused to organize themselves like those who no longer needed the Pharisees because they participated in the “miracle” of loaves and fishes.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: November 18, 2023
Show Notes
- 00:01:00 People keep slipping back into covetous practices and going back to the bondage of Egypt;
- 00:09:30 Pharisees and Sadducees demand a sign
- 00:13:57 Sanhedrin; Seventy; Synagogue of Satan
- 00:20:30 Leaven of Pharisees
- 00:26:35 Large number of Jews believed in reincarnation
- 00:30:00 Son of God
- 00:31:40 Ekklesia; Levites; Free Assembly; Tithing; Freewill Offerings; Strange Fire
- 00:42:20 Binding and Loosing
- 00:53:00 Parents sacrifice for children (cow example)
- 00:59:00 Peter was not the head of the church; Unhewn stones of the altar
- 01:31:00 Michelangelo’s beautiful woman
- 01:33:30 The Free Church Report
- 01:35:25 Pope Justin the Fat, Pope Gregory, “My Dear Papa”; Constantine; Ambrose; Doctrine of Trinity
- 01:42:30 First Caller:
- 01:47:45 Bill Murray movie “What About Bob?”
- 01:51:35 Falun Gong
Paul’s Notes
Understanding the gospel of the kingdom; Distorted biblical text; “Dark ages”; Global cooling; Thriving Christians; Killing children; Listening to God; Matt 16:1; Exposing Pharisees; Tempting signs; Welfare snare; Taking care of ourselves; Adulterating the sacrifice; Seeking His kingdom and righteousness; Faith!; Leaven = cruelty; Oppression; Prophets; Simon-Peter’s activity; Sons of God; God within you?; v17 The Rock; “Church”; Ekklesia = “called out”; Levites and apostles; Little flock; Free assembly; Personal relationships with God; Tithing; Sacrificial offerings; “Blessed”; Revelation from God; Where is your faith?; Examining the Greek; Who received the keys of the kingdom?; Binding and loosing; Seat of King in Jerusalem; Following the ways of Christ; Simon’s authority; Wives and husbands; Access to Holy Spirit; Rebuking Christ?; Caring for parents; Feeding the herdsman; Care makes us men of God; Laying down your life; Freewill; Allowing choice of other; Unburdening neighbor; Discussing v17-19; Levites belonged to God; True faith; Apostles’ learning journey; Mt 21:42; Ps 188:22; Is 28:16; Training your children; Gregory childhood story; Community around you; Helping others with their burdens; Cornerstone; 1 Pe 2:8; Importance of conversation; Blessed = happy – for receiving revelation from God; Respecters of persons; Mt 18:18 repeats binding and loosing; With no mention of Peter; His “name”; Burden of temptation; Doing unto others; “Pope” Gregory; Councils of bishops; Constantine’s “church”; Q: Steven – communication; Letting Holy Spirit talk; Addiction to ideology; Profundity of silence; Q: Christian virtue; Righteousness first; Systems without solutions; Individual right to choose; Avoiding corruption; Patience in listening; Be ruled by Holy Spirit.
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