Outline for Matthew

OUTLINE
I. (Prologue) The King's advent (Matthew 1:1-4:25)
A. His Birth (Matthew 1:1-2:23)
1. His ancestry (Matthew 1:1-17)
2. His arrival (Matthew 1:18-25)
3. His adoration (Matthew 2:1-12)
4. His adversaries (Matthew 2:13-23)
B. His entry into Public Ministry (Matthew 3:1-4:25)
1. His foreunner (Matthew 3:1-12)
2. His baptism (Matthew 3:13-17)
3. His temptation (Matthew 4:1-11)
4. His earliest ministry (Matthew 4:12-25)
II. The King's Authority (Matthew 5:1-9:38)
A. Discourse 1: The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:29)
1. Righteousness and happiness (Matthew 5:1-12)
2. Righteousness and discipleship (Matthew 5:13-16)
3. Righteousness and the Scriptures (Matthew 5:17-20)
4. Righteousness and morality (Matthew 5:21-48)
5. Righteousness and practical religion (Matthew 6:1-18)
6. Righteousness and mudane things (Matthew 6:19-34)
7. Righteousness and human relations (Matthew 7:1-12)
8. Righteousness and salvation (Matthew 7:13-29)
B. Narrative 1: The Authenticating Miracles (Matthew 8:1-9:38)
1. A leper cleansed (Matthew 8:1-4)
2. The cnturions servant healed (Matthew 8:5-13)
3. Peter's Mother-in-law healed (Matthew 8:14,15)
4. Multitudes healed (Matthew 8:16-22)
5. The winds and sea rebuked (Matthew 8:23-27)
6. Two demoniacs delivered (Matthew 8:28-34)
7. A paralytic pardoned and healed (Matthew 9:1-8)
8. A tax collector called (Matthew 9:9-13)
9. A questioned answered (Matthew 9:14-17)
10. A girl raised from the dead (Matthew 9:18-26)
11. Two blind men given sight (Matthew 9:27-31)
12. A Mute speaks (Matthew 9:32-34)
13. Multitudes viewed with compassion (Matthew 9:35-38)
III. The King's agenda (Matthew 10:1-12:50)
A. Discourse 2: The Comissioning of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1-42)
1. The Master's men (Matthew 10:1-4)
2. The sending of the disciples (Matthew 10:5-23)
3. Hallmarks of discipleship (Matthew 10:24-42)
B. Narrative 2: The Mission of the King (Matthew 11:1-12:50)
1. Jesus identity affirmed for John's disciples (Matthew 11:1-19)
2. Woes pronounced on the impenitent (Matthew 11:20-24)
3. Rest offered to the weary (Matthew 11:25-30)
4. Lordship asserted over the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-13)
5. Opposition formented by the Jewish leaders (Matthew 12:14-45)
6. Eternal relationship defined by spiritual ancestry (Matthew 12:46-50)
IV. The King's Adversaries (Matthew 13:1-17:27)
A. Discourse 3: The Kingdom Parables (Matthew 13:1-52)
1. The soils (Matthew 13:1-23)
2. The weat and the tares (Matthew 13:24-30,34-43)
3. The mustard seed (Matthew 13:31,32)
4. The leaven (Matthew 13:33)
5. The hidden treasure (Matthew 13:44)
6. The pearl of great price (Matthew 13:45,46)
7. The dragnet (Matthew 13:47-50)
8. The householder (Matthew 13:51,52)
B. Narrative 3: The Kingdom Conflict (Matthew 13:53-17:27)
1. Nazareth rejects the King (Matthew 13:53-58)
2. Herod murders John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-12)
3. Jesus feeds the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21)
4. Jesus walks on water (Matthew 14:22-33)
5. Multitudes seek healing (Matthew 14:34-36)
6. The Scribes and Parisees challenge Jesus (Matthew 15:1-20)
7. A Canaanite woman believes (Matthew 15:21-28)
8. Jesus heal the moltitudes (Matthew 15:29-31)
9. Jesus feeds 4,000 (Matthew 15:32-39)
10. The Parisees and Sadducees seek a sign (Matthew 16:1-12)
11. Peter confesses Christ (Matthew 16:13-20)
12. Jesus predicts His death (Matthew 16:21-28)
13. Jesus reveals His glory (Matthew 17:1-13)
14. Jesus heals a child (Matthew 17:14-21)
15. Jesus fortells his betrayal (17:22,23)
16. Jesus pays the temple tax (Matthew 17:24-27)
V. The King's Administration (Matthew 18:1-23:39)
A. Discourse 4: The Childlikeness of the Believer (Matthew 18:1-35)
1. A call for childlike faith (Matthew 18:1-6)
2. A warning against offenses (Matthew 18:7-9)
3. A parable about lost sheep (Matthew 18:10-14)
4. A Pattern for church discipline (Matthew 18:15-20)
5. A lesson about forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
B. Narrative 4: The Jeruselem Ministry (Matthew 19:1-23:39)
1. Some kingly lessons (Matthew 19:1-20:28)
a. On divorce (Matthew 19:1-10)
b. On celibacy (Matthew 19:11,12)
c. On children (Matthew 19:13-15)
d. On surrender (Matthew 19:16-22)
e. On who may be saved (Matthew 19:23-30)
f. On equality in the kingdom (Matthew 20:1-16)
g. On His death (Matthew 20:17-19)
h. On true greatness (Matthew 20:20-28)
2. Some kingly deeds (Matthew 20:29-21:27)
a. He heals two blind men (Matthew 20:29-34)
b. He recieves adoration (Matthew 21:1-11)
c. He cleanses the temple (Matthew 21:12-17)
d. He curses a fig tree (Matthew 21:18-22)
e. He answers a challenge (Matthew 21:23-27)
3. Some kingly parables (Matthew 21:28-22:14)
a. The two sons (Matthew 21:28-32)
b. The wicked vine-growers (Matthew 21:33-46)
c. The wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14)
4. Some kingly answers (Matthew 22:15-46)
a. The Herodians: on paying taxes (Matthew 22:15-22)
b. The Sadducees: on the resurrection (Matthew 22:23-33)
c. The Scribes: on the first and great commandment (Matthew 22:34-40)
d. The Pharisees: on David's greater Son (Matthew 22:41-46)
5. Some Kingly pronouncements (Matthew 23:1-39)
a. Woe to the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:1-36)
b. Woe to Jerusalem (Matthew 23:37-39)
VI. The King's Atonement (Matthew 24:1-28:15)
1. The destruction of the temple (Matthew 24:1,2)
2. The signs of the times (Matthew 24:3-31)
3. Parable of the fig tree (Matthew 24:32-35)
4. The lesson of Noah (24:36-44)
5. The parable of the two slaves (Matthew 24:45-51)
6. The parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)
7. The parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
8. The judgement of the nations (Matthew 25:31-46)
B. Narratitive 5: Crucifixion and Ressurrection (Matthew 26:1-28:15)
1. The plot to kill the King (Matthew 26:1-5)
2. Mary's anointing (Matthew 26:6-13)
3. Judas' betrayal (Matthew 26:14-16)
4. The Passover (Matthew26:17-30)
5. The prophecy of Peter's denial (Matthew 26:31-35)
6. Jesus agony (Matthew 26:36-46)
7. Jesus arrest (Matthew 26:47-56)
8. The trial before the Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:57-68)
9. Peter's denail (Matthew 26:69-75)
10. Judas' suicide (Matthew 27:1-10)
11. The trial before Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26)
12. The soldiers mocking (Matthew 27:27-31)
13. The crucifixion (Matthew 27:32-56)
14. The burial (Matthew 27:57-66)
15. The ressurrection (Matthew 28:1-15)
VII. (Epilogue) The King's Assignment (Matthew 28:16-20)