Women’s Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study King Jesus:
Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets
A Two-Year Study of the Gospel of Matthew

From its very first verse, the Gospel of Matthew links Jesus to the Hebrew Scriptures, declaring him to be the Messiah (Christ) and connecting him to David and Abraham. Matthew’s Gospel is permeated by the Old Testament, containing approximately 50 direct quotations from the books of the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms. In many of these cases, Matthew states that Jesus in some way fulfilled what was spoken by a particular prophet. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus himself declared, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Matthew 5:17, ESV)

In order to thoroughly study the Gospel of Matthew, we are spreading it over two years. In 2024-25, we will study Jesus’ Galilean Ministry (Chapters 1-13) and in 2025-26, we will read about Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem (Chapters 14-28). In the first part of the study, we will learn about Jesus’ origins and the beginning of his ministry. We will study the Sermon on the Mount in depth, allowing us to ponder over living in Jesus’ kingdom. We will experience Jesus’ power over disease, nature, and even demonic forces as we read about three sets of three miracles. We will examine Jesus’ claims and the responses to them. Then we will conclude with seven parables of the kingdom.

We will once again hold two separate meeting times:
• Wednesday Evenings 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom, starting on September 11
• Thursday Mornings 9:45 – 11:30 a.m. in person at NAPC, starting on September 12