God made existence, then made man | Mt 1:1 |
Raised people up through Abraham | Mt 1:1 |
Laid down the rules and gave them choice | Mt 1:2-17 |
Some would refuse, and some rejoice, | Mt 1:2-17 |
And some would speak the words he gave | Mt 1:2-17 |
That would foretell his plan to save. | Mt 1:2-17 |
Ole Joe would leave his fiancée | Mt 1:19 |
When she was found in family way | Mt 1:18 |
But his response, must have been awed | Mt 1:24 |
When angel said, "The dad is God". | Mt 1:20 |
The heavens spoke Messiah's fame | Mt 2:2 |
So from the east the Magi came. | Mt 2:2 |
Though Herod tried to have him killed | Mt 2:3-12 |
Escape to Egypt as God willed. | Mt 2:13-16 |
Then Joseph got another dream | Mt 2:22 |
That made the boy a Nazarene. | Mt 2:23 |
John preached out in the hot frontier, | Mt 3:1 |
"Repent, for God's kingdom is near." | Mt 3:2 |
Those who confessed he then baptized | Mt 3:6 |
But hypocrites he criticized | Mt 3:7 |
John said good trees produce good fruit | Mt 3:8 |
But bad ones get chopped at the root. | Mt 3:10 |
He spoke of One whose pow'r was high'r | Mt 3:11 |
Who'd baptize with the Spirit and fire. | Mt 3:11 |
Then Jesus came from Galilee | Mt 3:13 |
And said to John, "You baptize me". | Mt 3:14-15 |
God's Spirit came down like a dove, | Mt 3:16 |
"This is my Son, and him I love." | Mt 3:17 |
Then Jesus went away to fast | Mt 4:1-2 |
And after forty days had passed | Mt 4:2 |
The devil came to tempt him thrice | Mt 4:3 |
He said, "I bet some bread sounds nice". | Mt 4:3 |
Christ said, "Bread's not what keeps the bod, | Mt 4:4 |
but each word from the mouth of God". | Mt 4:4 |
Satan said, "Jump, if you're so blessed". | Mt 4:6 |
Christ said, "Don't put God to the test". | Mt 4:7 |
Next, "All the world I'll give to thee | Mt 4:8-9 |
If you'll bow down and worship me". | Mt 4:8-9 |
Then Jesus said, "You go away, | Mt 4:10 |
I'll kneel to God and him obey". | Mt 4:10 |
In Zebulun and then beyond | Mt 4:15 |
for those in darkness, light had dawned. | Mt 4:16 |
Reform and heaven Christ proclaims. | Mt 4:17 |
Called Simon, Andrew, John and James. | Mt 4:18-22 |
He preached the kingdom and good news. | Mt 4:23 |
He healed the sick among the Jews. | Mt 4:23-25 |
And as the people multiplied | Mt 4:25-5:1 |
He preached along the mountainside. | Mt 5:1 |
"The poor in spirit in heaven reign, | Mt 5:3 |
And those who mourn shall comfort gain. | Mt 5:4 |
The land will belong to the meek. | Mt 5:5 |
Get righteousness, shall those who seek. | Mt 5:6 |
On merciful, mercy is poured. | Mt 5:7 |
The pure in heart shall see the Lord. | Mt 5:8 |
The peacemakers shall be God's heirs | Mt 5:9 |
And those oppressed, the kingdom's theirs. | Mt 5:10 |
If someone's persecuting you, | Mt 5:11 |
You're blessed, they hurt the prophets too. | Mt 5:12 |
You are the salt and you're the light. | Mt 5:13-14 |
Be God's example of what's right. | Mt 5:15-16 |
The Law will stand, Christ kept it all. | Mt 5:17-18 |
You broke it, whether large or small. | Mt 5:20 |
Don't kill, we've know this all along | Mt 5:21 |
Hate in your heart is just as wrong. | Mt 5:22 |
Adultery is sure unjust | Mt 5:27 |
But so is just to gaze with lust. | Mt 5:28 |
Don't swear, just tell the truth of course. | Mt 5:33-37 |
Don't seek revenge, and don't divorce. | Mt 5:39,32 |
We can all love our friends with ease | Mt 5:46-47 |
Love too, like God, your enemies. | Mt 5:44,45,48 |
It's good to give to charity | Mt 6:1-4 |
And best to do it secretly. | Mt 6:1-4 |
Pray not for men, with show and pride | Mt 6:5 |
But humbly, God sees what's inside. | Mt 6:6 |
Praise you, O God, your kingdom come. | Mt 6:9-10 |
Provide our needs and keep us from | Mt 6:11 |
Temptation and the evil one. | Mt 6:13 |
Forgive us. May your will be done. | Mt 6:12,10 |
If you forgive those who hurt you | Mt 6:14 |
Then you'll receive forgiveness too. | Mt 6:14 |
And when you fast, don't make a show | Mt 6:16 |
But only you and God should know. | Mt 6:18 |
Don't store your wealth in bins on earth. | Mt 6:19 |
In heaven, treasure keeps its worth. | Mt 6:20 |
I have to break it to you, honey | Mt 6:24 |
You cannot serve both God and money. | Mt 6:24 |
Seek God's domain and righteousness | Mt 6:33 |
He'll take care of your food and dress. | Mt 6:31-32 |
Don't judge and say "oh he's the worst", | Mt 7:1 |
Instead correct your own sin first. | Mt 7:5 |
Just keep in mind in all you do | Mt 7:12 |
You do as you'd have done to you. | Mt 7:12 |
The road is broad, the gate is wide | Mt 7:13 |
That to destruction lets you slide. | Mt 7:13 |
If you'd have Life become your fate | Mt 7:14 |
Choose narrow road with little gate. | Mt 7:15 |
From teachers who make good fruit, learn. | Mt 7:15-20 |
Producers of bad fruit will burn." | Mt 7:15-20 |
In closing, Jesus told his flock | Mt 7:24-27 |
"Be wise and build upon the rock." | Mt 7:24-27 |
He said to "Go!" and to "Be clean!" | Mt 8:1-13 |
He healed as prophets had foreseen. | Mt 8:14-17 |
Just "Follow me" - we think we can - | Mt 8:18-22 |
But no rest for the Son of Man. | Mt 8:20 |
When seas get rough, we get real scared | Mt 8:23-25 |
It's like we think God's not prepared. | Mt 8:26 |
But he's the Lord that makes and saves | Mt 8:26-27 |
He's Lord of all, of wind and waves. | Mt 8:26-27 |
He drives out demons, forgive sins, | Mt 8:28-9:8 |
The hearts of sickly sinners wins. | Mt 9:9-12 |
He says "let mercy fill your slate". | Mt 9:13 |
He is the cause to celebrate. | Mt 9:14-17 |
He healed her who for years had bled. | Mt 9:20-22 |
He raised a young girl from the dead. | Mt 9:18-19,23-26 |
He healed the mute, he healed the blind. | Mt 9:27-33 |
His deeds the Pharisees maligned. | Mt 9:34 |
He preached in each town he went through. | Mt 9:35-36 |
The harvest ready, workers few. | Mt 9:37-38 |
He said, "Disciples, off you go. | Mt 10:1 |
Israelites yes, Gentiles no. | Mt 10:5-6 |
And don't take cash, you're worth your bread. | Mt 10:9-10 |
Just drive out demons, raise the dead. | Mt 10:8 |
Give peace among the homes you stay. | Mt 10:11-13 |
But if refused, shake dust away. | Mt 10:14 |
Your message that must stay premier: | Mt 10:7 |
The kingdom heaven has is near. | Mt 10:7 |
The world will hate you 'cause of me. | Mt 10:22 |
A house will have disunity. | Mt 10:34-37 |
When they arrest you, things look bleak | Mt 10:19 |
Don't fret, for through you God will speak. | Mt 10:20 |
Don't fear those who your flesh control. | Mt 10:28 |
But God who owns your flesh and soul. | Mt 10:28 |
He knows each bird, alive or dead. | Mt 10:29 |
He knows each hair upon your head. | Mt 10:30 |
Acknowledge me in front of men, | Mt 10:32 |
In front of God, I'll save you then. | Mt 10:32 |
Serve me or anyone I send | Mt 10:39-42 |
And you'll receive a dividend." | Mt 10:39-42 |
John asked, "It's you? or is there more?" | Mt 11:2-3 |
Christ said, "Good news preached to the poor". | Mt 11:4-5 |
"My messenger prepared a path, | Mt 11:7-15 |
but doubters doubt, and will get wrath. | Mt 11:16-24 |
God gets to choose who will be blessed. | Mt 11:25-27 |
Now come to me and you'll find rest." | Mt 11:28-30 |
On legal technicality? | Mt 12:10 |
Can one heal abnormality? | Mt 12:10 |
When asked by teachers if he should, | Mt 12:10 |
"It's always lawful to do good." | Mt 12:11-13 |
With actions benedictory | Mt 12:15-17 |
he leads justice to victory. | Mt 12:18-21 |
Blaspheme the Spirit - no fresh start. | Mt 12:31-32 |
The words you say flow from your heart. | Mt 12:33-37 |
Ask not to see a miracle | Mt 12:38-45 |
Faith's not from the empirical. | Mt 12:38-45 |
Defining his own family: | Mt 12:46-50 |
"It's those who follow God's decree." | Mt 12:46-50 |
He told the crowd a parable | Mt 13:1-3 |
Said, "live in soil that's arable". | Mt 13:4-9 |
Some hear but don't hear God's command | Mt 13:13-15 |
But blessed are you who understand. | Mt 13:16 |
As wheat among the evil weeds, | Mt 13:36-43 |
As power inside mustard seeds, | Mt 13:31-32 |
As pearls or nets, be leaven-like, | Mt 13:34-52 |
That's what the reign of heaven's like. | Mt 13:24,31,33,44,47 |
He healed and had compassion on | Mt 14:13 |
The crowds after the death of John. | Mt 14:1-12 |
With bread and just a couple fish | Mt 14:15-19 |
He fed five thousand all they wished. | Mt 14:20-21 |
Christ walked on water faithfully | Mt 14:22-27 |
And if we're called to, so can we. | Mt 14:28-33 |
Don't have cold hearts like blinded fools. | Mt 15:1-20 |
Seek God, not mere religious rules. | Mt 15:1-20 |
The people fed, a girl set free | Mt 15:21-39 |
By faith and with humility. | Mt 15:21-39 |
Beware false teachers, right now, run. | Mt 16:6 |
Instead heed the Anointed One. | Mt 16:13-20 |
Though Jesus renamed Simon Rock | Mt 16:17-19 |
He soon became a stumbling block | Mt 16:21-23 |
To save your life, count it a loss. | Mt 16:25 |
To follow Christ, pick up your cross. | Mt 16:24 |
To gain the world, in part or whole | Mt 16:26 |
Is worthless if you lose your soul. | Mt 16:26 |
They hiked up to a mountain space | Mt 17:1 |
Where like the sun shined Jesus' face. | Mt 17:2 |
A cloud engulfed them, big and bright | Mt 17:5 |
Said God, "In my Son I delight". | Mt 17:5 |
A man approached the Lord and kneeled, | Mt 17:14 |
He begged for his son to be healed. | Mt 17:15-16 |
Disciples watched the spirit bout | Mt 17:18 |
As Jesus drove the demon out. | Mt 17:18 |
They asked, "Why couldn't we succeed?" | Mt 17:19 |
He said, "You lack the faith you need." | Mt 17:20 |
"Betrayed soon to the hands of men | Mt 17:22 |
I'll die and then I'll rise again. | Mt 17:23 |
Be humble like a little child. | Mt 18:1-6 |
Christ came to clean the most defiled. | Mt 18:10-14 |
Be bold, God is your guarantor. | Mt 18:15-20 |
Forgive, you've been forgiven more. | Mt 18:21-35 |
The rules aren't to be cut and spliced. | Mt 19:1-12,16-20 |
Be innocent, and follow Christ. | Mt 13-15,21-30 |
The Lord is just, so for him sweat. | Mt 20:1-10 |
Don't worry 'bout what others get. | Mt 20:11-15 |
The first to last, the last to first. | Mt 20:16 |
The perfect killed for the accursed." | Mt 20:17-19 |
Indignant at two brothers' nerve | Mt 20:20-24 |
Discliples learned - to be great, Serve. | Mt 20:25-28 |
Despite the crowd, two blind men plea. | Mt 20:29-31 |
"Have mercy Lord," soon the could see. | Mt 20:32-34 |
Into the city rode the king | Mt 21:1-11 |
To make himself an offering. | Mt 21:1-11 |
He drove out merchants to declare | Mt 21:12 |
His house shall be a house of prayer. | Mt 21:13 |
The children cheered. The fig tree died. | Mt 21:16-20 |
You can have all with prayer applied. | Mt 21:21-22 |
The leaders still he did confound. | Mt 21:23-27 |
Then with some parables expound. | Mt 21:28 |
What matters more; just what you say, | Mt 21:28-32 |
Or actions that you do today? | Mt 21:28-32 |
God won't reward those offered first | Mt 21:33-46 |
If they refuse him, they'll be cursed. | Mt 21:33-46 |
The party's on, so just say Yes | Mt 22:1-14 |
And clothe yourself with righteousness. | Mt 22:1-14 |
He wasn't trapped by a tax quiz: | Mt 22:15-20 |
"Give rulers theirs, and God what's his". | Mt 22:21 |
He answered next, "Have you not read? | Mt 22:23-28 |
God rules the living, not the dead." | Mt 22:29-32 |
They tried to test him on the Law. | Mt 22:34-36 |
"Love God. Love people. There, that's all. | Mt 22:37-40 |
Then Christ unleashed his diatribe | Mt 23:1 |
Against the Pharisees and scribes. | Mt 23:2 |
"They add new rules for men to reach | Mt 23:4 |
But do not practice what they preach. | Mt 23:3 |
All that they do's for men to see | Mt 23:5 |
Their tassels and phylacteries. | Mt 23:5 |
They love their titles and good seats | Mt 23:6-7 |
To be saluted in the streets. | Mt 23:7 |
Though they put up a clean facade, | Mt 23:25-26 |
They swear by gold and don't trust God. | Mt 23:16-17 |
A tenth of spices they collect | Mt 23:23 |
But Faith and Mercy they neglect. | Mt 23:23 |
They preach abroad but shut the door | Mt 23:13-15 |
On sinners, prophets, God and more. | Mt 23:13-15,31 |
They're self-indulgent hypocrites | Mt 23:27-28 |
Whose house has been made desolate. | Mt 23:38 |
Instead, be servants, you redeemed | Mt 23:11 |
Be humbled first, to be esteemed." | Mt 23:12 |
Discussing how the world would end, | Mt 24:1-2 |
Disciples said, "So, tell us when." | Mt 24:3 |
First wars and famines, earthquakes too | Mt 24:6-8 |
Then they'll hate Jesus freaks like you. | Mt 24:9 |
The faith of many will erode | Mt 24:10 |
As wickedness makes love grow cold. | Mt 24:12 |
In all the world, good news extend. | Mt 24:14 |
The saved will stand firm to the end. | Mt 24:13 |
When "I am God" claims the accursed | Mt 24:15 |
Then flee and prepare for the worst. | Mt 24:16-22 |
Don't trust false prophets' sorcery | Mt 24:23-24 |
When Jesus comes back, all shall see. | Mt 24:27,30 |
Don't join the drunkards, that'd be dumb | Mt 24:45-51 |
Keep watch, you don't know when he'll come. | Mt 24:36-44 |
Keep watch with your light burning bright | Mt 25:1-9 |
So you'll be ready day or night. | Mt 25:10-13 |
Serve God with talents given you | Mt 25:14-23 |
Do not let fear and sloth accrue | Mt 25:24-30 |
When helping others, those in need, | Mt 25:31-46 |
God will reward you, guaranteed. | Mt 25:31-46 |
The bad guys met before the feast | Mt 26:3 |
To plot with Caiaphus the priest | Mt 26:4-5 |
To capture Jesus. Judas joins. | Mt 26:16 |
He'll trade Christ in for thirty coins. | Mt 26:14-15 |
A woman poured upon his head | Mt 26:6-9 |
Perfume, since soon he would be dead. | Mt 26:10-13 |
Christ said, once Passover was made, | Mt 26:17-25 |
"By one of you I'll be betrayed. | Mt 26:17-25 |
Now eat, and drink, my blood is poured | Mt 26:26-28 |
The price for sin, in God's accord. | Mt 26:26-28 |
You are my flock, but you'll take flight. | Mt 26:31 |
In fact, you'll fall away tonight. | Mt 26:31 |
Sit here while I go there to pray | Mt 26:36 |
I'm sad and filled with much dismay. | Mt 26:38 |
Keep watch or sin may on you sneak. | Mt 26:41 |
The spirit willing, body weak. | Mt 26:41 |
My Father, take this from my please. | Mt 26:39 |
But only as your will decrees." | Mt 26:42 |
Then Judas led a multitude | Mt 26:47 |
He kissed Christ and a fight ensued | Mt 26:48-51 |
Till Jesus said, "Put down your sword. | Mt 26:52 |
You think I couldn't stop this horde? | Mt 26:53 |
But all must pass as prophets said." | Mt 26:54-56 |
Then the disciples, they all fled. | Mt 26:56 |
They grabbed and led him off to court | Mt 26:57 |
Their witness did the truth distort. | Mt 26:59-61 |
The chief priest said, "Won't you reply? | Mt 26:62 |
Are you the Son of God Most High?" | Mt 26:63 |
"As you have said. Now from this hour | Mt 26:64 |
The Son of Man shall sit with power. | Mt 26:64 |
They cried, "We've heard from his own breath. | Mt 26:65 |
That's blasphemy, send him to death." | Mt 26:65-68 |
Questioned if he with Jesus ran, | Mt 26:69 |
said Peter, "I don't know the man". | Mt 26:70-75 |
Then Judas, too, filled with remorse | Mt 27:3-4 |
Returned the money to its source. | Mt 27:3 |
The governor, now, for the Feast | Mt 27:15 |
Asked if they wanted Christ released. | Mt 27:16-21 |
The crowd did not want, he asked "Why?" | Mt 27:21-23 |
But they just shouted, "Crucify!" | Mt 27:23 |
The soldiers mocked the king with scorn | Mt 27:27-31 |
And capped him with a crown of thorns. | Mt 27:29 |
They crucified him, took his clothes | Mt 27:35 |
They mocked him to add to his woes. | Mt 27:41 |
"Though others he healed and forgave, | Mt 27:42 |
It seems himself he cannot save." | Mt 27:42 |
Then darkness came, though it was day, | Mt 27:45 |
"My God, why have you gone away?" | Mt 27:46 |
When Jesus died, the earth, it shook. | Mt 27:50-51 |
The soldiers shared a frightened look. | Mt 27:54 |
Now terrified, what had they done? | Mt 27:54 |
"For surely this man was God's son." | Mt 27:54 |
His body, wrapped, entombed it lay | Mt 27:57-60 |
A guard was posted night and day. | Mt 27:62-66 |
The Marys, shocked out of their gloom | Mt 28:1 |
An angel opened up the tomb! | Mt 28:2 |
The angel was like lightning, bright | Mt 28:3 |
The guards all nearly died of fright. | Mt 28:4 |
The angel said, "Don't be afraid. | Mt 28:5 |
Go see the place where he was laid. | Mt 28:6 |
Now he has risen from the dead. | Mt 28:6 |
Now go, for he has gone ahead. | Mt 28:7 |
They ran till Jesus they didn meet. | Mt 28:8-9 |
They fell and worshipped at his feet. | Mt 28:10 |
Soon the disciples met him too | Mt 28:16 |
Some doubted while some worshipped true. | Mt 28:17 |
Said Jesus, "All authority | Mt 28:18 |
On earth and heaven giv'n to me. | Mt 28:18 |
Now go and all the nations reach | Mt 28:19 |
Disciple them, baptize and teach. | Mt 28:19-20 |
I am with you, at every stage, | Mt 28:20 |
Unto the very end of age." | Mt 28:20 |
 
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