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Matthew 16:21-28

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bullet The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bullet The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary (Matthew Henry, Wesley's Notes, Geneva Notes, etc) & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bulletComparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit:
bullet"Cosmic Justice"
bullet"Reversal and Restoration" 
bullet"Self-Sacrifice" 
bullet"Separation from the World"
bullet "Before the Angels," "Saving One's Life," "Carrying One's Cross," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
bullet Chapter VI, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 50 - 115). (Some MSS omit the quotation.)
bullet Chapter XV, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
bullet Chapter C, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
bullet III.XVIII.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
bullet IV.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200) (scroll down for chapter 6)
bullet Chapter LV, On The Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Chapter XII, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
bullet Chapter XV, ScorpiaceTertullian (c. 213)
bulletHomilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Chrysostom (c. 380):
bullet Homily LV - Matthew 16:24
bullet Homily LVI - Matthew 16:28
bulletFrom the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
bullet From the Geneva Notes.
bullet"No men do more harm to themselves, than they that love themselves more than God."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"A true disciple of Christ is one that does follow him in duty, and shall follow him to glory."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"Should we not consider all crosses, all things grievous to flesh and blood, as what they really are, as opportunities of embracing God's will at the expense of our own?"
bullet The Important Question (Matt 16:26). Sermon by John Wesley.
bullet"Religion is the love of God and our neighbour; that is, every man under heaven. This love ruling the whole life, animating all our tempers and passions, directing all our thoughts, words, and actions, is 'pure religion and undefiled.'"
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"If a man makes the present world--in its various forms of riches, honors, pleasures, and such like--the object of supreme pursuit, be it that he gains the world; yet along with it he forfeits his own soul."
bullet From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"Christ saw in the words of Peter a suggestion not so much of his as of Satan's. It was a temptation to shrink from the work for which he came. It was the same temptation that called out from him the same rebuke once before."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Proper 17. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
bullet"As we follow Jesus, things will change -- us, our relationships, our world. Change means losing things as they were, but if we've caught Jesus' vision for how God is redeeming the world, we know that what we gain is of far greater value than the chains we lose."
bullet "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 16, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"Sometimes these texts have been expounded in a way that has led people to expect that they should not value themselves and that has led to a kind of inverse hypocrisy, where one parades before oneself that one is of no value - usually a lie and certainly a denial of the gospel. The true nurture of the self is to love ourselves as God loves us."
bullet "The Tension of Discipleship," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching.
bullet"Our hope for the sharing of the good news of Jesus Christ is not that Peter or the rest of us who are fishing for people will get better, clearer, louder, quieter, more trusting, or less cowardly but that God will keep revealing himself and his merciful and just rule through his Son to human beings quite apart from their goodness, clarity, trust and courage."
bullet "Exegetical Considerations," 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
bullet"In the context of Matthew’s gospel, when do some see the Son of Humanity coming in his reign?"
bullet Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
bullet "Our text is about the difficult task of following Jesus. Why do we do it? Why do we encourage others to do it?"
bullet "Defining Moment," Deanna Langle, The Christian Century, 2005.
bullet "The way of the cross is the way of faith -- of claiming life and truth in the face of everything that tells us not to."
bullet "Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Matthew 16:21-26," Transformed for Disciple Community: Matthew in Pentecost, James L. Boyce, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1993.
bullet "Following the Crucified Lord," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
bullet "Live for Tomorrow," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
bullet"Why is it easier for us to focus on today than the future? Why do we make decisions for the future based upon today's needs?"
bullet Sermon Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2005.
bullet"Our tendency is to do what we have been good at in the past -- to do it over and over again, even past its effectiveness...The call here is to recognize our tendency to back off from engaging larger thoughts that push us into what appears to be risks on behalf of a yet unfocused future."
bullet Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bullet Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 22A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
bullet "What Will It Profit?" Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
bullet"Christ is inviting us to liberate ourselves from ourselves so that we might be completely free to love selflessly. It is to this freedom of humble service that Jesus calls us; the freedom that only occurs when we no longer live to take but to give; we live forgiving."
bullet "Living Faithfully - Nevertheless," Edgar Krentz, The Christian Century, 1996.
bullet"We are not all called to undergo death for Christ. There have been few martyrs in America. We are called to the far less romantic' far less heroic task of following Christ in the humdrum everyday existence most of us live."
bullet "The Call to Costly Obedience (Matthew 16:24-28)," John C. Purdy. Chapter 7 in Returning God's Call: The Challenge of Christian Living. At Religion Online.
bullet "Jesus calls us to costly obedience. Discipleship comes with a price tag shaped in the form of a cross. To follow him is to set foot on that blazed trail that leads to the city where the powers of destruction are lodged."
bullet Matthew 16:21-28, at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's An Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof. John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary address.
bullet"People today live in a dream world. We have it entirely too easy and too good to be bothered with death, ours and/or others. We need this text’s Reality Check, regarding death and resurrection."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Second Coming," wikipedia.
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletBoyce, James L., "Transformed for Disciple Community: Matthew in Pentecost," Word & World, 1993. (Section on this text begins on page 311.)
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bulletCarter, Warren, "Matthew's Gospel: An Anti-Imperial/Imperial Reading," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007. See entire issue of Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's gospel.
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bulletClark, John C., "Martin Luther's View of Cross-Bearing," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2006.
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bulletDahlberg, Bruce T., "The Typological Use of Jeremiah 1:4-19 in Matthew 13-23," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1975.
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bulletEfird, James M., "Matthew 16:21-27, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1981.
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bulletKrentz, Edgar, "Living Faithfully - Nevertheless," The Christian Century, 1996.
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bulletLangle, Deanna, "Defining Moment," The Christian Century, 2005.
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bulletSamra, James G., "A Biblical View of Discipleship," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
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bulletStoutenburg, Dennis C., "'Out of My Sight!', 'Get Behind Me!', or 'Follow after Me!': There Is No Choice in God's Kingdom," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1993.
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bulletReviews:
bulletSermons:
bullet "The Way to Life Goes through Death," Sigurd Grindheim, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
bullet "The Good Life," the Rev. Dr. Gary Charles, Day 1, 2005.
bullet "Finding Life," 15 Pentecost - 28 August 2005, Walter W. Harms, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet "He Who Is The Christ," Paul Tillich, from The Shaking of the Foundations, 1955. At Religion Online.
bullet "A Sermon on Matthew 16:24-25," Geerhardus Vos, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
bulletFather Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
bullet Ordinary 22, 2005
bulletOrdinary 22, 2002
bullet Ordinary 22, 1999
bullet Ordinary 22, 1996
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Choices," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
bullet "Carry One's Cross," Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
bullet "The Whistle," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
bullet "Jesus Tells the Disciples that He Must Suffer," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
bulletDrama:
bullet "A Costly Business," David Winfield, dramatix.
bullet "Building for the Present," Tom Woodley, dramatix.
bullet "Looking Out for Number One," Erina Caradus, dramatix.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bulletClip Art, Matthew 16:24, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletClip Art Images: Matthew 16:21-27, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bullet Matthew 16:21-27, Matthew 16:24-28, Matthew 16:24-28, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
bullet Matthew 16:21-28, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bullet Take Up Thy Cross, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.
bullet Matthew 16:13-20, Scripture Pics - graphics relating to RCL texts, Matt Baker, Germantown UMC, Ohio.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Matthew 16:24, 26, 27. The Cyber Hymnal.
bullet Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
bullet "Take up Your Cross," "The Way," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
bulletAt Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
bullet Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletCrucifixion - Carrying the Cross
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletSacrifice
bullet Redemption
bullet Crucifixion
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew