Matthew 3:11. The word baptize for both the phrases “baptized in water” and “baptized in the Holy Spirit” can be defined as “to cleanse spiritually; initiate or dedicate by purifying.” With water baptism the new Christian is going through the rite of baptism to signify that a person has repented of their sins and they are now a new creature in Christ.

Matthew 10:20. The Holy Spirit is on this Earth to guide us in speech and action. Once a person accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit is received in them and dwells in them. The Holy Spirit then acts as our guide in speech and in action. All we need to do is to yield to the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 21:19. God does not get angry often, but when He does it is direct and to the point. God gets most angry with people that are disobedient to Him and that our unfruitful in their lives. All God's creation were made for a purpose. When God's creation is not fulfilling the purpose that God intended, God gets angry.

Matthew 23:4. If you are asking yourself how to stop being lazy, this is good first step. You are at least realizing that you need to do better. In many cases, the source of laziness is irresponsibility. God has created all of us for a purpose and He has given us the means to support our livelihood. With purpose comes responsibilities. Laziness is a symtom of not being responsible.

Matthew 21:30. One of the ways on how to stop being lazy is to stop talking about doing something and just do it. In the book of Matthew Jesus tells us of the parable of the two sons. The father told both sons to go to work in his vineyard. One son said no, but later he repented and went to work in the vineyard. The other son was lazy.

Matthew 13:15. If you continually ask yourself, “Why am I unhappy”, it may be because you do not have Christ in your life. The Bible tells us that someone that is dull, listless, and looking inward on everything is far from God. It is this type of unhappy lifestyle that negatively affects both the mind and body.

In Matthew 25 Jesus tells us of several parables to include the Ten Virgins, the Gold Talents, and the Shepherd Dividing His Sheep From the Goats. The Parable of the Ten Virgins tells us of the kingdom of Heaven and the choices that we have between heaven and hell. The Parable of the Gold Talents teaches us the value of being faithful to God and how we should live diligently everyday.

In Matthew 22 Jesus tells the Pharisees about the parable of the wedding invitation. The king sends out wedding invitations for his son's wedding, but the invitees make light of the invitation. The king then sends out his armies to destroy the people that rebuffed him. The king then opened up his invitation to everyone, both the good and the bad.

Summary of Matthew 9. Jesus heals the man sick of the palsy who had faith. He forgives him of his sins and the scribes thought that this was blasphemy. The multitudes marveled and glorified God. Jesus met Matthew and said to him, "follow me". The Pharisees continued to question Jesus' actions. Jesus heals the woman with the issue with blood due to her faith.

Matthew 12:50. Matthew 12:50 spells out the Christian definition of brethren. It says, “For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother”. You are a Christian brethren if you voluntarily do the will of God. The Bible teaches us that God's will is for us is to freely accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.

Matthew 23:8. Christian brethren is not meant to be an exclusive club. If you are a Christian that does not make you better than anyone else. It only means that you have accepted Jesus' free offer for Him to be your Lord and Savior. Everyone can be a Christian brethren and receive eternal life.

Matthew 15:18. The Bible says that self-control starts with the heart. Matthew 15:18-20 says, "Those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man...".

Matthew 17:20. God has given us power to defeat sin and death. It is our unbelief in God that makes things impossible (Mark 9:23, "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."). Faith in God is more than just studying the Bible or going to church regularly. Faith starts small, but it is the secret to tapping into God's power.

Matthew 24:24. Not all miracles come from God. God is all powerful, but not all miracles come from God. There are people that are not of God that can perform signs and wonders (Matthews 24:24, "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders..."). Though the ungodly can have supernatural power, Christians have a stronger power.

Matthew 10:28. All of us have a tendency to fear things, worry over things, and to be anxious over the future. The Bible says for us not to be fearful of things "...which kill the body..." but be more fearful of God who can "...destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28). God is a jealous God.