Outlook Standard Lesson for July 9, 2023
Scripture passage and lesson focus: Matthew 12:22-32
Jesus begins his ministry with words he heard from John the Baptist: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near" (Matthew 4:17; cf. 3:2). He doesn't just talk; he backs it up with deeds of power, "curing every disease and every sickness among the people" (4:23). As the Apostle Peter would later say, "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the...
