Matthew for You: God with Us (God’s Word for You | GWFY)

by Tim Chester

Publisher:

The Good Book Company

, 2025

Overview

Accessible commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, enabling readers to treasure the glory of Jesus being God with us, then, now and eternally. Use as a daily reading, teaching or preaching resource.

“Matthew’s Gospel tells the story of Jesus, Immanuel, God with us, Israel’s Messiah and the hope of all nations. If you are a Christian, this is the story of your Saviour-King. Matthew’s Gospel is something of a training manual to show you how you can live within this wonderful story.”

Unpacking the Gospel, pastor and theologian Tim Chester helps readers to follow the contours of Matthew’s writing, seeing how Jesus fulfils the Old Testament, what membership of his kingdom looks like in our lives, and how the hope of Jesus is for the whole of the world.

God’s Word For You resources are accessible commentaries. They are designed for devotional reading or teaching prep, or to help you dig deeper into the Bible. Each commentary offers expository reflections on a book of the Bible and includes straightforward insights into history, culture and more.

Key Features

• Helps readers to follow the contours of Matthew’s writing.
• Offers expository reflections on a book of the Bible.
• Includes straightforward insights into history, culture, and more.

Contents

1. Immanuel Fulfils God’s Word Matthew 1 –2
2. Immanuel Renews God’s PeopleMatthew 3 – 4
3. The Renewed Life: Part 1 Matthew 5
4. The Renewed Life: Part 2 Matthew 6 – 7
5. The Authority of the Messiah Matthew 8 – 9
6. The Authority of the Messianic People Matthew 10 – 11
7. The Authority of the Messiah Rejected Matthew 12 – 13
8. The Identity of the Messiah Revealed Matthew 14 – 16
9. The Community of Little Ones Matthew 17 – 18
10. Welcoming the Little Ones Matthew 19 –20
11. Rejecting the Proud Matthew 21 – 23
12. The End of the Temple and the End of HistoryMatthew 24 – 25
13. The Passion of the Messiah Matthew 26 – 27
14. The Resurrection of the Messiah Matthew 28

Product Details

• Title: Matthew for You: God with Us (God’s Word for You | GWFY)
• Author: Tim Chester
• Series: God's Word for You
• Publisher: The Good Book Company
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9781784984984, 1784984981
• Resource ID: LLS:GWFY61MT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-20T12:49:39Z

About Tim Chester

Tim Chester is a senior faculty member of Crosslands Training and has written over 40 books. He has a PhD in theology and PgDip in history along with 25 years’ experience of pastoral ministry. He is married with two grown-up daughters and lives in rural Derbyshire, where he is part of a church plant.