If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 12. Throughout this chapter the Lord Jesus' character is contrasted with the character of the Pharisees. In each successive event that is recorded, we see what is in Jesus' heart revealed by His words and actions, and conversely, we see what is in the hearts of the Pharisees by their words and actions. And especially the blasphemous response to the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ, which we saw earlier. And as if recognizing that His disciples were in need of some encouragement in light of these events, at the very end of this chapter the Lord Jesus hands out a tender and loving expression of encouragement and comfort to all those who are His disciples. And that's what we are going to study together…