Sermons on Matthew (Page 5)
A Seed Sown in Galilee
To an Authentic Christian, The Gospel is Good News to the intellect, affections, and will. Matthew 13:1-23 – That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow…
Being Serious about Christ’s Great Commission at New Life
New Life is serious about pursuing Christ’s Great Commission. Matt 28:18-20 – Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy…
#4: Understanding Endtime Christianity Helps Us Appreciate Our Eternal Promises
#4: Understanding Endtime Christianity Helps Us Appreciate Our Eternal Promises Matthew 24
Real Christianity: The Sermon on the Mount #3: Real Christianity is fighting for happiness.
Real Christianity is fighting for our happiness now, by focusing on what we will experience on the New Earth, in spite of the hardships we face on this Earth. Matthew 5:3 – God blesses those who are poor and realize…
Real Christianity: The Sermon on the Mount #2: Real Christianity is feeling Happy.
#2: Real Christianity is feeling happy Matt 4:23 – Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.
Real Christianity: The Sermon on the Mount #1: How should we preach the word?
Jesus taught topically, practically, and with repetition.
Shame – Part 5
Shame is the ultimate suffering. Matthew 14:22-33
And the Deaf Will Hear!
Do you have ears to hear? Matt 13:13-14 – ” This is why I speak to them in picture-stories. They have eyes but they do not see. They have ears but they do not hear and they do not understand. It happened in their lives as Isaiah said it would happen. He said, ‘You hear and hear but do not understand. You look and look but do not see.’ “
Herod – the Great?
Matthew 2:16 – “Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance. “