Sermons on Matthew (Page 6)
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. “
Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men
Jesus came to bring peace by breaking the cycle of sin. John 1: 1-13 – ‘The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who…
Tactical Evangelism
Christlike evangelism is both bold and strategic in its mission. Matthew 28:18-20 – All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and surely, I am with you always, even to…
A Biblical Response to Being Offended
We must obey Christ when we are offended in order to protect ourselves and others from the Devil’s desires. Matthew 18:15-16 – “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be…
The Irony of the Great Commission
God gives us an impossible task in order to prove His love for us. “Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.…
A Father and His Disciples
The greatest potential for Christlike discipleship resides in a father’s relationship to his children. Matthew 28:18-20 – All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and…
A Backpedaling Evangelism Worships an Anemic Savior
Share your faith as if Jesus is actually telling the truth! Matthew 28:18-20-Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy…