64 sermons from Matthew.
Who’s Got the Keys to the Kingdom? Introduction: We are skipping several portions of Matthew as we come this morning to chapter 16, verse 13. Each of the sections we are passing over from 15:29 to 16:12 has a close parallel with one of the passages we have rec
The Transfiguration of Christ: Preview of the Resurrection Introduction: On this beautiful Easter morning I want to ask you to turn in your Bibles to Matthew 17:1-8, or you can follow along on the screen as I read aloud: After six days Jesus took with him Pete
Too Small to Ignore Introduction: Today we are returning to the Life of Christ. We started studying the book of Matthew back in 2006 and completed the first eight chapters by June of ‘07. We picked it up again from Thanksgiving to this past Easter, covering ch
SERIES: Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for Freedom in Christ Forgiving the Hard to Forgive SPEAKER: Michael P. Andrus Introduction: Joseph Parker was one of the greatest preachers of 19th century England. As a young man he used to debate in the mining fields wi
The Rich Young Ruler Introduction: Turn with me, please, to Matthew 19:16-22. While you’re turning there, you perhaps will notice that I have skipped several paragraphs in chapters 18 and 19. That is because we dealt with those topics in other series the past
A Mother’s Selfish Request Introduction: The last will be first and the first, last. The way up is down. The one who wants to lead must become a servant. These are truths Jesus makes explicitly clear in the passages we have recently been studying; in fact, in
This Was the Week That Was Introduction: A satirical television comedy program hosted by David Frost aired on BBC TV in 1962 and 1963. It was called That Was the Week that Was, or TW3. Ever since then the phrase “the week that was” has been used to refer to an
Parables for Pharisees, Ancient and Postmodern Introduction: Last Sunday our text from Matthew 21 concerned the beginning of The Week that Was, Passion Week, the final week of Christ’s earthly life. It began with the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into the city of J
Paying Taxes to Caesar Introduction: Taxes are a huge issue in the current presidential election. If you listen to the respective candidates or get on their websites, you will hear all kinds of promises and guarantees of tax cuts from each candidate, and all k
What Will Family Relationships Be Like in Heaven? Introduction: Nearly everyone believes in heaven, but when asked what heaven is like, words like mansions, streets of gold, and gates of pearl are about as far as most people can go. The Bible certainly teaches
The Greatest Commandment Introduction: The religious leaders of Israel were not the brightest bulbs in the chandelier. They never seemed to learn that their efforts to discredit Jesus and entrap Him were utterly futile. Time and again they were intellectually
Jesus Unloads on Religious Hypocrites Introduction: Before we turn our attention to Matthew 23 this morning, I want to go back to last week’s sermon for a moment. Our topic was the greatest commandment–to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind,