Matthew 13:1-17, 34-35
/This text opens the third of five discourses, or teaching sessions by Jesus that Matthew includes in his Gospel.
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These are sermons preached during our Sunday worship services. (Recordings were not always successful, so there are gaps in the postings.)
Matthew 12:38-45
/We return to the Gospel of Matthew and Jesus’ reference to the book of Jonah in a telling exchange with scribes and Pharisees.
Matthew 10:40-11:1
/This test completes the second of the five major teaching sections in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus brings his instructions to a close with a look toward the future.
Matthew 10:32-39
/Jesus’ teaching in our text includes some “hard sayings” that bear our careful attention.
Matthew 10:24-31
/This text continues the second major section of Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel of Matthew, and features a threefold admonition “do not fear.”
Matthew 10:16-23
/This passage continues Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapter ten, in which he addresses the sending of his followers as emissaries of his kingdom.
Matthew 10:1-4
/The narrative of Jesus calling twelve apostles is found in all three of the synoptic Gospels–Matthew, Mark, and Luke–which is indicative of the importance of this event. There are important theological truths to be discovered here.
Matthew 9:35-38
/Resuming our consideration of the Gospel of Matthew, we pick up at the transition at the end of chapter nine that will lead into the next major teaching section in chapter ten.
Matthew 7:28-29
/Matthew moves our attention from the Sermon on the Mount to the sermon’s preacher.
Matthew 7:24-27
/The Sermon on the Mount concludes with an encouragement and a warning regarding the response of those who hear it.
Matthew 7:21-23
/Jesus creates a vivid word picture to communicate a sober warning.
Matthew 5:15-20
/Two times in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his disciples “Beware!” We will be wise to hear and heed his warnings, for they are meant for our benefit.
Matthew 7:12
/The Apostle John tells us, “We love, because he first loved us.” So, too, we are able to do good works because the Spirit of God works in us. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8–10)
Matthew 7:7-11
/In this text, Jesus beautifully combines repeated imperatives with repeated promises. For children of God, his commands are always linked with promises.
Matthew 7:1-6
/We live in a censorious culture, characterized by self-exaltation and harsh criticism of others. Such behavior should not surprise us, for it comes naturally to sinful human beings. The gospel calls sinners to repent, and the Holy Spirit gives those united with Christ Jesus by faith the spiritual power to choose a different way of life–the way of love and mercy.
Matthew 6:25-34
/The care that our heavenly Father has for his children is evident in this text, in which Jesus directs his followers to turn from anxiety to trust.
Matthew 6:22-24
/All of the Sermon on the Mount is eminently applicable to our lives, but perhaps this text has a special relevance to us in the midst of a consumer culture.
Matthew 6:16-18
/This text is the third of the applications Jesus makes of the principle that he stated in verse one of chapter six.
Matthew 6:13
/This message considers the sixth petition of the model prayer that Jesus gives his disciples. This petition brings us to the acknowledgment of our greatest need and God’s greatest grace towards us.