Matthew 6:5-8
/Jesus often teaches by using examples of what is not right to underscore what is right, and in this text he uses that method to impress upon us important truths.
sermons | study
These are sermons preached during our Sunday worship services. (Recordings were not always successful, so there are gaps in the postings.)
Joshua Broughton: Habakkuk 2:1-4
/This is one of those key passages of Scripture that deserves repeated consideration and study. I appreciate Joshua’s preaching from these verses while Susan and I traveled with friends.
Matthew 6:1
/In this verse, Jesus–the greatest of teachers–sets out the foundational imperative that he will explain and illustrate in the following section of his sermon, which continues to have as its theme righteousness.
Daniel 11-12
/The book of Daniel ends with a series of prophecies looking forward to the time following the exile leading up to the birth of Christ.
Daniel 10:10-11:1
/This text sets the stage for the prophecies which are given to Daniel in this last major section of the book–chapters ten through twelve.
Daniel 10:1-9
/This message resumes a series in the book of Daniel that we left off last November.
Matthew 5:43-48
/These verses bring to a climax the first main section of the Sermon on the Mount. Their message is central to the gospel and timeless in its application.
Matthew 5:38-42
/I often think about my own inadequacy to preach on a text from a sermon by the perfect Preacher, our Lord Jesus! Thankfully, the power of his Word does not depend upon the human voice!
Matthew 5:38
/Justice and righteousness are inseparably linked in the character of God, and therefore God’s people are called to make justice and righteousness central in their lives.
Matthew 5:33-37
/Continuing his exposition of righteousness, Jesus rejects the relativism of human ideas of goodness and affirms the absolute nature of goodnesses and truth revealed in Scripture.
Matthew 5:27-30
/In this message, we continue considering Jesus’ interpretation of the law and its application to our lives as his followers.
Matthew 5:21-26
/Jesus provides the authoritative interpretation and application of the sixth commandment, revealing both the origin and nature of sin and what should be our response when we realize our sin.
Matthew 5:21-22
/This text begins a major section of the Sermon on the Mount that was anticipated in verse 20. Righteousness continues to be the main theme of the Sermon.
Matthew 5:17-20
/This text opens main body of the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on the theme of righteousness, which is central to the kingdom of God.
Matthew 5:13-16
/“The salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” were unlikely names to be given to a few followers of a Jewish craftsman turned preacher. Knowing what Jesus meant by these expressions is important to understanding our own identity and calling as Christians.
Matthew 5:10-12
/Jesus brings the section of his teaching that we know as the Beatitudes to an unexpected conclusion. We are reminded that his teaching is in striking contrast to that of mere human wisdom.
Matthew 5:9
/Easter Sunday message for April 12, 2020
Matthew 5:8
/Continuing the progression of the Beatitudes, this message considers what it is to be pure in heart.
Matthew 5:7
/Jesus continues to unfold the blessing of God on those who have repented of their sin and made his kingdom the center of their lives. The progressive nature of his blessing is evident in the way in which each of the beatitudes builds on those that have come before it.
Matthew 5:6
/The fourth beatitude, we will see, is a climax and turning point in this portion of Jesus’ teaching. It introduces the theme of righteousness, which is important in the Sermon on the Mount as a whole.