Showing posts with label Matthew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matthew. Show all posts

Monday, May 1, 2017

April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against

Here is the second sermon from our series on forgiveness entitled "Seventy Times Infinity" from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 18:21-35:
21 Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.

23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. 26 So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ 27 And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ 30 But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. 31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. 32 Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34 And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. 35 My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

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For more:
April 23, 2017 | Isaiah 6:1-18: Good News, Your Despicable 
April 23, 2017 | Psalm 51
April 30, 2017 | Matthew 18:21-35: When I Am Sinned Against
"Seventy Times Infinity" Sermon Series Video
"Reasons to Forgive": Two Sermons Preached by John MacArthur

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

October 16, 2016 | Matthew 16:13-20: Why the Church Matters

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 16:13-20 looking at the doctrine of the church:
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20 Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.

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For more:
September 4, 2016 | Ephesians 1:3-14: On Why the Trinity Matter, Part 1
September 4, 2016 | 2 Corinthians 12:4-31: On Why the Trinity Matter, Part 2
September 11, 2016 | Psalm 33:6-17: Why Creation Matters  
September 18, 2016 | Romans 7:14-25: Why the Fall Matters
September 25, 2016 | 1 John 4:2-3: Why the Humanity of Jesus Matters
September 25, 2016 | John 1:1-5, 14-15: Why the Deity of Christ Matters
October 2, 2016 | Colossians 2:8-15; 1 Peter 2:21-25: Why the Atonement Matters, Part 1
October 2, 2016 | Galatians 3:10-14: Why the Atonement Matters, Part 2
October 9, 2016 | Galatians 5:16-25: Why the Holy Spirit Matters  
October 9, 2016 | Acts 2:1-12
October 16, 2016 | Matthew 16:13-20: Why the Church Matters 
If Yahweh, then Christ
12 Proofs of Jesus' Deity From the Synoptic Gospels
Send From God: A Missiological Word Study From John's Gospel

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

August 28, 2016 | Matthew 19:1-12: Call Me Christyn

Here is the sermon from Sunday evening taken from Matthew 19:1-12 looking at the challenge of the "T" in LGBT.
When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
 
Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” They *said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?” He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

10 The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.” 11 But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

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For more:
August 28, 2016 | Ephesians 1:1-14 - Who am I?: Finding Our Identity in Christ
August 21, 2016 | Matthew 8:1-17: Jesus Heals the Broken
August 21, 2016 | Let Us Rebuild: Why Spiritual Restoration is More Important Than Physical Rebuilding

Monday, August 22, 2016

August 21, 2016 | Matthew 8:1-17: Jesus Heals the Broken

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 8:1-17.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
 
And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.” Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 10 Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. 11 I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; 12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him. 16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 26, 2016 | Matthew 15:29-39

Here is the sermon from Sunday evening taken from Matthew 15:29-39:
29 Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30 And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. 31 So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33 The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?” 34 And Jesus *said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35 And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; 36 and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full. 38 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39 And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

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For more:
April 24, 2016 | Exodus 1:1-2:10: Your Best Slavery Now
May 1, 2016 | Exodus 2:11-4:17 - Your Rod and Your Staff They Deliver Me
May 15, 2016 | Exodus 4:18-7:7: When Pharaoh Tempts Me To Despair
May 22, 2016 | Exodus 7:8-10:29
May 31, 2016 | Exodus 11:1-13:16 - Gospel Forgotten is Gospel Forsaken
June 5, 2016 | Exodus 13:17-15:21: The Grace that Saves is the Same Grace that Sustains
June 12, 2016 | Exodus 15:22-17:7: Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine? or Why the Gospel is Better than Our Appetites  
April 24, 2016 | Genesis 37-50: Joseph
May 1, 2016 | Psalm 23
May 31, 2016 | Salvation is Creation: A Theology of Revelation
June 5, 2016 | Ecclesiastes 1-2
June 12, 2016 | Number 20:1-13
June 26, 2016 | Matthew 14:13-33

June 26, 2016 | Matthew 15:29-39 
A Bridegroom of Blood: Interpreting Exodus 4:24-26
"Patters of Evidence" Trailer

Monday, June 27, 2016

June 26, 2016 | Matthew 14:13-33

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 14:13-33:
13 Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

15 When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!” 17 They *said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” 18 And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, 20 and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets. 21 There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.

22 Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

28 Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and *said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly God’s Son!”


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For more:
April 24, 2016 | Exodus 1:1-2:10: Your Best Slavery Now
May 1, 2016 | Exodus 2:11-4:17 - Your Rod and Your Staff They Deliver Me
May 15, 2016 | Exodus 4:18-7:7: When Pharaoh Tempts Me To Despair
May 22, 2016 | Exodus 7:8-10:29
May 31, 2016 | Exodus 11:1-13:16 - Gospel Forgotten is Gospel Forsaken
June 5, 2016 | Exodus 13:17-15:21: The Grace that Saves is the Same Grace that Sustains
June 12, 2016 | Exodus 15:22-17:7: Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine? or Why the Gospel is Better than Our Appetites  
April 24, 2016 | Genesis 37-50: Joseph
May 1, 2016 | Psalm 23
May 31, 2016 | Salvation is Creation: A Theology of Revelation
June 5, 2016 | Ecclesiastes 1-2
June 12, 2016 | Number 20:1-13
A Bridegroom of Blood: Interpreting Exodus 4:24-26
"Patters of Evidence" Trailer

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

January 3, 2016 | Matthew 8:1-4

Here is the sermon and notes from Sunday evening taken from Matthew 8:1-4.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

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For more: 
November 22, 2015 | Matthew 11:1-6: From Doubt to Faith
November 29, 2015 | Joshua 1:1-18: From Fear to Faith
December 6, 2015 | Matthew 6:25-34: From Worry to Faith
December 27, 2015 | Leviticus 16:1-22: From Guilt and Shame to Faith





Tuesday, January 5, 2016

January 3, 2016 | Matthew 28:1-20: 2016 Vision

Sunday morning we discussed our vision for 2016 rooted in our exegesis of Matthew 28:1-20. Ultimately, we must remember to pray everyday for the spiritual needs of our city, community, and neighborhoods. Pray that God will soften hearts and draw people to himself. We also need to personally engage our neighbors and coworkers. We will never reach our city if we do not reach our city.
Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
 
And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. 10 Then Jesus *said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”

11 Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, 13 and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this should come to the governor’s ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble.” 15 And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

16 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

December 20, 2015 | Matthew 2:13-15; Hosea 11:1-11

Here is the sermon from Sunday evening taken from Matthew 2:13-15 and Hosea 11:1-11. Matthew claims that Hosea 11 is a prophecy about the birth narrative of Jesus. As we see in the sermon below, it is prophetic, but its a different type of prophecy.
13 Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”
14 So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. 15 He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

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For more:
December 20, 2015 | Micah 5:1-6
December 13, 2015 | Isaiah 9:1-7

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

December 6, 2015 | Matthew 6:25-34 - From Worry to Faith

I'm a few days behind, but here the sermon from Sunday morning continuing our series on Spiritual Roadblocks. This time we focused on the roadblock of worry. Our passage was Matthew 6:25-34:
25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28 And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.



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For more:
November 22, 2015 | Matthew 11:1-6: From Doubt to Faith
November 29, 2015 | Joshua 1:1-18: From Fear to Faith
December 6, 2015 | Matthew 6:25-34: From Worry to Faith

Monday, November 23, 2015

November 22, 2015 | Matthew 11:1-6: From Doubt to Faith

Below you will find the links to yesterday's sermon. It is the first in a brief series we are doing on common roadblocks in the Christian life beginning with doubt. Our focus was John the Baptist from Matthew 11:1-6:
After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
 
When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

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Monday, November 16, 2015

November 8, 2015 | Matthew 5:10-12

I am a little behind, but here is the sermon from last Sunday morning which completed our series on the Beatitudes.
10 “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.


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For more:
September 20, 2015 | Matthew 5:1-3 - If Your Happy And You Know It Your Impoverished
September 27, 2015 | Matthew 5:4 - I'm So Joyful I Could Cry
October 4, 2015 | Matthew 5:5
October 11, 2015 | Matthew 5:6
October 18, 2015 | Matthew 5:7
October 25, 2015 | Matthew 5:8
November 1, 2015 | Matthew 5:9
November 8, 2015 | Matthew 5:10-12

Monday, November 2, 2015

October 25, 2015 | Matthew 5:8

I have had issue with my podcast host, but we are back online and working again. Hoping the issue has been resolved. We shall see.

Nevertheless, here is last week's message from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 5:8 on being pure in heart.


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For more:
September 20, 2015 | Matthew 5:1-3 - If Your Happy And You Know It Your Impoverished
September 27, 2015 | Matthew 5:4 - I'm So Joyful I Could Cry
October 4, 2015 | Matthew 5:5  
October 11, 2015 | Matthew 5:6
October 18, 2015 | Matthew 5:7 
 October 25, 2015 | Matthew 5:8

Monday, October 12, 2015

October 11, 2015 | Matthew 5:6

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning taken from Matthew 5:6 - Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.


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For more:
September 20, 2015 | Matthew 5:1-3 - If Your Happy And You Know It Your Impoverished
September 27, 2015 | Matthew 5:4 - I'm So Joyful I Could Cry
October 4, 2015 | Matthew 5:5    
October 11, 2015 | Matthew 5:6

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

September 20, 2015 | Matthew 5:1-3 - If Your Happy And You Know It Your Impoverished

Here is the sermon from Sunday morning which covers our first installment in our new series on joy from the Beatitudes.
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


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