Disciples in the Storm – Matthew 14:22-33

 Having looked at the Lord Jesus in relationship to this storm, let’s move on to look at ourselves. I mean, let’s look at the disciples. The Word of God has been given to us as a means of revealing Jehovah, but it is more than just that. Have you ever visited...

The Christ of the Storm – Matthew 14:22-33

 Many things in our Saviour’s life are recorded in all three of the Synoptic Gospels – Matthew, Mark and Luke. Once again, the word “synoptic” is related to “synopsis” – a summary. In the case of the first three gospels, each summarizes the life of Christ, and they...

Feeding the Five Thousand – Matthew 14:13-21

 I hope that many of you would call yourselves “Bible students.” If you are not, I hope that some day the Lord will create in you such a love for the Word of God that you will become Bible students. The requirements do not include a working knowledge of Greek and...

Bad Fruit – Matthew 14:1-12

 You’ve been sent to the store to buy some vegetables – or perhaps some fruit. Whichever it is, you are in a hurry, and you don’t examine the fruit bag or vegetable box very well. The items on the top look good enough, but you don’t try to look past them to see what’s...

The Ruminations of a Guilty Man – Matthew 14:1-12

 We could use Herod as an example of several wicked things. For example he is a picture of the ultimate in political corruption. When you think about American politics, please keep in mind that we could be under the dominion of people a lot worse. The family of Herod...

Sophomoric Wisdom – Matthew 13:53-58

 History is littered with spiritual casualties. There have been a great many famous atheists and unbelievers who were exposed the truth of God earlier in their lives. I have read that both Marx and Lenin attended Christian churches and Sunday Schools in their youth...

A Parabolic Addendum – Matthew 13:51-52

 The Lord Jesus had spent perhaps the better part of a day teaching His Kingdom parables to a large crowd. Afterward He spent even more time discussing some of the finer points of those parables with the disciples. Then late in the day, when it was just the twelve,...

The King’s Speech – Matthew 13:34-35

 I have borrowed the title for tonight’s message from a movie of a few years ago – “The King’s Speech.” I have more than just a passing interest in recent British monarchy. When I was born, the King of England and of the British Commonwealth, was George VI. Even...

More Kingdom of Heaven Parables – Matthew 13:44-50

 I am trying to be thorough in our study of this great Book of Matthew. Sometimes we have spent four or five messages looking at one paragraph in an attempt to see all that the Lord might have for us. But then in some cases we have skipped over certain statements or...

The Parable of the Mustard Seed – Matthew 13:31-32

 As I tried to say this morning, the seven parables in this chapter discuss the days in which we live. One of the things unique to the Word of God is its ability to cross the lines of time, culture, language and all the other things which separate people in this world...