Jan 6, 2013 | Matthew
Matthew 13 is sometimes called the chapter of the “Kingdom of Heaven Parables.” Although the first parable didn’t begin like the rest of them here – it could have. Notice verse 24 – “The kingdom of heaven is likened unto…” Verse 31 – “The kingdom of heaven is...
Jan 5, 2013 | Matthew
If this message was delivered in about two weeks, you might think that it was designed to be a Thanksgiving Day message. But I often say things like “Thanksgiving should not fall on only one day out of the year” – and I mean it. Our hearts should always be full of...
Jan 4, 2013 | Matthew
Thursday, as I was getting ready for my plasma donation, the man across from me was being sent home. He was told that he couldn’t return for several months. The machine which had drawn his blood had permitted some of his red blood cells into the container which was...
Jan 3, 2013 | Matthew
Here are a couple of obvious, but hated Bible doctrines. First, God gives His saving Grace only to those who are empty – not to the proud, satisfied or self-satisfied. The second principle is that God likes to give more and more – “He giveth more Grace.” God gives...
Jan 2, 2013 | Matthew
Let’s begin this morning with a short philosophical question: “What is the purpose of life?” “What is the purpose of life?” I suppose that the answer depends on the person. I saw a television commercial the other day showing some sports star whose name I can’t...
Jan 1, 2013 | Matthew
I feel as though a dozen of you might be able to preach this scripture as well as I can. This is one of the great and glorious parables of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is one of the stories of the Lord which children learn fairly early in their Sunday School classes....
Dec 20, 2012 | Matthew
That the Son of God came into the world through a normal human birth is a basic part of Bible Christianity. We call it the “incarnation” of Christ – where “incarnation” in this case means “to take a human body.” In the incarnation – the Son of God was conceived...
Dec 18, 2012 | Matthew
These three verses develop into a very good gospel message – a salvation message. But since most of us here today are professed Christians, I would like to take this in a slightly little different direction. And yet I cannot ignore the salvation aspect of these...
Dec 17, 2012 | Matthew
Have you ever read or heard much of Shakespeare? It is said that William Shakespeare wrote 68 plays, 122 sonnets, several narrative poems, as well as a few other things. The numbers vary between scholars, because there is debate about what he might have written and...
Dec 15, 2012 | Matthew
Please turn to Acts 26 and let’s think about Paul’s defense before King Agrippa. “Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall...
