Sep 10, 2012 | Matthew
This is a well-known story from the life of the Lord Jesus, and I have preached from it several times. But I haven’t made this kind of approach before. I hope that it will be a blessing. This was still early in our Lord’s ministry, but He had already testified of His...
Sep 9, 2012 | Matthew
I dealt with the subject of fasting about eighteen months ago, so I am not going to look directly at it again. But the context of that subject was raised before the Lord Jesus, and it leads to an interesting investigation. Why did the disciples of John and the...
Sep 8, 2012 | Matthew
Thursday was a big day at our house. In Sahalie’s little private school, the kindergarten class was celebrating Valentine’s Day. And preparations began early in the week, if not actually a week before that. Judy had prepared a box of things to send to the grandsons,...
Sep 7, 2012 | Matthew
As I reminded you last week, the text for our first message in this study did not come from Matthew 1:1 – It was Matthew 9:9 where we read of Jesus call of Matthew – the penman of this scripture. In that message we considered his occupation, his call, his obedience...
Sep 6, 2012 | Matthew
This message could, and probably should, be divided into a dozen separate sermons. But I am thinking that there might be something useful in stepping back and looking that the larger picture. Why did the Son of God become incarnate? Why did Christ come into the world?...
Sep 5, 2012 | Matthew
In the edition of the Bible which I use, verse 9 is marked as a paragraph all unto its own. I am not going to directly refer to this verse tonight, because that was our text in the first message which we had in this series. It introduces Matthew to us, a man who is...
Sep 3, 2012 | Matthew
Generally speaking the more someone meditates on the Word of God, the more God will bring to his heart. It doesn’t matter if that scripture has been studied a hundred times, on the hundred-and-first there still may be something which has never been considered before....
Sep 3, 2012 | Matthew
Are there any words or phrases which are particularly yours? A couple of weeks ago, Bro. Bill saw where I had used the word “serendipity,” and he jokingly said, “Hey, you can’t use that word; it is mine.” I laughed at him and then agreed, although he didn’t create...
Sep 2, 2012 | Matthew
A few days after I mentioned the evangelistic DVDs on the back table, one of the members asked me to look at a website criticizing their producer – Ray Comfort. The critic didn’t just criticize – he condemned Mr. Comfort, calling him a “damnable heretic.” I know...
Sep 1, 2012 | Matthew
This is a passage of scripture which appeals to every level of Christian experience. It is good for Sunday School lessons from pre-schoolers to the teens and adults. And it contains enough mystery to baffle John Gill and John Calvin combined. There are lessons here...
