Feb 9, 2013 | Matthew
The final phrase of Matthew 14 is: “and as many as touched (him) were made perfectly whole.” When was the last time that you felt “perfectly whole”? Can you even remember when you were “perfectly whole?” Do you suppose that the statement really means what it appears...
Feb 8, 2013 | Matthew
How did Peter walk on the water and why did he sink? Those are related questions, and the single answer is related to “faith.” How many times has the Lord asked you the question: “Wherefore didst thou doubt”? For me it has probably been in the thousands of times....
Feb 7, 2013 | Matthew
For years I subscribed to a magazine called “Christianity Today” – feeling somewhat guilty the entire time. There were two reasons for my subscription – the religious news articles and the cartoons – the latter of which I would often put into our bulletin. Earlier...
Feb 6, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Feb 4, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Feb 3, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Feb 2, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Feb 1, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Jan 11, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Jan 10, 2013 | Matthew
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,...
Jan 9, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Jan 8, 2013 | Matthew
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...
Jan 7, 2013 | Matthew
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...
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...
