Oct 6, 2012 | Matthew
I have said things over the last three weeks which might lead to confusion in some minds. I have said that this was beginning of the Lord’s first church. And I have said that the ministry of these men is basically the ministry of gospel preachers today. With that in...
Oct 5, 2012 | Matthew
We have come to learn that ours will never be the largest church in town – even the largest Baptist church. That used to bother me, because I was trained in a school where it was expected that all its graduates should pastor the fastest growing, most exciting,...
Oct 4, 2012 | Matthew
I have been struggling with how to approach and to teach this chapter. It seems necessary to me to give us an overview before we break it into its component parts. Thursday after, I was mulling over exactly how to approach an overview, but I was getting nowhere. And...
Oct 3, 2012 | Matthew
As I said this morning, I believe that at some point – either here or earlier – Christ established His first church. Tonight I’d like to build upon that part of my message. But I’m not thinking about the doctrine of the church – “ecclesiology.” That is an important...
Oct 2, 2012 | Matthew
I am told by those who have been in prison, and by those who minister to people in prison, that it is not difficult to convince those captivated, incarcerated audiences that they are sinners. If I had to guess, there is only one other place where it will be easier...
Oct 1, 2012 | Matthew
I am going to a place this evening where I have never been before. Some will say that I have lost my mind; while others might say that I should have come here years ago. Some will find this message curious, but others might think of it as a complete waste of time....
Sep 21, 2012 | Matthew
I am hoping that you might find this message at least half as interesting as I did in preparing it. But as some might say, I am hoping against hope. This is a message about the work of the ministry – not the ministry itself. It’s not so much about those who receive...
Sep 18, 2012 | Matthew
This is the day that much of Christendom is celebrating Easter and the resurrection of Christ. Many of those celebrants are not aware that many other professing Christians are not joining them today. Some sects of Christianity believe that the resurrection took...
Sep 17, 2012 | Matthew
If we set our sights any lower than the person of Lord Jesus we will miss “the mark for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus.” If we make our heros anyone less than Christ, we will be mediocre saints, if saints at all. There is not a man on this earth a...
Sep 16, 2012 | Matthew
My out-line this morning is not particularly out-standing, but the five points flow smoothly out of the text. Here we have another miraculous healing, much like several that we’ve all ready considered. But every case has its own particular characteristics, and those...
Sep 16, 2012 | Matthew
When the two blind men heard that Christ had come out of Jairus’ house, they began to cry out for help. Specifically, they called for help from the “Son of David.” They didn’t plead for help from “Jesus,” “Messiah” or from the “Son of God.” They were beseeching the...
Sep 15, 2012 | Matthew
I can not very well verify his statement, but Spurgeon once said that the Orient was filled with blind people. “In our own streets we meet here and there with a blind beggar, but they swarm in Eastern cities. Oph-thal-mai is the scourge of Egypt and Syria, and...
Sep 14, 2012 | Matthew
Psalm 66 is a wonderful song of praise. I wonder if these two blind men knew their hymnal well enough for their hearts to fill with words of David? “Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Say unto...
Sep 13, 2012 | Matthew
Like a great many of our Lord’s miracles, this particular one has been recorded in three of the gospels. The miracle which follows is only found in Matthew, but the healing of this woman was considered by God to be really important. I can say with absolute...
Sep 12, 2012 | Matthew
Next Sunday, I plan to return to this scripture using this woman as a picture of saving faith. Throughout our study of Matthew, we are going to be looking at miracles as illustrations of salvation. But there are also a great many other lessons sandwiched between...
