Aug 7, 2012 | Matthew
This brief history of a small event in the life of Christ carries with it some huge implications. Adding the accounts of Mark and Luke to what is here in Matthew, we have a full rendering of the event. And of course, as mature Christians we believe every word of it...
Aug 6, 2012 | Matthew
Have you ever noticed that Christ Jesus never had a desire to pastor the biggest church in town? After the public healing of the demon-possessed man in the Capernaum synagogue, and then after the many miraculous healings early on Sunday evening, He went to bed –...
Aug 5, 2012 | Matthew
As I said last week, Christ Jesus was in Caperaum and had earlier in the day spent time in the local synagogue. Mark and Luke tell us that He was more than just a visitor – He was asked to speak. Both gospels speak of Jesus’ “exousia” – His unusual authority in...
Aug 4, 2012 | Matthew
There are some people who spend a great deal of time trying to disprove the miracles described in the Bible. For example in this case, they may try to minimize the fever that this woman had. I have had a fever off and on for the last couple of weeks; was I...
Aug 3, 2012 | Matthew
As we were going home last Sunday evening, Judy told me that she liked my message on the healing of the Centurion’s servant. But then she went on to say that there was a part of that scripture which I didn’t expound. She said what I didn’t preach has been as much a...
Aug 2, 2012 | Matthew
The record of this miraculous healing is given to us in both Matthew and Luke. They are not photocopies of each other and each gives us information which the other omits. I don’t want to bore you, but this afternoon’s theme is very much like the theme of this...
Aug 1, 2012 | Matthew
One of the most difficult things about Bible study is trying to see any particular scripture within its context. For example, when we study the Book of Galatians, the context makes all the difference. Galatia was a heathen region in Asia Minor evangelized by Paul,...
Jul 12, 2012 | Matthew
The Latin Vulgate version of Lord Jesus’ Sermon on Mount begins with the word “be-a-ti-tu-do.” It is embarrassing for Baptists to use a word taken from a Catholic Bible, but it is the common term. “Beatitude” is a word derived from “be-a-ti-tudo” and it is the Latin...
Jul 11, 2012 | Matthew
I have read a great many of the books of C.H. Spurgeon – including some of his more obscure titles. I think that it may have been in his “Lectures to My Students” where he said that every good pastor should be able to bring any message back to Christ, no matter what...
Jul 10, 2012 | Matthew
What is the best test for the value of something? It is not the number of serving per pound. Some people were buying turkeys last week for 99¢ a pound, but others found some for 49¢. One is a good deal, but the other appears to be a better deal, assuming the turkey...
Jul 9, 2012 | Matthew
Forgive me for constantly saying that the Lord Jesus was speaking primarily to a group of His disciples. Even so with verse 13 He appears to go back to the subject of salvation – “Enter ye in at the strait gate….” It should never be assumed that all the...
Jul 8, 2012 | Matthew
I’d like to deal with two scriptures this morning. We will try to keep one eye on Luke 13 and the other on Matthew 7:13-14. You might want to keep one finger on one page and another on the other. As most of you know, life is a constant series of choices – doors –...
Jul 7, 2012 | Matthew
Even though in some churches this is an oft preached text – especially the more liberal ones – the fact is – I have never yet prepared a message from these words. I can’t say exactly why that is the case, but deep down in my soul, it might be out of rebellion. It has...
Jul 6, 2012 | Matthew
As I’ve mentioned a couple of times, the theme of this scripture is prayer, even though the word isn’t used here. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” If ye … know how to give good gifts unto your...
Jul 5, 2012 | Matthew
If a man wanted to be an expert in the world of molecular biology he must acquire a lot preliminary knowledge. He will probably not master the subject with only four years of college. He must understand biology, zoology, cellular biology, chemistry, genetics and...
