Feb 15, 2012 | Matthew
With this message tonight, I have every intention of finishing our thoughts on this chapter. If I made that statement a month ago, and I might have done so, then I apologize. But I’m really serious this time, and I won’t even try re-reading chapter 2 at...
Feb 14, 2012 | Matthew
Have you ever thought about the logic behind the word “overjoyed?” I was surprised that my dictionary didn’t offer any etymology for the word. Who first used that word in literature, and what did he intend by it? We all know what it is to be...
Feb 12, 2012 | Matthew
I have created a problem for myself. Here it is, Sunday afternoon, and most of us have just eaten far more than we should have. And some have the habit of taking a Sunday afternoon siesta, and according to the clock the time is right. But the pastor is considering...
Feb 10, 2012 | Matthew
Years, and years, and years ago, I created a chart to help me with my Bible study. Today I can’t tell you from where I first got the idea, but I modified it, and it became my own. It was my original intention to have at least one sheet for every chapter in the...
Feb 9, 2012 | Matthew
If my math is correct, we have a total of four prophecies about Christ here in this chapter. We have sufficiently dealt with the first one – the prophecy from Micah 5 – “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of...
Feb 8, 2012 | Matthew
You may think that I’ve lost my mind in returning to a verse which we have studied at least twice before. My reply is that I have not lost my mind, even though the jury is still deliberating. This message has little to do with anything that I’ve said...
Feb 7, 2012 | Matthew
I’m treading out onto this ice this evening. This is dangerous territory for me, for a couple of reasons. First, because I’m not an expert in this particular subject. I try to know something about the Bible, but in some places where the Bible intersects...
Feb 6, 2012 | Matthew
I wonder what they were expecting when the wise men first came into Jerusalem? Here were several men who had traveled a great distance to see and worship the Messiah, but the so-called saints in Israel were not excited, concerned or helpful. Doesn’t that remind...
Feb 4, 2012 | Matthew
Some people have a hard time understanding what the Magi meant when they said that they were looking for the King of the Jews. But I can’t see what the problem is. What did those men mean by the word “king?” The word is translated only one way, and...
Feb 3, 2012 | Matthew
The Holy Spirit seems to go out of His way to bring something special to our attention. We’ve read over it several times, but I believe that He’d like us to stop and try to make an application out of it. When Herod, the king, heard that the Magi were...
Feb 3, 2012 | Matthew
Last week we looked at the wise men – the magi – who traveled such a long way to find the Messiah. It is my opinion that they were believers, and that very likely, centuries earlier, their families had become worshipers of Jehovah. In addition to that,...
Feb 2, 2012 | Matthew
I don’t plan to keep you long this evening, for reasons which will quickly become apparent. You probably wouldn’t be able to stand much more than 20 minutes of this. And those who can, will probably become so confused by my weak presentation that...
Feb 1, 2012 | Matthew
For centuries it has been a very dangerous thing to live in the land of Israel, & it is certainly no different today. When the leaders of Muslim countries sit down with the leaders of Israel, in some neutral place like Camp David, that is front-page news. Even...
Jan 13, 2012 | Matthew
Many of you are far more informed about the issues which surround the subject of abortion than I am. But that doesn’t really bother me, and I’m not going to spend a lot of time struggling to come up to your level. My reason? I don’t think that...
Jan 11, 2012 | Matthew
The New Testament uses the Greek word “christos” well over five hundred times. And Matthew 1, refers to “Christ” in four separate verses. Most of the Bible’s 532 references are in a passing sort of way – such as…. Verse 1...
