Jun 29, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
If I am not mistaken, the general characteristics of fiction writing have changed over time. Correct me if I am wrong, but one, two and three centuries ago, most novels depicted the good-guy, the protagonist, in the best light. Of course there have always been...
Jun 22, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Without apology, I return to a subject which I have preached many times. We should pray that I never stop returning to the subject of the deity of Christ. The crucifixion of Christ Jesus must never be separated from the fact that He is God. As well as being the Son...
Jun 8, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Our title this evening is – “Jesus’ Friend, Judas” – taking, as our text, Christ’s words in verse 50 – “Friend, wherefore are thou come?” You might think, incorrectly, that this is more about Judas than the Lord Jesus. We had our message about...
Jun 1, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
The events of this text occurred one evening about 2000 years ago. The participants involved here, in many respects, were quite different from you and me. They had no technology; they spoke a different language, and their clothing was different. They ate different...
May 25, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
The Saviour and His disciples were on the move. They were going to a place they had apparently visited on previous evenings – the Mount of Olives. Judas was aware that this has been the Lord’s practice for most of this week. There was a private and peaceful garden...
May 18, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
I think it was last Wednesday night that Brother Berg mentioned talking to some Baptist preacher. The subject of the Lord’s Supper came up, and eventually the questions focused on the difference between open and closed communion. If I heard and understood correctly,...
May 4, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
I confess to borrowing this outline from the 19th century Baptist preacher, Alexander MacLaren. About the time that Spurgeon was in London, MacLaren was preaching in Manchester. His best known work is the 31 volume, “Exposition of Holy Scripture” – a...
Apr 27, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
The Feast of Unleavened Bread was a Spring festival which lasted for either seven or eight days, depending on your point of view. Prior to that week, Israel was to “clean house,” moving out all forms of corruption and leaven. Then, on the first day of the...
Apr 19, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
As we shall see, the timing of this meal and Mary’s gift to Christ was significant. If this was not divinely providential, it was certainly used by the Lord to emphasize a significant lesson. As we review the details of this meal and the people who were present, Mary...
Apr 13, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
One of the things going on in Jesus’ day, something of which the Word of God only hints, was the volatile climate of the Jewish society. There has never been a more chauvinistic, self-glorifying people than the Israelite nation. As far as they were concerned they were...
Apr 6, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
This message tonight could not in any way be called a “sermon.” By my definition a “sermon” should be a progression of thought with several distinct points reaching toward one or two logical objectives. There are thousands of preachers whose...
Mar 30, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Continuity is one of the things provided by a chapter by chapter study like this. Some of the best orators that I have known reveled in topical sermons – picked from all over the Bible. Those may have been some great messages, but they were often pulled out of the...
Mar 22, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Matthew 25 is a chapter of parables – we have two of the Lord’s stories and something which comes very close to a third. And what “fun” there can be with parables – they can be twisted and turned into logic pretzels. At this point, I have plans to preach...
Mar 16, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
I’ve taken the same scripture which we used last Sunday night, but my message will be a bit more general. Christ was telling the Jews of the Tribulation period to get ready for His return and their redemption. When the fig tree puts forth its leaves, you know that the...
Mar 9, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
At this point, I’m not sure how many more messages we will have from this chapter. The theme of the last 20 verses of Matthew 24 is essentially one – “Get ready; it’s all coming soon.” This evening I want you to remember that the Lord teaches the imminence...
