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...
Mar 2, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
From time to time, including this morning, you have heard me use the term “Jacob’s Trouble.” When I do that, I am using it as a synonym for the seven year “Tribulation” spoken of by Daniel, and expounded here and in Revelation and other...
Feb 23, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
With verse 15 the Lord Jesus comes closer to answering the disciples’ question about the timing of the Second Coming. “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be...
Feb 15, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
From time to time, you and I need to remind ourselves that we are very blest people. Amen? That statement could take us in many directions, but I have a special one in mind this afternoon. We were never directly a part – or else we were rescued from – the religious...
Feb 9, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
As I have said many times, I don’t like to speculate on prophecy. There are churches whose evangelism is built solely on wild, speculative eschatology. They seem to be trying to frighten people into Heaven; not a bad thing in itself – but certainly not enough. Some of...
Feb 1, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Once again, we come to a scripture from which I have never preached a full message. And I can’t believe it after 45 years in the ministry. Thankfully, I have referred to these verses and quoted them many, many times. But I’ve never invited your extended attention to...
