Feb 8, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
The Lord Jesus and His disciples were exiting Herod’s Temple for the last time. As He was leaving, He said to the Pharisees, “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” Then at some point, while looking back “one of this disciples saith unto him,...
Feb 1, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
This is the seventh time that we have read Jesus’ words “woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites.” There are other denunciations in this chapter, but this is the seventh time for this particular turn-of-phrase. “Woe unto you, scribes and...
Jan 25, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
Using the words of the Lord Jesus, we have been berating the Pharisees for the last several weeks. Our focus has been narrowed to one group of people, and since that was the focus of Christ, we have not done anything amiss. “Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees,...
Jan 18, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
I haven’t mentioned it recently, but you should know that “hypocrite” is a transliteration, not a translation. In the Greek Bible, Matthew 23 is filled with the word “hupokrites” (hoop-ok-ree-tace’). For whatever reason, our translators just...
Jan 12, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
There are Bible subjects which cannot be preached too often. For example, a proper presentation of the Gospel cannot be preached too much, although the approach ought to be changed as often as possible. And, of course, the Lord Jesus Himself cannot be studied too...
Jan 7, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
The Lord Jesus was in one of the courtyards of the temple in Jerusalem. This was one of the last days of His life and ministry before His crucifixion coming up on Wednesday. After verbally sparing & defeating the Sadducees, He had just done the same again with...
Dec 29, 2014 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
Let’s say that you were raised by non-religious parents in a thoroughly secular home. You have been taught the principles of evolution; you believe that life began with a big bang or something. Saturated with a non-Christian world-view, you have grown up anticipating...
