Expository, Gospels, Matthew, New Testament
MATTHEW 3:1-17 – DOWN BY THE RIVER JOHN APPEARED – Vss. 1-6 – In fulfillment of Scripture (Isaiah 40:3) with a Baptism of Repentance JOHN APPEALED – Vss. 7-10 – Pharisees were called upon to repent JOHN ACKNOWLEDGED – Vss. 11-12 – One greater than he was coming. JOHN...
Expository, Gospels, Matthew, New Testament
MATTHEW 7:1-5 – DON’T BE A CRITIC If you want to be a critic, watch a movie and evaluate the picture! But when you’re not at the movies, don’t feel you have to act as a critic, evaluating other people! THE CHALLENGE OF A CRITICAL SPIRIT – Vss. 1-2 Judge not, that ye...
Expository, Gospels, Matthew, New Testament
MATTHEW 18:21-35 – HOW FORGIVING SHOULD I BE? In Matthew 18:21, Peter asks Jesus a question about forgiveness. He thought forgiving someone seven times was generous. IMMENSE RESPONSIBILITY – Vs, -22 – Jesus probably shocked Peter with His answer. “Seventy times...
Expository, Gospels, Matthew, New Testament
MATTHEW 12:1-8, 38-42 – GREATER! When we say, “Jesus is greater or greatest,” what does that mean? Revelation 5:12-13 Why must we, as Christians, recognize the greatness of Jesus. In Matthew 12 Jesus makes three statements about His greatness that upset the Pharisees....
Expository, Holidays, Matthew, New Testament, Palm Sunday
MATTHEW 21:1-11 – WHAT DO YOU SEE? You have probably looked up into the clouds and using your imagination have seen clouds that look like people or objects. Perhaps, you’ve seen a rabbit or an elephant or someone’s face. Or sometimes we will look at a nature scene or...
Expository, Gospels, Matthew, New Testament
MATTHEW 7:1-6 – LOOKING FOR TROUBLE It is very easy to pass judgment on others, and it is very easy to be wrong. In this passage we see an a common and much misunderstood problem in Christianity today. It is a problem that I call, “asking for, or looking for...