Matthew 12 Pt.4 – Religion or Relationship?
This was a very interesting end to this chapter. Lets say that there are basically 3 sections to it, starting off with the question or request by some of the scribes and Pharisees, when they asked Jesus...
Matthew 12 Pt.3 – Satan’s Kingdom Divided, and The Unpardonable Sin!
In this section of this chapter we see fresh hostilities between The Pharisees and Jesus. This time Jesus healed a man who was demon-possessed, and who was blind and mute. The miracle was so great that many really considered...
Matthew 12 Pt.2 – The Servant of The Lord!
Matthew 12:15-21 paints an accurate picture of the kind of leader that Jesus was. He was no rabble-rouser, ringleader, or trouble maker. Rather He was gentle and would win His victory by going about things...
Matthew 12 Pt.1 – Jesus Is Lord Of The Sabbath!
We saw in Matt.11:29-30 that Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me…For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” We know that in comparison, the Pharisees would place burdens on the people that...
Matthew 11 Pt.2 – The Unrepentant Unbelievers, and The Believing Babes!
What was the difference between John the Baptist’s Ministry, and Jesus’ Ministry? One was associated with sadness and fasting and the other with joy and gladness. But some people would never be moved by one...
Matthew 11 Pt.1 – Encouragement to Enter The Kingdom of Heaven!
In the first part of this chapter Jesus sent a message of encouragement to John the Baptist, and spoke to the crowds about John and his ministry. John came as the last in a long...
Matthew 10 Pt. 4 – Jesus, All For Jesus!
To encourage His Twelve Apostles, and likewise ourselves, Jesus told them that God has everything under control. That we should not fear those that can hurt or kill our body, but after that can do no...
Matthew 10 Pt.3 – There Could Be Trouble Ahead!
We know from Matt.10:1-15 that the instructions and commands that Jesus gave to the twelve apostles were very specific. But when we come to vv.16ff we begin to see principles that also include other future missions. However, vv.16-20 include...
Matthew 10 Pt.2 – Exclusively For Israel!
It is very important to read verses in their context. If we don’t, we can come to the wrong conclusions. For instance, in the verses we looked at in this sermon, Matt.10:5-10, you could conclude that...
Matthew 10 Pt.1 – Real Apostles By The Dozen!
We only looked at Matt.10:1-4 at Jesus’ commissioning of The Twelve Apostles. I think that a big mistake is made when people open up their Bible and see bits that they like and think to themselves, “Oh,...