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,...
Matthew 9 Pt. 4 – The Blind See, The Mute Speak, The Harvest is Great!
In this last section of Matt.9:27-31 we have the account of two blind men (perhaps for Matthew to affirm every event with 2 or 3 witnesses, according to Deut.19:15; 2 Cor.13:1), who followed after Jesus, calling or crying...
Matthew 9 Pt. 3 – Healing The Sick and Raising The Dead!
Here is a double miracle. It is possible to differentiate between these two miracles, but at the same time, they do run into each other. First you have Jairus’ a ruler of the synagogue, whose...
Matthew 9 Pt.2 -The Tax Man’s Calling – Out of The Old and Into The New!
This sermon covers Matthew 9:9-17 and includes the calling of Matthew, the feast he put on in honour of the Lord, and how Jesus answered the complaints of the scribes and Pharisees, and the disciples...
Matthew 9 Pt.1 – The Double Cure: Forgiveness of Sins and Bodily Healing!
A great healing took place in Matt.9:1-8, but Matthew only gives us the bare details. For the full account we need to read from Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26, where we learn that 4 men brought their paralytic...