All Sermons in The Gospel of Matthew

(Text and Audio) Title: The Sower (Part Two) Today we continue with part 2 of a 3 part series dealing with Jesus’ parable on “The Sower”.  Last week, as you may recall we laid the foundation by looking at the parable itself, this week we will look at Jesus’ explanation as to why he choose…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Sower (Part Three) Anyone here ever make the mistake of underestimating God?  How about His Scripture?  How about the Holy Spirit’s ability to stop you in your tracks? I owe this congregation yet another apology:  I’ve lied to you…again.  I told you we’d conclude the three lesson arc today by…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Sower (Part Four) I remember once being in a Bible Study series entitled “From Moss to Redwoods.”  And the reason that was such an appropriate title was because moss has almost no root system.  If you are walking through the woods and come across moss, it can be pulled up…

(Text and Audio) *This is the correct passage, in the intro I say Matthew 13:18-23 but I later correct myself Title: The Parable of the Tares (Part 1) I’d like to begin this morning with our reading and prayer, and then move into the introduction, I think in a moment you’ll understand why. (read/pray) The…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven I’m teaching these two together because thematically, they touch on the same main key points Both “mustard seeds” and “leaven” are normally seen in a negative light, (they are generally considered “bad”, in fact “leaven” is used negatively elsewhere in scripture, such…

(Text and Audio) Title: Dark Sayings of Old As we begin, I need some volunteers to read some passages for us in a moment.  (Mark 4:33-34, Romans 16:25-26, I Cor. 2:7, Eph. 3:8-9, Col. 2:24-26) Sometimes, the brilliance of a teaching is found as much in the method as the message itself.  About two years…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Parable of the Tares (Part 2) So of course today we return to the discussion of the parable of the tares, after having two weeks off to cover the material in the Gospel of Matthew that occurs between the giving of the parable in verses 18-23, and the explanation that…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Parable of the Tares (Part 3) Today we will conclude our teaching on the parable of the tares by looking at the final two parallels that Jesus teaches, and then look at the implications, the predictive elements to what actually happens at the time of harvest. Let us ask that…

(Text and Audio) Title: A Tale of Two Parables Today, after a three week hiatus from Matthew 13, we return to this great chapter of parables.  If you recall, two weeks ago, we looked at that passage in Luke dealing with multiple perspectives. Hopefully, you saw what I saw:  that when we consider something from…

(Text and Audio) Title: A Final Clarification and Charge How many of you have ever read a book or watched a movie that had a really strong opening, a solid middle, but just kind of let you down in the end?  If only the last third of the material was a strong as the first…

(Text and Audio) Title: A Prophet in his Hometown “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” These words, spoken at the end of Matthew 13, has rung true over the centuries for millions of believers who have a position of respect and authority.  I myself have…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Beheading of John the Baptist So after 4 months in the parable-filled chapter 13 of Matthew, we finally arrive at the beginning of chapter 14, which couldn’t be more different.  Chapter 14 is a largely narrative chapter that covers 4 main events in the life and ministry of Jesus and…