Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Matthew

The King of Kings Has Come

This Palm Sunday message looks at Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, starting His last week of public ministry on the earth. As He comes on a donkey, a King, no less, there are distinctions about His character that make Him like no other king every to be such. We hope to see our King as a servant King, burden-bearing King, and a grace-giving King.

Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant

MATTHEW 25:15-23 – To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he…

Foolish Or Wise Christians

MATTHEW 25:1-13 – Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all…

The Most Dangerous Sin In A Christian’s Life

MATTHEW 6:14-15 – For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. THEME OF THE DAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS SIN IN A CHRISTIAN’S LIFE. As you each ponder the answer to the theme of the day, I tried it first on…

God’s School Of Humiliation

MATTHEW 15:10-11; 17-20 – And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out…

The Genuineness Of Our Christianity

MATTHEW 7:13-14 – Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. THEME OF THE DAY. THE GENUINENESS OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. Today’s scripture…