MATTHEW 15:7-9 – You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T PRACTICE LIPS-ONLY CHRISTIANITY. In today’s scripture, Jesus gives a scathing indictment to the religious crowd.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Matthew
MATTHEW 9:1-7 – And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”…
MATTHEW 7:7 – Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” What incredible promises, even commands, are found in today’s scripture! Our Lord Jesus opens His heart and basically tells us to “Pray widely, seek diligently, and you will find both answered.” Now obviously this isn’t a “blank check”…
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…
MATTHEW 24:12 – And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.” THEME OF THE DAY. HOW TO PREVENT A COLD HEART. Today’s scripture is taken from what is known as “The Olivet Discourse”. It was one of the last teachings Jesus gave soon before His crucifixion. In its unfolding, our Lord described signs indicating end times…
This Lord’s Day evening, Walker Reynolds will be bringing us a
message from Matthew 5, on the topic of anger. Come enjoy
fellowship with each other and time in the Word as we worship our
God together.