Temptation to Genuflect-Matthew 4
Genuflect to the Devil (powerpoint). To whom will you genuflect (Mt 4:9; Gen 3:5)? Everything the devil does is to tempt us to do anything but to depend on God–on bread (Mt 4:3), […]
Category: New Testament
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True and False Repentance-Matthew 3
Wrong and Right Repentance (powerpoint). “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near” (Mt 3:2). In Matthew 2 we contrasted The Two Kingdoms of King Jesus with King Herod. In Matthew 3 we contrast true […]
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The Two Kingdoms-Matthew 2
Who is your king? (powerpoint) “…the one who has been born king of the Jews…” (Mt 2:2) “…he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two […]
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The Resurrection-Matthew 28
The Resurrection (video). The Resurrection (powerpoint). “He is not here; he has risen” (Matthew 28:6). As I avoid preaching on the crucifixion, I also avoid preaching on the resurrection for similar reasons–there’s so much […]
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The Crucifixion-Matthew 27
“When they had crucified him…” (Mt 27:35a). Since this is Easter time, we’ll jump from The Beginning (Matthew 1) to The Crucifixion (Matthew 27). “Why did Jesus have to die?” (powerpoint) is the impossible question this Easter […]
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The Beginning-Matthew 1
The (New) Beginning (powerpoint). As our 2019 theme is to See Jesus More Clearly, I plan to preach on Matthew by referencing Stanley Hauerwas’ excellent commentary. Hauerwas’ Christ exalting exposition unexpectedly rekindled, […]
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Blessed Disciple, Admiring Crowds-Matthew 5:1-16
Blessed Disciples (powerpoint). Disciple vs. the Crowd (video). Recent topics from the Sermon on the Mount were anger, lust, marriage, worry and our treasure. Today the question is: What is the difference between disciples and the crowds? Disciples willingly come to Jesus while […]
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Perfect Treasure-Matthew 6:19-24
Recent themes from the Sermon on the Mount were anger, lust, marriage and worry. Today it’s money, our earthly treasure: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… But store up for yourselves treasures in […]
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Perfect Pursuit for Your Whole Life-Matthew 6:25-34
Perfect Pursuit (video). Perfect Persuit (powerpoint). Themes recently covered were anger, lust and marriage. Today it is worry and our life trajectory: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness (make your top priority God’s kingdom and his way of […]
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Perfect Marriage, No Divorce-Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9
Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (video). Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage (powerpoint) “…a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one […]