Shine Your Light and Not Be Seen (powerpoint). The visibility of beauty [of Jesus and his church of disciples] in Matthew 5 always includes Telling the Truth; otherwise we live in self-deception (Gen 3:5; […]
Tell the Truth (powerpoint). Whatever else we do as Christians, always tell the truth. In the first part of Matthew 5, we contrasted Jesus’ blessed disciples vs. the admiring crowds. But consider that […]
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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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