Sermons on Matthew (Page 3)
The Beatitude of Brokenness
Matthew 5: 4 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
“Happiness Starts Here”
Matthew 5:1-3 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Setting the Tone
Matthew 4: 12-25 12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
Not So Fast
Matthew 4: 1-17 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The Baptism of Jesus
Matthew 3: 13-17 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Clearing the Path
Matthew 3: 1-12 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
A Different Way
Matthew 2 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
The Other Wise Man
Matthew 1: 8-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before* they came together, she was found with child** of the Holy Ghost.
Learning from Christ’s Lineage
Matthew 1: 1-17 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Jesus Called Judas, Friend
Matthew 26: 50 50 And Jesus said unto him,Friend, wherefore art thou come?