Great lessons from Matthew 14. Luke 14: 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
Sermons on Matthew (Page 6)
Jesus invites his followers to carry the cross. But its pain may produce an angry response.
Imagine that you are God. Your eternal Son is about to assume human flesh – to become a helpless baby. Whom would you trust to father your Son? God’s choice was Joseph (Matt. 1:18).
14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.…
Peter did something no one else was brave enough to do. He walked on water. This Kids Day message challenges elementary school children to trust Jesus and be different in a world demanding conformity.
Matthew 10:32-33 32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 28:18-20 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore[c] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe…
Matthew 19: 16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good[e] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” 17 So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good?[f] No one is good but One, that is, God.[g] But if you want to enter into life, keep…
Matthew 5:1-10 5 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they…
The teaching of Moses includes the law of retaliation—an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But Jesus says to turn the other cheek when struck (Matt. 5:38-42). What does he mean?