Matthew 23:29-39 In this sermon, we look at the seventh woe. The seventh woe brings the denunciation to its climax with the charge of complicity in the murder of God’s…
Matthew 23:13-28 Jesus directly addresses the religious leaders, and his tone is much sharper.[1] Seven woes occupy this section. There are “three pairs with matching themes” (2, 2, 2), and…
Matthew 23:1-12 Let us pay attention to what Jesus says to the religious leaders so that we can better spot any such tendencies in our own hearts and thus fulfill…
Matthew 22:23-46 In this sermon, we look at the challenges concern marriage at the resurrection and the greatest commandment.[1] Each challenge comes from a different group, and each raises a…
Matthew 22:1-22 After the parables, Israel’s religious leaders challenge Jesus once again. Various representative groups come to Jesus: Pharisees with Herodians, Sadducees, and Pharisees again, each raising a current issue…
Matthew 21:23-46 In this passage, we see the religious leaders’ response to Jesus (v. 23 identifies religious leaders as listening to Jesus, and v. 45 identifies them as the target…
Matthew 21:1-22 We begin to look at these final chapters of Matthew (which cover only one week), which begins with Jesus’ confrontation with Israel’s religious leaders. Like a prophet, Jesus…
Matthew 20:1-16 If Jesus’ disciples are going to walk the path with him that leads through suffering unto glory, then these are the attitudes and actions that must characterize them…
Matthew 19:1-12 As followers of Jesus, we can listen to his words in order to be instructed on how to follow our master in the way he wants us to…
Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus gave directions to the church. Are we remembering our marching orders? Church planting is the ordinary. We can’t separate the church from its mission. In this sermon…