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…
1 John 2:12-17 In this sermon we see how the Lord enables you to live in a world that you should not love.
Last week we began looking at this passage under the heading of the triumph of Christmas. We noted that the passage employs several contrasts, and we examined the first one…