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The Character of the Kingdom, Part 1: The Kingdom and…

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew 19.  Today we’re beginning a new study in the section of the gospel of Matthew.  Jesus has been speaking to his disciples, in an extended series of lessons and a discourse in Matthew, chapter 18.  Now, in Matthew 19, He’s left Galilee, He’s in the border regions of Judea just on the other side of the Jordan ministering to multitudes.  Let’s hear God’s word  in Matthew 19:   “And it came about that when Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.  And great multitudes followed Him and He healed them there.  And some Pharisees came to Him testing Him and saying, ‘Is it lawful to divorce his wife for any cause at all?’  And He answered…

The Character of the Kingdom, Part 2: The Kingdom and…

We continue our study of the gospel of Matthew today.  If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Matthew 19.  In Matthew 19, the Lord Jesus is teaching us about the nature of the kingdom, the character of the kingdom that He is preaching in, bringing in, and He focuses especially on three subjects, marriage, children and possessions.  Last week we considered Jesus' strong words about marriage and divorce and singleness.  This week we turn to an important incident in Jesus' ministry regarding the blessing of children.  So let's give attention to God's holy word in Matthew 19, beginning in verse 13.  This is the word of God.    “Then some children were brought to him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked…

The Character of the Kingdom, Part 3: The Impossibility…

If you would take Your Bibles in hand and turn with Me to Matthew 19, we'll continue in our study of  this gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The passage that we looked at last week is directly relevant to the story of the rich young ruler that we will study today. You remember that as the children were brought to Christ, Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Now, that statement is made in each of the gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke,  in the recounting of that story immediately prior to the story of the rich young ruler. Clearly, we see a contrast here between childlike faith and  humility, and this rich young ruler who seems not to know himself very well in his quest for eternal life. That's very important, because there's a contrast here. Jesus is…

The Character of the Kingdom, Part 4: Kingdom Rewards…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 19.  We’ll begin in verse 27 and go to the end of the chapter.  Last week we looked together at the story of the rich young ruler.  And in the midst of the many great truths that are found in that passage, we especially saw that the problem that the ruler had was that his heart was so wrapped up in the material possessions that he owned, that he had been separated in his fellowship from God.  And when he was…

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