The Confession and the Cross of the Kingdom, Part 3: The Essence of the Kingdom

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The Confession and the Cross of the Kingdom, Part 3:…

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 16. Today we come to the conclusion of our study of this great chapter. Let me ask you to turn back in the pages of your mind to our study of Matthew 16 verses 13-20 and then 21-23. If you don’t remember those, or you weren’t with us, you might scan with your eyes those verses in Matthew chapter 16. You’ll remember that in this passage, Jesus has stressed two very important and central facts to His disciples. First of all, He has stressed to them the precise identity that He claims. The Lord Jesus has made it clear in response to Peter’s confession that He is indeed the Messiah, the son of the living God. That is something which the disciples had been gradually coming to a full realization…

Tribute to the Forerunner of the Kingdom, Part 2: More…

If you will, turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew, chapter 11. We'll begin in verse 7. Last week we saw John send his disciples to the Lord Jesus as he was struggling in prison with doubts about the person of Christ. Christ sent those disciples back to John with a message: “Look at the fulfillment of the scripture, John, and look at the works that I am doing.” He pointed John to the word of God and to his own works, the works of Christ, in order to strengthen his faith. After he had sent them away, however, He continued speaking about John. And, as we said last week, the theme of this whole chapter is the majesty of Christ. And, even as he speaks of John, even as He gives tribute to John in this great passage, we see the majesty of our Lord and Savior. So, let…

The Ambassadors of the Kingdom, Part 4: An…

Please turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 10 as we continue our study in the gospel of Matthew, and in this particular passage. As we have reviewed Jesus' exhortation to His disciples in Matthew 10, before He sent them out into the surrounding villages and towns to preach the gospel of the kingdom, we have commented that in that exhortation, He very much tells them what it means to be a disciple. And He attempts to prepare them for some of the opposition that they are faced. And in particular, He desires to correct misapprehensions, to correct misunderstandings, to correct misinformation that the disciples may have about the mission that they are about to go out on. We have already said that the disciples expected Jesus’ kingdom to come immediately. …

The Miracles of the Kingdom, Part 2: Jesus Controls the…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter eight. The Lord Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is recorded in Matthew chapters 5 to 7. The words of life are set forth there. In Matthew chapters 8 and 9, as we have already begun our study of them, we see the Lord Jesus performing miracles, attesting signs, signs that set forth the truth of his claims and reinforce the emphasis on who he is and so by words and deeds, the Lord Jesus is shown to be the messiah,…

The Call to Enter the Kingdom, Part 3: The Two Ways…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 7. Today, we come to the conclusion of this great Sermon on the Mount. Since Matthew 7:13, Christ has been calling on all who will hear Him to enter into the kingdom. Don’t simply stand and admire the teaching of the kingdom. Don’t simply stand and say that the teaching of the kingdom is exalted and moral and visionary and glorious, but enter into the kingdom, embrace the kingdom, walk in the way of the…

Four Disciples Chosen

Turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 4 as we continue our study in Matthew'’ gospel. We continue in the first days of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee as He calls His first disciples into active service. Hear the word of the living God, God’s holy, inerrant and inspired Word, beginning in verse eighteen. Matthew 4:18-21 Our Father we thank You for this Your Word and we ask that You would bless it to our spiritual nourishment. Open our eyes that we might behold wonderful things in…

The Ambassadors of the Kingdom, Part 4: An…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 10. From Matthew 10:24, to the end of this chapter, the Lord Jesus Christ is continuing this message in which He commissioned His disciples on their first journey to spread the word of God abroad in the villages and towns of the surrounding countryside. We said that in this commissioning, some of the things He told them were specifically related to that first mission, although there were points and applications…

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