Jesus’ Prophetic Lament, Part 3: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem

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Jesus’ Prophetic Lament, Part 3: O Jerusalem,…

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 23. You will remember that this chapter breaks into three parts. In the first twelve verses, the Lord Jesus diagnoses the spiritual problem of the Scribes and the Pharisees. He says they are guilty of religious hypocrisy. And then in verses 13 through 36 he proceeds to engage in a scathing denunciation, a withering rebuke of their hypocrisy, a hypocrisy which much of Israel has fallen into. Then the chapter concludes in verses 37 through 39. The passage we’re going to study today with the Lord Jesus own grief-stricken groaning over Israel, as He expresses His heart for those who have turned their hearts against Him. We need to remember that this is Christ’s final public address. The rest of Matthew will be…

Jesus’ Prophetic Lament Part, 2: Woe to the…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew 23. God in His providence always shows His word to be timely and seasonable. We have seen this in the last two weeks as our dear brother Derek Thomas has preached to us from the word on the theme of faith on trial. How wise and good God is to speak to us seasonably. Once again we have been working through Matthew for some time, God has a word that is timely and seasonable as we turn here to Matthew 23. I want to remind you of several things as we come to this passage. You will remember that in Matthew 23 Jesus is speaking in the last few days of His public ministry before He is crucified outside the walls of Jerusalem. So these final words are very important words. In Matthew chapter 22 He had spent a good deal of time…

A Foreshadowing of Judgment, Part 7: Parables Against…

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Matthew 22. As we continue studying through this glorious gospel. In the final verses of Matthew 21, we looked most recently at two parables there, the parable of the two sons and the parable of the land owners. And each of these three parables, and we're going to be looking at the third of those three parables today, are directed against the religious leaders of Israel. If you remember all the way back to the parable of the two sons, one of the main points was that the religious leaders of Israel were hypocritical in their profession of their love for God. They pretended like they loved God, but they didn't live like it. And Jesus explicitly in that parable condemned them for their lack of response to John the…

Tribute to the Forerunner of the Kingdom, Part 4:…

Please turn with me in your bibles to Matthew chapter 11. Last week we saw the majesty of Christ displayed in His pronouncement of judgment against those cities which had heard the gospel of peace preached, and yet were not repenting. Today, we will see His majesty in this glorious invitation which He issues. Let's hear God's holy and inspired word beginning in Matthew chapter 11 verse 25. Matthew 11:25-30 Our Father, we bow before You this day acknowledging Your…

Tribute to the Forerunner of the Kingdom, Part 3:…

Our Father, we thank You for this word. It is a mysterious word. Its truths are deep and wide. We need the help of Your Spirit to understand it and to embrace it. So we ask, O Lord, that You would open our eyes; teach us the truth of Your word. What we can understand, help us to understand. What we cannot, help us to humbly receive because it is from Your lips, trusting that You will show us one day. In the mean time, may our hope be built upon the word, and may You draw…

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