A Foreshadowing of Judgment, Part 6: Parables Against the Pharisees, Part 2: The Landowner

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A Foreshadowing of Judgment, Part 6: Parables Against…

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 21. We continue our study of the gospel of Matthew. We have been in the last week of Christ’s earthly ministry before the crucifixion for a number of weeks now as we have studied the word, and Jesus is speaking now parables, stories, to the Pharisees. Last week we looked at the story of the two sons, which is unique to Matthew, and we saw it set forth a beautiful word of comfort to those who have repented of their sins. The son who said, “I will not” and yet felt remorse, and came and did the will of his father; and at the same time it sets forth a terrifying warning to those who claim to be doing the will of God, and yet have not embraced that will with their hearts and with their lives. It is a…

The Work and Character of the King, Part 2: The Cup of…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 20. The last time we were in the gospel of Matthew together, we began a new section in the book in which the work and character of our Lord are on display. It's important for us to know that these words are just as important for us today as they were when they were first spoken to the disciples. Ever since Matthew chapter 18, Jesus has been teaching His disciples, over and over, lessons about what it means to be great in His kingdom. They had a lot of study to do in that area just as we do. Jesus had been emphasizing that in His kingdom; greatness is measured by the yardstick of humility. We see that in Matthew 18, verses 1 through 4. He has also emphasized that salvation belongs to the little…

The Confession and the Cross of the Kingdom, Part 4:…

If you have your Bibles I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew 17. As we have studied in Matthew 16 together for the last few weeks, we have seen there Peter's confession of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Son of the living God, therefore acknowledging that He is the divine Messiah prophesied by God in the Old Testament to come and save His people. Immediately upon that confession, beginning in verse 21 of Matthew 16, Jesus begins to teach His disciples the truth that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer. It is something that He has spoken of to them before about, it is something that He has hinted at, it is something that He has spoken of implicitly now, at this stage of His teaching He begins to teach it explicitly. But it is very troubling to the disciples, the…

The Parables of the Kingdom, Part 6: The Scribe of the…

If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 13. We have already surveyed 7 kingdom parables in this great passage, and we refer to them as “kingdom parables” because each of these 7 parables are designed to teach us unexpected qualities of the kingdom of heaven, or the kingdom of God. They are designed to correct misunderstandings that we might have about the nature of the kingdom that the Lord Jesus Christ came to set up. And this is obviously…

The Parables of the Kingdom, Part 5: The Treasure, the…

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with met to Matthew chapter 13 beginning in the 44th verse. As we have studied Matthew 13 in these kingdom parables, we have noted that there are seven parables of the Lord Jesus in this passage, and that all of them contain descriptions of the way the Lord Jesus' kingdom is. And the reason each of these parables describe different aspects of the kingdom is because the disciples had certain expectations about the kingdom that were…

The Parables of the Kingdom, Part 4: The Mustard Seen…

If you have your Bibles I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew chapter 13. Matthew 13 contains a series of seven parables, all of which focus on the theme of the kingdom of God, and all of which are designed to teach us about unexpected aspects of the kingdom. The disciples themselves expected the Lord Jesus Christ’s kingdom to come in a different form in which it appeared. And so the Lord Jesus used these parables to teach His disciples and us about things in the life of the…

The Parables of the Kingdom, Part 3: Tares among wheat:…

If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 13. We will begin in verse 24. In the midst of our study of Matthew 13, we have said that in this passage are contained seven parables, all focused on the subject of the kingdom. Each of these parables is designed to bring to Jesus' disciples certain facts, certain truths about the kingdom which they may not have expected; in fact, which may seem to be contradictory to what they were expecting about the…

The Parables of the Kingdom, Part 2: Jesus speaks in…

Please turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew, chapter 13. Matthew 13 contains seven great parables of the Lord Jesus Christ. In each of those parables He speaks about the nature of the kingdom. Remember that the disciples were expecting a Messiah, and they were expecting the kingdom, but they were gradually learning from Jesus that the Messiah was different from the way they had expected Him. And they were now learning, too, that the kingdom was going to be a little different than…

The Parables of the Kingdom, Part 1: The Sower –…

Turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 13, as we continue our study in this great gospel. We already said that in Matthew 11, the majesty of Christ was set forth in each of the events recorded there. In Matthew 12, His character is over and over again contrasted with the character of His opponents, the Pharisees and the scribes. And in Matthew chapter 13, Matthew gives us a glimpse of the method of His teaching. Jesus teaches in parables. Matthew 13 is somewhat of a turning…

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