Sermons on Matthew

19 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 – But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 – For where your treasure […]

16 – “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.  17 – But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,  18 – so that it will not be obvious to […]

5 – “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.  6 – But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to […]

1 – After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem  2 – and asked, “Where is the One Who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.” 3 – When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, […]

Matthew 16: 24 – Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.  25 – For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Me will find it.  Philippians 3:12 – Not that I have already […]

Let’s follow through with what I said we’d do this past Sunday. I want you to imagine what it was like that Thursday of the first Holy Week. Jesus has spent the day in the temple teaching and healing. As He and the disciples leave Jesus gestures back at the huge temple complex and tells […]

Look up on the side screens with me for a moment. I’m sure you’ve seen hundreds of pictures of manger scenes, but I want you to look at this one, just for a second, because I think it does a pretty good job of capturing the special peace that was surely felt by all who […]

Last week Sue and I joined with CC Day’s Sunday School class for their annual Christmas Party at the Brady home. We enjoyed a time of great food and fellowship—and then we moved downstairs where we gathered around the Christmas tree for a “White Elephant Gift exchange.” I’m fairly sure you all know how that […]

One night a little over a hundred years ago, a woman—she was a Christ-follower—this woman couldn’t sleep. It was well past her usual bedtime, but she couldn’t rest—because some unexplainable reason she felt overwhelmed with fear. At that same precise moment, her husband, Colonel Archibald Gracie, was about 400 miles to the east crossing the […]

How many of you have heard the story of George Washington and the cherry tree? Tell the truth now! Sure, we all have—and in case you’ve forgotten it, the pun I just made is from a story about when Washington was six years old he received a hatchet as a gift. He tried it out […]