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  • Wheat and Weeds Unexplained

    Wheat and Weeds Unexplained

    Jesus told one parable concerning the kingdom of Heaven. His word is sown everywhere but only bears fruit when it is sown in the sower’s good soil. The fruit Jesus explicitly referred to was understanding and sound teaching. Now, Jesus tells another parable. He, again, leaves it dangling without explanation. Since Jesus will explain this…

  • What is the Unforgivable Sin?

    What is the Unforgivable Sin?

    I pastored a church, once, in a community where a homosexual man worked for a funeral home. One of the ladies in our church, the one who claimed the church was the most loving church anyone could ever find, hated this man because he was a practicing homosexual. “Don’t ever let that man do anything…

  • People Are Worth More Than Our Expectations

    People Are Worth More Than Our Expectations

    We are in Matthew’s section about Jesus’s teaching on the Kingdom of heaven, particularly about the Sabbath rest we find in Christ alone. What do you think people are worth? Is it more important to maintain some sort of standard and make sure people keep all the rules or to love people where they are…

  • It Pleases God To Have People Reject Jesus?

    It Pleases God To Have People Reject Jesus?

    Jesus has been teaching about the rejection of His Gospel—despite our sin, God’s people are saved by grace through faith and not by any works of their own. Galileans are refusing to repent even though the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. In the previous passage, Jesus claimed that if Tyre, Sidon, and Sodom would…

  • John Abstained, Jesus Drank, Haters Hated

    John Abstained, Jesus Drank, Haters Hated

    We are in the midst of Matthew’s section describing the kingdom of Heaven. So far, we have seen that Christ’s kingdom is a kingdom of priests and of prestige even for the least. In tonight’s text, Jesus juxtaposes the kingdom of Heaven with the kingdom of this world. We will see what sets the church…

  • There is Only One Way to Heaven, and Most People Never See It

    There is Only One Way to Heaven, and Most People Never See It

    During the course of His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has debunked legalism, or works-based religion, and has promised His disciples that those who ask for the kingdom will receive it by grace alone. Around the world, there are many ways we are told that we can get into the kingdom of heaven, find peace…

  • According to Jesus, The Kingdom of Heaven is a Gift- Not The Result of Human Religion or Righteousness

    According to Jesus, The Kingdom of Heaven is a Gift- Not The Result of Human Religion or Righteousness

    We have finished our current study of the previous section of Jesus’ sermon on the mount and are entering into Jesus’ closing application and final remarks. This section of Jesus’ sermon (7:7-29) follows the same overarching theme of the previous part of the sermon. Jesus has: addressed his intended audience (5:1-12), declared His commitment to…

  • Transitional Life Phases and the Gospel

      We have all been there. We’ve had to move or we lost a much needed job or we’ve started new chapters in our lives. These transitional periods offer not only a surreal outlook but also many challenges. Sometimes we must look for word, and the process seems to never end. Sometimes we are forced…