Sermons on Matthew (Page 3)
The Ethics of the Kingdom: An Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:1–7:29, Main Idea: Our priorities and actions reveal the kingdom to which we belong.
Fishing with the Master
Fishing with the Master Sermon Text: Matthew 4:12-25
The Temptation of Christ
Matthew 4:1–11 Main Idea: Temptation loses its power when pleasing God is our highest priority.
The Purpose of Jesus’ Baptism
Matthew 3:13–17 Main Idea: Jesus identified with us in baptism so that he might rescue all those who take refuge in him.
The King Has Come
Matthew 3:1–12
The Purpose of God in the Experience of Jesus
Matthew 2:13–23
Main Idea: Jesus is worthy of our worship because he brought OT to its God-designed end.
The King in the Cradle and the Line in the Sand
“The King in the Cradle and the Line in the Sand” Sermon Text: Matthew 2:1–12
God With Us
Matthew 1:18–25 Main Idea: Our salvation is forever secured by God’s unwavering commitment to fulfill his sovereign plan. I. The Sovereign Power of God (Matthew 1:18) The Scandal of God’s Sovereign Intervention A. The Scandal of May’s Pregnancy B. The Righteousness of Joseph’s Response II.. The Saving Plan of God (Matthew 1:19–21) A. The Angel’s Correction B. The Angel’s Revelation III. The Surprising Fulfullment of God’s Promise (Matthew 1:22–25) A. An Honest Question B. The Original Context of Iaiah’s Prophecy C.…
God’s Promised King
Matthew begins his gospel with a tedious genealogy because he wants his readers to recognize, from the very beginning of his book, that God’s promised Messiah has finally come in the person of Jesus Christ.
Jesus’ Pattern for Prayer (Part 2)
Text: Matthew 6:9-15
Main Idea: Prayer isn’t a means to manipulate God, but to affirm his majesty and to express our utter dependence in his Fatherly care.