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Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com The Surprising Truth About Parables ( Matthew 13:10-17) The Purpose of Parables 10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” 11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, bu...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com The Truth About Parables. (Matthew 13: 1-9) Introduction - Jesus’ Use of Parables. I.             The Parable of the Sower  1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all th...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com Opposition From Within the Family. 46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com The Ultimate Proof. ( Matthew 12:42-45). I.             The Pharisee’s Ask for Another Sign The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com The Sign of Jonah, Further Proof. ( Matthew 12:38-45)  Introduction. Over the years as I have talked to people about the Lord, I have people say to me on occasion, I want proof. When I hear that my usual response is to talk to about prophecy, about how the OT made lots of predict...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com The Unpardonable Sin (Matthew 12: 31-37) I. Introduction. After all Jesus has said so far about inner righteousness and unconditional salvation it is surprising to find him talk about an unforgivable spoken by Jesus the Saviour of all people.  31 And so I tell you, every kind of...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com Satan's Defences Are Breached (Matthew 12:22-30) It is important to understand that in the 1st century eastern world it was not only mental and psychological illness which was ascribed to the influence of demons and devils; all illness was attributed to these malignant power...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com Jesus Handles Further Opposition (Matthew 12: 9-21) Introduction – Jesus Moves on. We continue where we left off last time by looking at how Jesus deals with the rising opposition against him by looking at how he compares, and contrasts Love and the Law. 9 He left there and went...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com Crisis Looms (Matthew 12:1-8) Introduction – Crisis Looms In Matthew chapter 12 we read about the beginning of a series of crucial events in the life of Jesus. In everyone’s life there are decisive moments, times and events on which the whole of his life can turn. This chapter pr...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com God Hides The Truth (Matthew 11:16-30)   The Honeymoon Is Over.   16 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: 17 “‘We played the pipe for you,      and you did not dance;  we sang a dirge,      and you d...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com What type of Person has Doubts (Matthew 11: 7-15)  Jesus Talks about the Importance of John the Baptist 7 As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind. 8 But what did you go out...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com How To Deal with Doubts (Matthew 11:2-6)  Introduction Have you ever doubted your faith. Unbelievers throw all kinds of challenges at Christianity and Christians, they question it, they attack it but that’s not what I’m talking about. Have you ever doubted the Christian faith, as...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com How to Get a Prophets Reward – Part 2 (Matthew 10:40-43) The whole closing part of this chapter is about Jesus putting together his final advise following the commissioning of these 12 men as his disciples and sending them out in his name with the message of Gods Messiah initiall...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com How to Get a Prophets Reward Pt 1 (Matthew 10:40-42) Very occasionally after I’ve preached every once in a while, somebody will hear the sermon and after the service say to me I have a problem with what you preached. But a more common occurrence for me is that after giving a mess...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com How Does Christ Bring Division.  (Matthew 10: 32-40)   Introduction. Last time we learnt that God is in control and therefore we need never feel alone, and we should remember that God. He has counted the number of hairs on you head so he is in control. That is why we can put up w...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com Why Put up with the life of a disciple (Matthew 10:24-31)  The Life of a Disciple. You would think that serving the Lord would always be enjoyable, it is after all working for a wonderful boss who is gracious and generous, and all of that’s true. In reality having served the Lord...

Send us Fan Mail Help us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com The Reason the Christian Church is Persecuted.  (Matthew 10: 19-23) Recap and Introduction. We saw last time in its treatment of slaves, the Christian Church seemed to the Roman authorities a force which was disrupting their civilization and threatening the very existence of the...

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Send us Fan Mail The Challenge of Being a Disciple - Persecution. (Matthew 10: 16-18)   Introduction - Dealing with Opposition.  There are some timeless truths here that apply to all disciples in all ages and it’s that that I want us to see. If you’d like to know how to handle opposition to the Christian faith if you’re a disciple of Christ and you meet some of that then I invite your attention to...

Send us Fan Mail THE EQUIPING OF GOD’S MESSENGER. Freely you have received, freely give. Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food. (Matthew 10: 8b-10) THE CONDUCT OF GOD’S MESSENGERS "When you enter into any city or village, make inquiries as to who in it is worthy, and...

Send us Fan Mail The Commission as Disciples of the King. (Matthew 10: 1-8a) 1 And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his br...

Send us Fan Mail The Mute Shall Speak. (Matthew 9: 32-38) A Mute Man Speaks 32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marvelled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”  (Matthew 9: 32-34) This short lit...

Send us Fan Mail Miracles that Demonstrate The Perfect Messiahship of Jesus. (Matthew 9: 18-31) Introduction How do we know that Jesus is the Messiah. From a biblical point of view the answer to that is found most clearly in one book of the Bible than in all others. No other book of the scripture that attempts to demonstrate that he is from Messiah then the book of Matthew. A Girl Restored to Life...

Send us Fan Mail More Lesson about Discipleship. (Matthew 9: 11- 17)  Reactions to Jesus Eating With “Sinners”. We have arrived at the point where Matthew (who was a tax collector) has decided to accept the call of Jesus on his life and follow him. Because Matthew was a tax collector, so this meant for him leaving his old life behind. But things don’t go as planned because the pharisee’s become aw...

Send us Fan Mail The Healing of the Demon Possessed and the Paralyzed. (Matthew 8:28-9:10)   The Healing of the Demon Possessed Men 28 When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus...