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Matthew
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Matthew 1Recently, my 3 year old daughter asked why it was windy. I - being the amazing parent of toddlers that I am - explained high and low pressure systems to her and how dense air moves to areas of less dense air. Thus, wind. Her response,…1 note · 1 sermonMatthew 2King Herod - Micah 5 verse 2 - "King of the Jews" used only by non-Jews in Matthew (Magi and Herod) Visit from foreign dignitaries reminds the reader of the Queen of Sheba and her visit to Solomon. References 1 Kings 10 verse 10 Psalm 72,…2 notes · 3 sermonsMatthew 3John the Baptist's message bears repeating: "Bear fruit worthy of repentance." As Mr. Rogers and Daniel Tiger taught us, just saying sorry isn't enough. It has to be followed by, "How can I make it better?"1 note · 1 sermonMatthew 6- - The Lord’s Prayer A Prayer for the Poor by David Bentley Hart -1 note · 3 sermonsMatthew 7Closing paragraphs of the Sermon on the Mount. Where Matt 5–7 lands. Frame: not about heaven/hell. Jesus' subject = the kingdom of God, which arrives. Question at v. 22 is not afterlife geography but: did you participate in the kingdom…11 notes · 2 dailysMatthew 8The new Moses pattern. Matthew structures the gospel around five major teaching blocks = Pentateuch echo. The Sermon on the Mount = the Mosaic moment (teaching from a mountain, like Sinai). Coming down from the mountain (8:1) is loaded.…19 notes · 4 dailysMatthew 9Setting: Jesus crosses back to his own town = Capernaum, the home base (cf. 8:14).23 notes · 3 dailysMatthew 114 notes · 6 sermonsMatthew 12But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him. Today is Epiphany, aka “Christmas for the Gentiles.” Epiphany is the day when the light of the Messiah shines on the entire world, not just the Jewish people. It…27 notes · 3 dailysMatthew 13Opens Matthew 13, the parables chapter (seven kingdom parables stacked). Better title: parable of the soils, not parable of the sower. The focus is on the receiving ground.34 notes · 3 sermons · 7 dailysMatthew 14Structure = flashback (analepsis). Jesus' fame reaches the court → Herod's dread → then Matthew loops back to narrate John's death. Guilt at the center.12 notes · 2 dailysMatthew 16If you're wondering why we've suddenly left the Gospel of John, it's because on the church calendar, today is known as The Confession of Peter, which commemorates the story we're reading today. The geographic setting of this story,…1 noteMatthew 22Climax of a long sparring chapter. Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians have all tried to trap Jesus with questions in Matt 22. Now Jesus turns and asks one, and no one can answer. Day before Ascension Day. Lectionary frames the feast with a…5 notes · 1 dailyMatthew 25- - - - Parables Parable of Sheep and Goats, Brad Jersak: https://bradjersak.com/qr-with-bradley-jersak-damned-goats-eternal-punishment-in-matthew-25/1 noteMatthew 28Matthew 28:1-15 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. Devotional How are you doing on your new years' resolutions? Yeah, me either. Once a year, on an otherwise…9 notes
Sermons on Matthew
- Sermon 221 · Feb 8, 2026Jeremiah and the Long ObedienceJeremiah 25:1–7 · Matthew 13:31–33
- Sermon 218 · Dec 7, 2025Advent 2 2025Matthew 11:1–11 · Isaiah 43:19–21
- Sermon 202 · Dec 22, 2024The Most Dangerous WordsMatthew 1:18–25
- Sermon 196 · Oct 6, 2024Marks of A Liberating Church NorthstarMatthew 13
- Sermon 193 · Jul 7, 2024The Lord's Prayer - Forgive UsMatthew 18:21–35 · Matthew 6
- Sermon 192 · Jun 13, 2024The Lord's PrayerMatthew 6
- Sermon 191 · May 5, 2024Deuteronomy and Mission ConclusionMatthew 4
- Sermon 188 · Mar 17, 2024Christian NationalismMatthew 11
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- Sermon 186 · Jan 28, 2024Invited to CommonwealthMatthew 6:24
- Sermon 180 · Oct 15, 2023Restorative PlayMatthew 11 · Colossians 1
- Sermon 170 · Jan 29, 2023Shift From Compulsion to Change to Freedom to GrowMatthew 11
- Sermon 168 · Jan 8, 2023Four Questions from the Magi - EpiphanyMatthew 2
- Sermon 106 · Aug 9, 2020Rebuilding a Broken Faith - Baptism - A New FamilyJohn 3 · John 2:1–11
- Sermon 94 · Apr 5, 2020Into the Wilderness - Week 6 - The CrucifixionMatthew 26 · Matthew 27
- Sermon 92 · Mar 22, 2020The TransfigurationMatthew 13:43 · Daniel 12:3
- Sermon 90 · Dec 15, 2019Advent 2019 Week 3 -Matthew 11
- Sermon 89 · Dec 8, 2019Advent 2019 Week 2 -Matthew 3 · Matthew 3:1–12
- Sermon 73 · Jun 8, 2018Life on the Rocks Sermon on theMatthew 5
- Sermon 72 · Jun 1, 2018Life on the Rocks - Sermon on theMatthew 5
- Sermon 65 · Sep 10, 2017Neighboring 1Matthew 24
- Sermon 28 · Mar 1, 2015Two HealingsMatthew 18:21–35
- Sermon 27 · Feb 22, 2015Two Solutions - How to Deal with TemptationMatthew 18 · Galatians 6
- Sermon 11 · Dec 30, 2012Meet Jesus - Jesus is KingMatthew 2
- Sermon · Dec 30, 2012Sermon 011 Jesus Is KingMatthew 2
- Sermon 10 · Nov 4, 2012That Which Costs Me Nothing2 Samuel 24 · Matthew 11
- Sermon 8 · Feb 12, 2012Jesus and Divorce or the Worst Valentines Sermon You've Ever HeardMatthew 19:3–10 · Genesis 1:26–27
- Sermon · Feb 12, 2012Sermon 008 Jesus and Divorce, or the Worst Valentines Sermon You've Ever HeardMatthew 19
Daily notes
- Daily note · Jun 4, 2026The Feeding of the 5,000Matthew 14:13–21
- Daily note · Jun 3, 2026Wednesday after Trinity SundayMatthew 14:1–12
- Daily note · Jun 2, 2026Tuesday after Trinity SundayMatthew 13:53–58
- Daily note · Jun 1, 2026Monday after Trinity SundayMatthew 13:44–52
- Daily note · May 30, 2026Saturday in the Week of PentecostMatthew 13
- Daily note · May 29, 2026Friday in the Week of PentecostMatthew 13:31–35
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- Daily note · May 28, 2026Thursday in the Week of PentecostMatthew 13:24–30
- Daily note · May 27, 2026Wednesday in the Week of PentecostMatthew 12:43–50
- Daily note · May 26, 2026Tuesday in the Week of PentecostMatthew 12
- Daily note · May 25, 2026Monday in the Week of PentecostMatthew 12
- Daily note · May 23, 2026Saturday in the Seventh Week of EasterMatthew 9
- Daily note · May 22, 2026Friday in the Seventh Week of EasterMatthew 9
- Daily note · May 21, 2026Thursday in the Seventh Week of EasterMatthew 9:1–8
- Daily note · May 20, 2026Wednesday in the Seventh Week of EasterMatthew 8:28–34
- Daily note · May 19, 2026Tuesday in the Seventh Week of EasterMatthew 8:18–27
- Daily note · May 18, 2026Monday in the Seventh Week of EasterMatthew 8:5–17
- Daily note · May 16, 2026Saturday in the Sixth Week of EasterMatthew 7:28–8:4 · Matthew 8
- Daily note · May 15, 2026Friday in the Sixth Week of EasterMatthew 7:21–27
- Daily note · May 13, 2026Wednesday in the Sixth Week of EasterMatthew 22:41–46
- Daily note · May 12, 2026Tuesday in the Sixth Week of EasterMatthew 13:18–23
- Daily note · May 11, 2026Monday in the Sixth Week of EasterMatthew 13
Essays