Sermons on Matthew
Pentecost 11 August 13, 2023
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 13, 2023 Matthew 14:22-33 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Overcomes Doubt with Faith! 22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because…
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 6, 2023
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 6, 2023 Matthew 14:13-21 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Trusts God to Provide! 13When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and…
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 30, 2023
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 30, 2023 Matthew 13:44-52 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Recognizes the Value of God’s Kingdom! 44“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46When he found one of great value, he went…
Eighty Sunday after Pentecost July 23, 2023
Sermon Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Recognizes the Reality of Life! 24Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. 27“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your…
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 16, 2923
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Sows the Seed of God’s Word! 1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the…