Posts Tagged ‘Following Jesus: Matthew’

We return to our sermon series, Following Jesus – The Gospel of Matthew today and begin to study the beatitudes. Jesus starts us off by reminding us that we are blessed. Blessed are those who are needy, sad, lowly, and unsatisfied. Pastor Matt preaching on Matthew 5: 3-12. Full manuscript available at Pastor Matt’s blog.…

“Spiritus Sanctus” was the theme of the Stay Sharp Theology Conference that a group of us attended this week at our district church in Canonsburg. We spent two days dwelling on who the Holy Spirit is. The holy Spirit is God – We Should Worship Him. The Holy Spirit is a Person – We Can…

The Lord Jesus began His public ministry preaching, “Repent [turn-around, do a U-turn!], for the kingdom of heaven is near.” And He began calling disciples to follow Him.Jesus was a master teacher. There was never a greater teacher than our Lord Jesus. And this was, perhaps, His greatest single teaching.Jesus is Lord. And this is…

The title of this message is “Following Jesus” which is what it’s all about. Jesus calls His first full time followers, and by the end of the chapter, He has crowds and crowds of followers. Following Jesus is what it’s all about. And that’s what our church is all about. We are all about bringing…

We are just a few steps into our journey through this theological biography of Jesus Christ called “The Gospel of Matthew.” We’re looking at a familiar story today, “The Temptation of Jesus.” Not that this is the only time that Jesus was ever tempted, but this is the big test right before He begins His…

We are just a few steps into our journey through this theological biography of Jesus Christ called “The Gospel of Matthew.” So far in chapters 1 and 2, we’re read about the genealogy of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, and the search for Jesus after he was born (by both the Gentile Magi and the…