Matthew 11 When I first read the Gospels it seemed amazing to me that Jesus would simply walk up to a group of fishermen and tell them to follow him and they would leave their nets and boats and become his disciples. What was going on? Was there some supernatural aura around Jesus that made…
Matthew 25:31-46 Two weeks ago you may remember that I talked about visiting an orphanage on the top floor of a hospital in Meknes. This is a very nice facility but it was very difficult to see so many children who are unable to receive the personal attention they need. In particular I talked about…
Matthew 10 Today on Palm Sunday we come in our preaching through the chapters of Matthew to chapter ten. This is a chapter that focuses on the sending out by Jesus of his twelve disciples to do the work he came to do. It may seem strange to you to preach on the sending out…
Matthew 9:9-13 The early church was nearly unanimous that the apostle Matthew was the author of the gospel that bears his name – which makes the account of the call of Matthew by Jesus especially interesting. When we read the call of Matthew by Jesus, we are reading a first hand, front seat, personal view…
Matthew 8 I look forward each year to preaching from the Gospels during Lent and this year I made a mistake. When I looked on the web to find the date Lent started, I used the date for 2007 rather than 2008. So we have missed three Sundays in Lent. Today is the fourth Sunday…