Matthew 2 Why does it have to be so difficult to make a decision? Which college should I go to? Should I ask her to marry me? Should I say yes if he asks me to marry him? Or maybe I should break social convention and ask him to marry me? Should I look for…
Matthew 1:1-19 Matthew started his gospel with the genealogy of Jesus, which seems a strange place to start. It certainly does not seem to be the most stimulating way to begin a gospel account. If I were to tell you the story of my life and began with a long list of the names of…
Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11 In a Christmas devotional, Brennan Manning makes the point that Jesus is for the shipwrecked. From time to time I take the ferry from Ceuta to Algeciras. We drive our car onto the ferry and walk upstairs where we sit in comfortable chairs drinking a soda and eating a snack and reading…
Matthew 13:44-46 This morning we enter into the season of Advent, four Sundays of preparation before Christmas. The word “advent” comes from Latin and means “coming” or “arrival” and refers to the coming of Jesus into the world. The idea of having a period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ originated…
Matthew 26:36-46 This morning is the last of a series of sermons based on questions Jesus asked in the Gospel according to Matthew. We began with, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” then “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?” Dave Robey preached on “Do you believe I am able…