Today we will be going over the second half of Matthew chapter two and these events continue on from what we looked at last week. Last week we talked about these foreign wise men coming into the area looking for Jesus. King Herod talked with these guys and tried to use them to find Jesus’ […]
Last week we went through the second half of Matthew chapter 1. We talked about Mary and Joseph, we talked about their relationship, we talked about how these two people were brought into this miraculous moment in history, and we talked about how they were dealing with it. I mean the reality is, that I
Today we are continuing on in our study of Matthew’s Gospel. Last week we went through the first 17 verses of chapter 1. Those first 17 verses aren’t the easiest verses to read through. There are some really difficult to pronounce names and I stumbled through reading quite of a few of those. And I
Today marks our first Sunday in our study of the book of Matthew, but before we actually get started into our passage for this morning, I want to take the opportunity to give just a little bit of background for the writer of this book. This guy Matthew, the writer of this book was one
This week we are following right on the heels of our remembrance of Good Friday and our celebration of Easter last week. We went through Luke 24 and just took the opportunity to appreciate the fact that Christ Jesus is Risen from the dead and what that means for us. And along with that, last
To start out this morning, I want to take just a few minutes and do a little recap of our Good Friday study. Maybe some of us are very familiar with the history and purpose of Good Friday and Easter, but I don’t ever want to just assume that’s the case for everyone. And the
