“And when Jesus finished these words,” is a phrase Matthew uses five times in his book. Though Matthew records nine discourses of Jesus altogether, he uses this phrase at the conclusion of the five largest discourses. Possibly Matthew intends to…
June 20, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
A Moment with the Bible
The final illustration of Jesus sermon is in the form of a parable. This will be the climactic point of His lesson. The conclusion of any man’s sermon is always the point that summarizes the…
June 19, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
In this text Jesus reveals that there will be some shocking surprises on the Day of Judgment. There will be people who are confident of their salvation but will instead be lost. Not only that, but these people will have…
June 18, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
Matthew 7:15-20
Immediately after the warning that there are two gates and two ways, Jesus cautions that there are those who will try to take you down the wrong road. The disciple of Christ must be discriminating in how…
June 17, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
Matthew 7:13-14
Look carefully at this text. You will notice a series of alternatives. In each case the alternatives are choices between one of two. In the old game show, Let’s Make a Deal, contestants could choose between what…
June 16, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
A Conceptual View of Salvation, Exodus – Berry Kercheville
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June 15, 2008|Listen to Sermons
Matthew 7:7-12
Let’s begin with the question, “How does this text fit in within the context of the sermon, specifically in this location of the sermon?” The answer is that Jesus has just warned against disciples being critical toward…
June 13, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
Matthew 7:1-6
This text is one of the most misused in the Bible. It is said that Jesus is forbidding His disciples from ever correcting a person who is in error or who has a sin in his life.…
June 12, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
Matthew 6:25-34
But if I do not “lay up” for myself treasure on earth, how will I eat? After warning His disciples of spending their energy building treasure on this earth, Jesus now helps with the natural tendency to…
June 11, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
Matthew 6:21-24
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” That statement makes it easy to evaluate our lives before the Lord. All we need to do is ask ourselves where our true treasure is. Is…
June 10, 2008|A Moment with the Bible
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