Sermon Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Theme: Jesus Christ invites the soul-fatigued to trust in Him alone, and to experience the comprehensiveness of the blessings only He can bestow. Structure/points: The Relief Christ Gives—v. 28 The Transformation Christ Causes—v. 29 The Comfort Christ Provides—v. 30
Confessing Historic Reformation Christianity: Salvation by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, Founded on Scripture Alone, for the Glory of God Alone.
Confessing Historic Reformation Christianity: Salvation by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, in Christ Alone, Founded on Scripture Alone, for the Glory of God Alone.
Sermons on Matthew
Sermon Text: Matthew 4:12-22 Theme: Because the Lord has sent Jesus as light to rescue those in spiritual darkness, all must answer Christ’s call to repent of sin and find salvation in His kingdom. Structure/points: Over advent 2025, we’ve been learning about the very beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. Now we read of how the Beloved Son of God began to call…
Sermon Text: Matthew 4:8-11 Theme: Jesus proved that the true Son of Heaven would inherit the Kingdom of God by obeying the command to worship the Lord His God alone. Structure/points: Our advent series has focused on Jesus’ formal inauguration as the Christ. He was acknowledged as the beloved Son of God, and then exposed to the temptations of the devil for…
Sermon Text: Matthew 4:5-7 Theme: Jesus proved that the true Son of God does not demand that His Father submit to unholy testing; instead, He rests in confident submission to the faithful promises of a trustworthy God. Structure/points: Temptation is rarely a matter of saying “No” once. As often than not, sin must be resisted continually because the pressure to give in…
Sermon Text: Matthew 4:1-4 Theme: Jesus proved that the true Son of God trusts His Father in Heaven to provide for Him by refusing to use His messianic powers to avoid the suffering appointed to Him. Structure/points: At the Jordan River, Jesus was baptized and identified as the beloved Son of God. But what did that mean? How did He understand Himself…
Sermon Text: Matthew 3:1-17 Theme: John’s baptismal ministry called the Jewish people to repent of their sins from the heart because the messianic kingdom of heaven was about to dawn on them through Jesus Christ. Structure/points: After the Lord’s initial revelation about the births of Jesus and John the Baptist, He became relatively silent. We know nothing of John’s life in between…
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:13 Theme: Because Christians face constant, unrelenting temptations to sin against the Lord their God, the sixth petition asks that the Lord would rescue them from every evil enticement Structure/points: The Lord teaches us in Scripture that those who love Jesus and are saved by Him will keep His commandments. But there are many temptations to stray from the…
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:12 Theme: The fifth petition emboldens the sinner who forgives the debts of his neighbors to ask the Lord to pardon his own far greater debts because Christ Jesus paid for all of them on the cross. Structure/points: The 5th petition of the Lord’s prayer reveals both the duty to ask for forgiveness and the duty to forgive. For…
Text: Matthew 6:11 Theme: Because God is the giver and sustainer of human life, the fourth petition instructs us to ask Him to provide everything that is needed for us to live godly, contended lives. Structure/points: The Lord’s prayer is structured so as to teach us that the glory of the Lord is the single most important thing that anyone can pray…
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:10b Theme: The third petition shows Christians that in order to copy heaven’s pattern of obedience to the Lord, they must pray that the Lord would subdue them to His holy will on earth. Structure/points: Words like “obedience” and “submission” are unpopular words for people to hear. Submission of one person to another implies dominance, power, authority, and the…