To Know Him and Make Him Known
Sermons on Matthew (Page 8)
Sermon Summary: In Gethsemane Jesus dreaded drinking from the cup of God’s wrath because He knew from the OT that it would mean abandonment and destruction. But he willingly drank that cup to the last drop so that he could offer us the cup of fellowship and forgiveness that we remember every time we take…
Christmas, for Joseph, was all about STEWARDSHIP.
They way to insure that God’s Happy Ending for the world (the ultimate “win”) would happen was for the Messiah to lose his life. The Old Testament prophesied it and Jesus experienced it. His death freed his people from sin and brought them back to God. And the final shocking plot-twist was that Jesus was…
Jesus was born into a nation eagerly waiting for the Messiah who would rescue His people and make God’s restorative rule on earth a reality. His mission was simple: to announce God’s kingdom, to give a preview of what life in God’s kingdom would look like, and to explain God’s kingdom to people who misunderstood…
Could God be easier to please than we think?