Read Matthew 10 Matthew 10 records an occasion when Jesus gave His disciples a practical course in witnessing. Months before He commissioned them to go into all the world with......
Read Matthew 9 Have you seen the Christmas billboard sponsored by the atheist society? It pictures three wise men riding camels, following a star but the caption reads, “You KNOW......
Read Matthew 8 You would think everyone in the NFL would welcome Tim Tebow. The son of missionaries is helping to finance an orphanage in the Philippines and has a......
Read Matthew 7 The seventh chapter of Matthew begins, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” That phrase is a favorite with those who think there are no......
Read Matthew 6 “Do not worry.” Now there’s a command that’s difficult to obey in these troubled times. Some suggest it’s downright impossible. Yet Jesus commanded us, “Do not worry.”......
The disturbing Penn State child-abuse scandal graphically illustrates our need for a moral consensus. Who determines right and wrong for us? What moral standard does society agree will determine appropriate......
In Matthew 4 we read that following his baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Yet how can that be? The......
The third chapter of Matthew contains a brief biography of John the Baptist – Jesus’ advance coordinator. John’s assignment was to pave the way (“make straight paths”) for the Messiah.......
As we continue in our study of Matthew we see that after Christ is born the second chapter of Matthew records two opposite reactions to his birth. Wise men from......
Let’s spend the next few months reading through the gospel of Matthew. Start by reading Matthew 1:1- 17. OOPS! On second thought, maybe not. Matthew begins with a boring genealogy,......