True Discipleship

October 16, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsdiscipleship, Matthew 10, shake the dust off your feet, twelve apostles

Matthew 10:1-42 October 14, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: We’ve been going through the Gospel of Matthew for a few months now. Chapters 1-4 tell us about Jesus: his miraculous birth by a virgin woman; his ordination by God at his baptism, and his temptation in the wilderness by the devil. In Chapters 5-7, he teaches his disciples about the kingdom of heaven and how they are live as kingdom people. Then in Chapters 8-9, we read about the signs and wonders and miracles…

Matthew Sermons

Miracles, Faith and Service: Grumbling Against Jesus’ Divinity

October 3, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringscasting out demons, Exodus 34, healing, Matthew 9, Psalm 104, signs and wonders

Exodus 34:1-7; Matthew 8:23-27; 9:1-38 September 30, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: Last Sunday, in Matthew 8, we learned that Jesus performed miracles for several reasons. First, he announced that with his arrival, the kingdom of God has also arrived (Matt 10:7–8). A second purpose of the miracles is to demonstrate that faith is the instrument by which a person enters the kingdom of heaven. In the healing of the leper and the centurion’s servant, faith was instrumental. Here in Chapter 9, we read…

Only Two Ways to Live (Part 2)

September 17, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringschief cornerstone, false prophets, false teachers, Matthew 7, wise and foolish builder

Psalm 18:1-3; Matthew 7:21-29 September 16, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Christ was the Rock that followed Israel in the desert, giving them spiritual drink. Dear Congregation of Christ: Someone once said, “I believe in both a creative and personal God, a divinely ordered universe, that man has an innate moral sense, and that Jesus was a great moral teacher, perhaps the greatest the world has witnessed… I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus.” Was this person who wrote…

Matthew Sermons

Three Kingdom Laws: The “Golden Rule”

September 4, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsDeuteronomy 16, Golden Rule, judge not, Matthew 7, throwing pearls to pigs

Deuteronomy 16:18-20; Matthew 7:1-12 September 2, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Jesus is not being a racist here. He is talking about the spiritual state of unbelievers –dogs and pigs – who stubbornly refuse to repent of their sins and reject him and his gospel. Dear Congregation of Christ: Do you know that the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” was first written by George Eliot in an 1860 book called The Mill on the Floss? This familiar saying simply means that we shouldn’t judge something based…

Hebrews Matthew Psalms Sermons

Jesus Our Psalm-Singing Worship Leader

August 28, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringscornerstone, Hallel Psalms, Hebrews 2, Matthew 26, Passover, Psalm 118, triumphal entry

Psalm 118:1-29; Matthew 26:30-32; Hebrews 2:10-12 August 26, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: Who among you are not familiar with the chorus, “This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” This short song is from Psalm 118 verse 24, one verse out of 29 verses in our text. It’s always better to sing songs straight from Scripture, such as this one verse. In singing the Psalms and other songs in the Bible, we can be…

Matthew Sermons

“Pray Then Like This”

May 7, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsdoxology, invocation, Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6, New Samaria

Psalm 121:1-8; Matthew 6:9-15 May 6, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: Last Thursday, the National Day of Prayer was commemorated at the White House. In 1775, even before the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress established national days of prayer. In the 1800s, various other national days, including Thanksgiving, were established. Finally, in 1952, the National Day of Prayer was officially declared on any appropriate date of choice. It was only in 1988 that every first Thursday of May became its official day. Prayers…

Matthew Sermon on the Mount Sermons

“Lord, Teach Us to Pray”

May 1, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsBenny Hinn, Heidelberg Catechism, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Matthew 5, Nehemiah 1, prosperity gospel, true prayer

Nehemiah 1:5-11; Matthew 6:5-8 April 29, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: The Christian media is full of books, articles and quotes about prayers. I will mention a couple of quotes: First, “Do you realize that movements on earth govern movements in heaven? Do you realize that a child of God in prayer affects decisions in heaven? We must depend on His Word, pray the promises of God, and then watch what happens. The Word spoken through your lips releases angels.” This is one of…

Matthew Psalms Sermon on the Mount Sermons

“Do Not Resist an Evil Person”

April 23, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringseye for an eye, imprecatory psalms, Leviticus 24, love your enemies, Matthew 5, Psalm 69, Sermon on the Mount

Leviticus 24:17-20; Psalm 69:22-28; Matthew 5:38–48 April 22, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: This morning, I start with a few quotes: (1) from the conservative National Association of Evangelicals, “Ezekiel 33 says, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.’ … If someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation.” (2) from the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., “The use of the death penalty tends to brutalize the society that condones…

Matthew Matthew 5 Sermons

“I Have Made a Covenant with My Eyes”

April 16, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsadultery, divorce, Job 31, Matthew 5, Proverbs 31, remarriage, sexual immorality

Job 31:1; Matthew 5:27-32, 19:3-9; 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 April 15, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: I’d like to share with you some statistics from the Web, mostly from the websites of law offices. According to the American Psychology Association, roughly 40-50 percent of marriages in America end in divorce. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the world record for longest marriage goes to Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, who were married close to 87 years. But the shortest marriage reported was that of…

Matthew Sermons

“You Have Heard It Said . . . You Shall Not Murder . . . But I Say to You”

April 11, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringscapital punishment, Isaiah 53, manslaughter, Matthew 5, murder, premeditated, sanctuary cities, thou shalt not kill, unintentional killing

Isaiah 53:7-9; Matthew 5:21-26 (text); Romans 7:12 April 8, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: As I sat in the Siskiyou County Courthouse last Friday for six hours, I couldn’t help but think about today’s sermon. You see, the criminal case for which I was summoned to be a prospective juror included four counts, the most serious of which is premeditated murder. Murder is a very serious charge, so in 31 states, the death penalty is the maximum penalty when a defendant is found guilty.…