Christ’s Life and Death Fulfilled All Righteousness

March 25, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsGood Friday, Holy Week, Matthew 5, moral law, resurrection, Sermon on the Mount, Ten Commandments, three uses of the law

Psalm 40:6-8; Text: Matthew 5:17-20 March 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: We’ve been studying the Gospel of Matthew, and we’re now in the opening verses of Chapters 5-7, commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount. In these three long chapters, Jesus explains the Old Testament Law to everyday reality of righteous living as members of the kingdom of heaven. Many Christians today have this mistaken notion that the Law of Moses has no meaning and application for them today because the Old…

Matthew Sermons

“You Are Salt and Light”

March 19, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringslight of the world, Mark 9, Matthew 5, salt of the earth

2 Kings 2:19-22; Matthew 5:13-16; Mark 9:47-50 March 18, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: How many of you look at the Nutrition Facts on the label of any food you buy? What are the most important nutrition facts to you? For most of us, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium and Sugars. For example, a 12 oz tri tip steak at Sizzler will cost you 60 percent of your saturated fat Daily Value, 82 percent cholesterol, and 38 percent sodium (salt). A cup of a Progresso…

Isaiah Matthew Sermons

Christians, Prepare to be Persecuted!

March 11, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsabortion, Beatitudes, Isaiah 53, Matthew 5, persecution of Christians, same sex marriage

Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 5:10-12 (text) March 11, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Are Christians and Christian churches really being persecuted in our nation? Most non-Christians say that we Christians have it good in America. We still meet in churches every Lord’s Day without fear of violence. We can still proclaim the Christian gospel. We can tell anyone, anywhere that we are Christians. Those who are from other religions can convert to Christianity legally. Most of our leaders call themselves Christians, even if…

Matthew Psalms Sermon on the Mount Sermons

Hungering and Thirsting for Righteousness

March 7, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsBeatitudes, blessed, Isaiah 55, kingdom of heaven, Matthew 5, Psalm 1, Sermon on the Mount

Psalm 1:1-6; Matthew 5:1-12 (text) February 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Our text this morning, commonly known as the Beatitudes, is usually preached as a set of moral values for which we must strive. The Beatitudes is not about an ideal character in an ideal, future utopia. But it is about life in the kingdom of heaven even in the midst of this fallen, sinful world. Here’s a quote from a sermon: “The poor, the trampled, the voiceless, the seekers of righteousness, the…

Ezekiel Matthew Sermons

The First Four Disciples

February 25, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsEzekiel 47, fishers of men, Matthew 4, phishing, Romans 10, twelve apostles

Isaiah 52:7; Ezekiel 47:7-10; Matthew 4:18-22 (text) February 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Here’s an email or letter that some of us, including myself, might have received from the IRS: Dear Taxpayer You are entitled to your tax refund now. The tax refund amount as $651,443. You are required to follow the link below to login to on secure E-pass site with your Social Security Number and complete the required information in order for your refund to be processed. To access the form for…

Matthew Sermons

The Temptation of Jesus: “It is Written”

February 18, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsfirst Adam, last Adam, Matthew 4, temptation of Jesus, true Israel

Psalm 95:7-11; Matthew 4:1-11; Romans 5:19; Hebrews 4:15 February 18, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: If you were traveling around the world, and offered to eat fried tarantula in Cambodia; or haggis in Scotland, a pudding of sheep’s liver, heart and lungs; or balut in the Philippines (duck egg with embryo); or sheep’s eye in Morocco: would you be tempted to eat them? Most probably not. But if I was offered a prime rib dinner and spumoni ice cream, it would be a great…

Isaiah Malachi Matthew Sermons

The Herald of the King and His Message

January 22, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsherald of the king, Isaiah 40, John the Baptizer, Malachi 4, Matthew 3

Isaiah 40:1-5; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 3:1-12; 11:11-15 January 21, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Did you know that the Olympic marathon event started about 2,500 years ago? Well, sort of. The marathon, a long-distance running event of 26 miles, 385 yards, was a commemoration of the run of an Athenian soldier named Pheidippides from a battlefield near the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. According to the legend, Pheidippides ran the approximately 25 miles to announce the good news of their…

Daniel Genesis Matthew Sermons

“I Have Come to Fulfill the Law and the Prophets”

January 15, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsbegotten, genealogy, Genesis 12, Matthew 1, Numbers 24, Son of God, Son of Man

Matthew 1:1-17; 5:17; 16:13-16; 21:9; John 8:56; Galatians 3:16, 29 January 14, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Jesus is the Messiah (Christ), Son of God, Son of Man Beloved Congregation of Christ: Did you know that there are online services you can use to discover your ancestral roots and relatives and their geographic origins by sending your DNA sample? Who knows if you have ancestors not only from Europe, but from Latin America, Africa or Asia? You may be in for some surprises! Today, we begin a study…

Christmas Matthew Numbers Sermons

“We Have Come to Worship Him”

January 8, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsChristmas, Matthew 2, Numbers 24, star of Jacob, We Three Kings of Orient Are, wise men

Numbers 24:15-19; Matthew 2:1-12 January 7, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Last Sunday, our New Testament reading was also from Matthew 2 the first seven verses. We looked at the wickedness of King Herod, who was a prime example of the wicked man in Psalm 10. He was arrogant and godless, full of lies and curses, and murderous. In his jealous rage, he ordered the massacre of all infants in Bethlehem two years old and younger. Today, our text includes the first 12 verses of Matthew, but we…

Christmas Matthew Psalms

“Break the Arm of the Wicked!”

January 3, 2018September 25, 2019 BigSpringsAntipas, Archelaus, Christmas, Herod, magi, massacre of the innocents, Matthew 2, Psalm 10

Psalm 10:1-18; Matthew 2:16-23 December 31, 2017 • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved Congregation of Christ: Now that Christmas festivities are over, are you experiencing post-Christmas blues? One day, you’re exchanging presents and enjoying cheesecake with your kids and grandkids, the next day, you’re all alone in the house. This feeling is not merely something we read on the Internet or hear from friends, but is real. It happens to all of us. The Christmas narrative seems to end in a similar letdown. There was exceeding joy when the angels…