"Matthew" Tagged Sermons

In Matthew 11, John the Baptist is asking questions of Jesus. “John the Baptist is looking for direction, and as he is looking for directions, Jesus uses several statements to make it clear to him and to anyone else who is ever looking for the real answer in life. If you are looking for truth, for meaning, for purpose in life – Jesus will give you the same directions: Take your first four right turns because you know what that…

Which version of the song “Because of You” comes to your mind when you hear the title? Do you think of the Tony Bennett version where he sings of a relationship where the person causes the sun to shine? Or perhaps you think of the Kelly Clarkson version where she sings of a relationship that causes her to hide in darkness? “There are clearly significant earthly relationships that can impact how we are in every other relationship. In this passage…

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“This chapter in Matthew is a very personal passage…one where Jesus comes to change lives personally, and when He does, something happens – He causes us to see persons.” Watch this message and ask yourself if you have allowed Jesus to change the way you see persons (intentional grammar here) in your life. This is an encouraging and convicting message. Matthew 9

Imagine a scenario where you are brought to the emergency room with symptoms of a heart attack, but instead of the doctor being honest with you, he minimizes your diagnosis to make you feel better. Yet, you want him to be honest with you and with what you are facing. “Don’t tell me what I want to hear,” you say. “I want to know what is really wrong with me.” In this week’s sermon, Pastor Vince shares how Jesus, because…

“We read the gospel stories and for some people they are just stories, ancient stories that have morals and virtues. Yet in Matthew 8 there are some scenes that are meant to jolt the lives of not only the disciples but are also meant to travel across the centuries and abruptly alert us to reality…. Don’t miss the One Person in the scene Who determines the entire outcome.” Listen in or watch this sermon where Pastor Vince teaches from Matthew…

“Plows don’t deal with snow; they just move it around…We need to be willing to hear the message that John the Baptist is going to share which will bring out this truth: if I want to be prepared for God to work in me, I can’t plow sin. I have to deal with it. I can’t just push it off to the corner. I have to deal with it.” Listen in as Pastor Vince continues his study in Matthew.

“There will never be a bigger story than the story that we celebrate every Sunday – that God’s Kingdom is secure and I am secure in it…even though our lives are lived out in changing times, God’s story will never be surpassed, never be replaced – our anchor holds through it all.” Listen in as Pastor Vince continues his study through the book of Matthew.  

Pastor Vince continues his study through the book of Matthew this week with a teaching about the Magi seeking Jesus. “Are your words like Herod – words that are spoken about Jesus but really in your heart are you focused on your kingdom on earth? Or are your words like the chief priests and scribes who know the Scriptures but you don’t know the Savior? Or are your words like the Magi saying you believe that this Jesus is the…