Good thing, God’s thing
Matthew 19:16-30 16Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” 17″Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.” 18″Which ones?” the man inquired. Jesus […]
Humility before God and Confidence in His Grace
Matthew 15:21-28 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him […]
Seek First His Kingdom and His Righteousness
Matthew 6:19-34 Key Verse Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” 19″Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where […]
Women in the Genealogy of Jesus
Matthew 1:1-17 The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah 1This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father […]
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Come & See Student Preacher (Engineering, UNSW)
The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) [hana-flv-player video=”https://www.comnc.org/files/Ter_Talent.flv” width=”384″ height=”288″ description=”UNSW Student Preachers Series: The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)” player=”5″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”false” /]
DISCIPLESHIP: Priority and Provision
Matthew 6:19-34 Seek First His Kingdom and His Righteousness I. Treasure in heaven (19 – 24) See v19a. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,” Jesus says the reason at v19b. “where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.” Here, moths are a major agricultural pest, which cause severe […]
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1-13 This parable teaches us the wisdom of preparation for the coming of our bridegroom Jesus. In this parable, five wise virgins took a jar of oil along with their lamps. But five foolish virgins only took their lamps. So on the arrival of the bridegroom, the foolish virgins had to go to buy […]
Man-made rules vs the Holy Bible
I am reading the Gospel of Matthew these days. In the recent 3 days, I read Matthew 23. I remember decades ago when I read this chapter first time in my life, it was mind-blowing. Today I would share one important point in this chapter. Matthew 23:4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put […]
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread (Matthew 6:11)
Matthew 6:11 Give us today our daily bread. This is part of “the LORD’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:9 – 15), which Jesus taught us to pray. Here, “bread” represents things necessary for the sustenance of life like food, clothing, health, civil peace and etc (Ursinus, Z., & Williard, G. W. (1888)). We have to pray for […]
