Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Matthew

There Are No Private Conversations

MATTHEW 12:36 – I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THERE ARE NO PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS. First, let’s establish something very important.  Our speech, the quality of our words spoken, is one of the most accurate and clearest measuring tools of our spiritual condition. We may be as…

Silence Is Often Best

MATTHEW 27:11–14 – Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” But he gave him…

The Gentleness of Jesus

MATTHEW 12:15-21 – Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and…