Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Matthew

Slaying Our Selfishness

ROMANS 11:36 – For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.” I love the way Paul David Tripp describes the sin of selfishness.  He calls it “our DNA” and he is right.  We were born in sin, and as believers we will daily, even constantly, fight against the sin of selfishness.  And…

Great Faith

21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged…

Live For This

MATTHEW 25:20-23 – And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your…

Jesus Always Goes to the Heart

MATTHEW 19:16-22 – And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You…

Forgiving Like Christ

MATTHEW 18:21-22 – Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”    I think it is a huge problem in many relationships. Whether with families, among friends, even in…