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Matthew
Contributed by Thomas H on Nov 24, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. An Interesting Genealogy
Contributed on Nov 24, 2011
Jesus' genealogy as recorded by Matthew has a sudden surprise at the end!
The Gospel of Matthew Chapter 1 verses 1-17. Genealogies. Who likes genealogies? Who is into tracing their genealogy? You know, tracing one’s genealogy has become quite popular. But I’ve noticed something about Australians when we trace our genealogies – or perhaps ...read more
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2. Matthew 1.18-25 The Surprising Birth Of The Messiah
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Matthew 1.18-25 The surprising birth of the Messiah
Matthew 1.18-25 The surprising birth of the Messiah Manuscript Last week I preached on Matthew 1.1-18 and today I would like to continue with the rest of this chapter. So we will spend some recapping vs 1-17 before we move on to vs 18-25. Please open Bibles Mt 1.1-17 – mostly ...read more
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3. Matthew 2 The Infancy Of Jesus
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Matthew 2 The infancy of Jesus
Matthew 2 Manuscript Today we continue with Matt and look at chapter 2. Revision from last time: who can remember Matthew 1? What was it about? Birth of Jesus Christ. 1st half of chapter 1 – His genealogy. It showed He fulfilled the requirements to be Messiah – Son of David, Son of ...read more
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4. Matthew 3:1-12 Vipers, Repentance And Fire
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Matthew 3:1-12: Vipers, repentance and fire
Matthew 3:1-12 Vipers, repentance and fire Sermon notes Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at the first couple of chapters of Matthew - the birth and infancy of Jesus. And on that first Christmas, He appeared in human form, first as a baby, and then He grew up to commence His ...read more
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5. Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism Of The One Who Didn't Need It
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Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of the One who didn't need it
Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of Jesus Sermon notes Baptism. Today we are going to talk about baptism. Actually, we started talking about baptism last week when we looked at Matt 3:1-12. Yes I know I talked about repentance last week and showing fruit of that repentance. But remember it was in ...read more
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6. Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus, Satan And Temptation
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Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus, satan and temptation
Matthew 4:1-11 The Temptation of Jesus Manuscript Last time I preached from Matthew we looked at Matthew 3:13-17: Jesus’ baptism. We looked at baptism in general as well as Jesus’ baptism. You might remember when I spoke about baptism in general, that I explained why in this ...read more
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7. Matt 4:12-17 Light In The Darkness
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Matt 4:12-17 Light in the darkness
Matthew 4:12-17 Light in the darkness Manuscript There are lots of different places in the world where people live. Some are hot, some are cold. Some are mountainous, some are flat. Some are lush, some are barren. Some are beautiful, some are ugly. Some are in rich countries, some are in poor ...read more
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8. Matt 4:18-25 Immediately
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Matt 4:18-25 Immediately
Matthew 4:17-25 Immediately Manuscript Following. What does it mean to follow someone or something? My son Krystof likes to follow me. Recently he’s started coming to church early with me, because he wants to be with Daddy. Last Sunday night he even came to the Sunday night prayer ...read more
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9. Matt 5:1-12 The Beatitudes
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Matt 5:1-12 The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes Manuscript What does it mean to be happy? To be fortunate? Blessed? Who are the ones we as people regard as the lucky ones? The fortunate, the blessed ones? What do we think of? We tend to think of those with money. They can afford to live the way they want. They ...read more
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10. Matthew 5:13-16 “let’s Not Talk About Religion”
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Matthew 5:13-16 “Let’s not talk about religion”
Matthew 5:13-16 “Let’s not talk about religion” Manuscript As you know we’ve lived overseas in a few different countries. I’ve had to learn to live in a culture that is not my own. As well as that I’m married to someone from overseas – a Czech. And ...read more
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11. Matthew 5: 17-20 Mission Impossible
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Matthew 5: 17-20 Mission Impossible
Matthew 5: 17-20 Mission Impossible Manuscript You know each week as we go through a book of the Bible, we cover a different passage of the Bible. And perhaps you look through ahead and see what passages are coming up, and what topics will be covered in those passages. Well of course, I also ...read more
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12. Matthew 5:21-26 Thoughtcrime – Murder And Anger
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Matthew 5:21-26 Thoughtcrime – murder and anger
Matthew 5:21-26 Thoughtcrime – murder and anger Manuscript Last week we looked at the Old Testament Law in relation to the Law of Christ, and I know that many of you were away for that sermon, but that sermon really serves as the foundation for understanding the rest of the Sermon on ...read more
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13. Matthew 5:27-30 Lust And Flirting – Marriage’s Kryptonite
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Matthew 5:27-30 Lust and flirting – marriage’s kryptonite
Matthew 5:27-30 Lust and flirting – marriage’s kryptonite Manuscript Marriage. The 21st century - where is marriage in the 21st century? Where is it going? A hot topic in the news is gay marriage. But some wonder what the fuss is about, - after all, most couples these days live ...read more
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14. Matthew 5:31-32 What God Has Joined Together
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Matthew 5:31-32 What God has joined together
Matthew 5:31-32, 19:3-10 with 1 Corinthians 7:10-15 What God has joined together Manuscript Well today we have finally arrived, for some, the most anticipated sermon of the year, delayed by one week because of volcanic ash-cloud! Yes, today we have arrived at the famous verse in Matthew 5 ...read more
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15. Matthew 5:33-37 Wysiwig
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Matthew 5:33-37 WYSIWIG - What You See Is What You Get
Matthew 5:33-37 WYSIWIG Manuscript I remember when I was a little kid at school. Who remembers when they were at school? Now when you were talking with the other kids and you said something to them and you really needed to convince them that you meant it, or you promised to do something, and ...read more
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16. Matthew 5:38-48 Loving My Enemies
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Matthew 5:38-48 Loving my enemies
Matthew 5:38-48 Loving my enemies Manuscript Well I know I keep getting up here week after week as we go through Matthew and just about every sermon I say the same thing, which is: “Today’s sermon is really difficult.” And today is no exception. Today’s sermon is really ...read more
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17. Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Keeping Up Appearances (Heavenly Mrs Bucket)
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Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Keeping up Appearances (Heavenly Mrs Bucket)
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Keeping up Appearances (Heavenly Mrs Bucket) Manuscript In the 1990s there was a TV show from Britain called “Keeping Up Appearances.” Who remembers it? The reruns are still showing if you haven’t seen it and want to. The series is about a lady called ...read more
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18. Matthew 6:7-15 The Lord’s Prayer
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Matthew 6:7-15 The Lord’s Prayer
Matthew 6:7-15 The Lord’s Prayer Manuscript The Lord’s Prayer. It’s one of the best known prayers ever. One of the best known passages of the Bible. Many of you – perhaps most of you - can recite it off by heart. Even if you can’t, you’ve probably heard it ...read more
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19. Matthew 6:19-24 Eternal Investments
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Matthew 6:19-24 Eternal Investments
Matthew 6:19-24 Eternal Investments Manuscript Today we are going to talk about investments. And Money. And Possessions. And wealth. We live in a world that tells us how to grow our wealth, and a world that then tells us how to spend our wealth. And if we don’t have any wealth - well, ...read more
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20. Matthew 6:25-34 Anxiety
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Matthew 6:25-34 Anxiety
Matthew 6:25-34 Anxiety Manuscript Last Sunday we looked at investments. We looked at Matthew 6:19-20. Matthew 619 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, ...read more
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21. Matthew 7:1-6 Judge Ye Not
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Matthew 7:1-6 Judge ye not
Matthew 7:1-6 Judge ye not Manuscript 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Who’s heard that before? It’s a well know verse from the Bible. It’s a well known saying of Jesus: “Judge not, that you be not judged.” But what does it mean? You know this ...read more
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22. Matthew 7:7-12 Ask And You Shall Receive
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Matthew 7:7-12 Ask and you shall receive
Matthew 7:7-12 Ask and you shall receive Manuscript Today we are looking at Matthew 7:7-12. You could say we are entering the final lap – the final chapter - of the Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount covers some very diverse topics. Witnessing about Jesus – being salt and ...read more
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23. Matthew 7:12-23 The Narrow Road
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Matthew 7:12-23 The narrow road
Matthew 7:12-23 The narrow road Manuscript Well today is our second last sermon on the Sermon on the Mount. And from verse 12 through to the end of the chapter forms the summary and conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount. The first word of verse 12 is “so”- or in some versions, ...read more
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24. Matthew 7:24-29 Building Your House Above The Floodplain
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Matthew 7:24-29 Building your house above the floodplain
Matthew 7:24-29 Building your house above the floodplain Manuscript Earlier this year Queensland experienced something big. A big natural disaster. What was it? Floods. They were everywhere. We had them in Gympie. They had them out bush – some towns cut off for weeks. And even our ...read more