Sermons on Matthew 10:18-36:

Follow-Whatever It Takes

Contributed by Jim Caswell on Mar 16, 2017

We receive courage to do whatever it takes when we follow Jesus.

Title: Follow-Whatever It Takes Date: 3/26/17 Place: BLCC Text: Matthew 10.16-31 CT: We receive courage when we follow Jesus. [Screen 1] FAS: Several years ago, an enormous financial crisis loomed in Europe. The very survival of the structure of the euro currency, if not the whole of Europe, was at ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-31

Denomination: Christian Church

Divide And Conquer

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 3, 2011

Does Jesus really call us to a simple, exciting life?

“Divide and Conquer” Mt. 10:17-42 Drew Dyck once volunteered at a youth event put on by a national youth ministry. Near the end of an evening full of games, fun, and food the leader began his devotional talk by stating, “Being a Christian isn’t hard. You won’t lose ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:17-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Father's Day Should Be Every Day For A Saved Sinner

Contributed by David Mcnally on Jun 18, 2011

Almighty God, the Creator of the Universe, the Eternal, the Lord of Hosts, the Father of Jesus, can be your heavenly Father too if you come to Him by faith in His only-begotten Son.

Matthew 10: 28-33 Sermon: Father's love. Today is "Fathers' Day", when we should all be grateful for our dads, and if they are still alive, we should let them know how much we appreciate them, but from a Christian point of view, today is the day when we rejoice that the Creator and eternal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:28-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 13 - Matthew 10:16-23 - Wise As Serpents Or Just Spitting Venom? Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 17, 2010

I have to admit I felt annoyed at what I thought was his ignorance and arrogance when he spoke about the Church we attend. I feel that way when any Bible based Church is denigrated or dismissed.

Part 13 - Matthew 10:16 - WISE AS SERPENTS OR JUST SPITTING VENOM? I was talking to a friend on Friday about our Church. He said he didn’t like our way of doing Church. I asked him what he meant and he said that he could not see how a Church could have a band out the front and what appeared to him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 15 - Matthew 10:16-18 - Gospel Terrorists! Incoming Truth Grenades! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 20, 2010

Matthew 10 records how the disciples become GOSPEL TERRORISTS, terrorists of a very different kind who are going to fire some LOADED TRUTH GRENADES right in the middle of the nation of Israel, not to destroy but to save.

Part 15 - Matthew 10:16-18 - GOSPEL TERRORISTS! TRUTH GRENADES! Last night on the news I heard a report from Afghanistan - how the religious terrorist group called the Taliban killed many people with a suicide bomb. It is a common occurrence to see such news reports and deeply disturbing. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 14 - Matthew 10:18-19 - Grasshopper, Expect The Unexpected! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 21, 2010

I remember as a kid watching the TV series called "KUNG FU" staring David Caradine. The blind Master Po (Keye Luke) calls his young student "GRASSHOPPER" to "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED". We are not grasshoppers but we are called to BEWARE.

Part 14 - Matthew 10:18-19 - GRASSHOPPER, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! A friend of mine works as a boilermaker in Bowen, Queensland Australia. He is a big man with muscles like an Olympic weight lifter, a voice that booms and a laugh that is full and infectious. PATRICK PATTERSON loves the Lord and if ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:18-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 16 - Matthew 10:21-42 - Got To Get A Message To You. Hold On, Hold On! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 22, 2010

Matthew 10:23 says "I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel." Reminds me of that song by the Bee Gees in 1968 "I've Gotta Get a Message to You. Hold on! Hold on!"

Part 16 - Matthew 10:21-42 - GOT TO GET A MESSAGE TO YOU. HOLD ON, HOLD ON! I recently read of a teenager in Florida in America who fled for her life from her Muslim family after she converted to Christianity. Fathima Rifqa Bary says her family will murder her in what is known as an "HONOUR ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:21-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Part 17 - Matthew 10:34-42 - Give Me More Than A Blow-Up Sword! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 25, 2010

The nimble adroitness needed for sword fighting seemed severely limited by the floppy handles and fat blades filled with air, but at least they were safe. High adventure with ABSOLUTELY NO DANGER.

Part 17 - Matthew 10:34-42 - GIVE ME MORE THAN A BLOW-UP SWORD! My youngest grandson had a birthday party not too long back. It was a pirate party so all his mates came dressed in pirate gear - eye-patches, head scarves, etc. At the door we presented every pirate with a plastic blow-up sword, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Response To Persecution

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010

Jesus promised us persecution, though we have not experience a great deal in the US. But those days will change. How should we respond?

Passage: Matthew 10:17-33 Intro: Wartime is different than peacetime. 1. war has it’s rules, but when the purpose is killing the enemy, the rules only limit the how. PP Geneva Convention 2. terrorism has introduced a whole new element of modern warfare. 3. use of civilians as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:17-33

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Confrontational Gospel

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010

We try so hard to make the gospel easy to accept, but the way Jesus presented it was bound to be confrontational in a sinful world.

Passage: Matthew 10:34-42 Intro: Sometimes the words of Jesus are so different from the image we constructed that it shocks us. 1. and often we try to soften them, reinterpret them, make them less offensive and more acceptable. 2. but these statements this morning are really clear. 3. and in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-42

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Conflict Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

When you experience conflict as a result of following Jesus, you are not headed in the wrong direction. Instead that’s a sign you are being faithful to the Gospel.

The Conflict Matthew 10:22-25 Last week we learned if we are going to commit to following Jesus then we need to make sure we know what we’re signing up for because following Jesus can lead to pretty hazardous work. When you follow Jesus, you surrender your will, you surrender your freedom, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:22-25

Denomination: Methodist

No Compromise Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

Before the world is ever going to take Jesus seriously, the church has to take Jesus seriously. Before the world is converted to a lifestyle devoted to Jesus Christ, the church must be converted to a lifestyle devoted to Jesus Christ. We are called to put

No Compromise Matthew 10:26-33 Before the world is ever going to take Jesus seriously, the church has to take Jesus seriously. Before the world is converted to a lifestyle devoted to Jesus Christ, the church must be converted to a lifestyle devoted to Jesus Christ. Mother Theresa was once asked, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:26-33

Denomination: Methodist

Reproduce Yourself

Contributed by Sean Harder on Apr 11, 2012

Do you know the very first command God gave mankind right after He created them in His image? Be fruitful and multiply. The ultimate goal of Jesus when he came to the earth in the flesh was to save mankind who in a sense fell out of His image through sin.

Do you know the very first command God gave mankind right after He created them in His image? Be fruitful and multiply. The ultimate goal of Jesus when he came to the earth in the flesh was to save mankind who in a sense fell out of His image through sin. He had to be the perfect sacrifice. But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24-42

If His Eye Is On The Sparrow... Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011

Jesus uses the example of the sparrow to give us three powerful reasons why you can say, “I’m not afraid.”

INTRODUCTION The title of this message is inspired by the famous gospel song by the same name. It is one of the most loved Christian songs in the world and was made famous by Ethel Walters, who used it as the title of her autobiography. Many other singers have recorded it and it enjoyed a revival ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:28-31, Matthew 10:28

Denomination: Baptist

Risk Takers Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012

when we embrace the mission of Jesus, we make a commitment to hazardous work. And yet one of the things we see in the church today is that following Jesus has become something far less than that. It’s more about comfort than danger and belief rather than

Risk Takers Matthew 10:16-22, The Message Elizabeth Elliott wrote a book called, Through Gates of Splendor. In it, she tells the story of her husband, Jim, who was one of the five missionaries killed as they tried to evangelize the Waodani tribe in Ecuador. What is so amazing to me is that the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-22

Denomination: Methodist