Matthew 16:24-26 The Christian life is death to self – seeing Christ as our greatest treasure Philippians 3:8, Matthew 13:44, 45-46 You win by losing Four Principles To Help Understand What It Means To Truly Follow Christ 1. The Desire For True Discipleship – Vs. 24a . Mark 8:34 2. The Nature Of True Discipleship – Vs.…
We exist to display God's glory, declare God's truth, delight in God's Son, and disciple God's people
We exist to display God's glory, declare God's truth, delight in God's Son, and disciple God's people
Sermons by Todd Dykstra
Matthew 16:21-23 Jesus Died For Sinners1 Corinthians 2;2, 15:3-4 I. The Prediction of Christ’s Atoning Work – Vs. 21. Matthew 4:17. His attention turns to teaching the disciples. A. The Necessity of His suffering. . …
Matthew 16:18-20 Part 1 – Last Week 1. The Promise To Found It 2. The Promise To Build It This week: 3. The Promise Of Christ to Triumph It – Vs. 18c . Possibilities for what the church will face . A. Attacks on the church by Satan himself . …
Matthew 16:18-20 Four Evidences of the Centrality of the Church In God’s Program 1. The Promise of Christ to Found It – Vs. 18a . Peter’s great confession elicits Jesus’ great promise . Peter was not the first ‘Pope’ – Matthew 18:1, 20:20 . A. The Rock:…
Matthew 16:13-17 Three points that help us clearly uncover Christ’s true identity so that we can come to the right conclusion about who He is. 1. The Probing Question and The Wrong Answers – Vs. 13-14 . Herod: John The Baptist – Matthew 14:1 . Others: Elijah – Malachi 4:5-6 . …
Ephesians 1:18-23 How we think is how we live God has not intended us to live on our emotions, but on TRUTH 1. Past – Hope of our calling 2. Future – Inheritance 3. Present – The greatness of His power Three Demonstrations of God’s Power Toward Believers 1. The Resurrection of Christ Demonstrates God’s Power Toward Believers – Vs. 20a . …
Matthew 13:44-46 1. The Parables Explained . A. There is a treasure that is worth parting with everything you own to have it. . B. The treasure is worth the price . Matthew 7:6, 1 Timothy 2:9, Revelation 21 2. The Parables Applied . …
Matthew 13:31-35 The Disciples’ Kingdom of Heaven Expectations: Psalm 72:8, Daniel 2:44, Zechariah 14:9 I. The Explanation of the Parables – Vss. 31-32/33 . Something small becomes something big . Seed – Daniel 4:10-12, 20-22; Ezekiel 31:3-6 . Leaven – Matthew 16:6, 12; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8…
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 I. The Parable And Its Details – Vss. 24-30 . A. Greek: Sows – speiranti vs. Sows over – epespeiren . B. Tares: False wheat (darnel), poisonous to people and livestock II. The Principle And Its Implications – Vss. 36-43 . A. The Sower – The Son Of Man –…
Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23 Last Week – Part 1 . 1. The Hard Heart – Vss. 4 & 20 . 2. The Superficial Heart – Vss. 5 & 21 This Week – Part 2 . 3. The Preoccupied Heart – Vss.7 & 22 . . . Matthew 6:24, James 4:4, 1 John…
Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23 Soils: 1. Hard 2. Shallow 3. Weedy 4. Good Meaning: . Seed – The Word of the Kingdom (God) . Sower: Anyone who broadcasts the Gospel (truth) . Soil: The human heart – Vs. 19 The Four Kinds of Heart . 1. The Hard Heart – Vss. 18-19 . …
Matthew 13:1-3a, 10-17 In Chapter 12, the Jewish leaders officially reject Christ. From this point forward He only speaks in parables – Vs. 34 I. The Proclamation Of Parables – Vs. 1-3 . Vs. 24, 31, 33, 44, 45, 47 II. The Purpose Of Parables – Vss. 10-17 . A. To Reveal…
Matthew 12:46-50 God’s design for the family: Genesis 1:27-28, 2:24 At Salvation we become children of God: John 1:12-13, 1 John 3:1-2 I. The Appearance Of Jesus’ Biological Family – Vss. 46-47 . Brothers: Matthew 13:55-56, Mark 6:3 . . His brothers do not believe in Him – John 7:1-5 until after the…
Matthew 12:43-45 At conversion the believer becomes a new creation 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 6:4 I. The Parable Jesus Told . Demon possession can be physical, mental or spiritual . It can not happen to believers – 1 Corinthians 3:16 II. The Principles That Jesus Taught . A. The…
Matthew 12:38-42 The cure for unbelief is not more evidence The Danger Of Seeking Signs 1. An Evil Demand For Signs – Vs. 38 . Matthew 12:14, 24; Luke 11:16, Matthew 16:1 1 Corinthians 1:22 2. A True Sign From Jonah – Fs. 39-41 . Jonah a type of Christ 3. A Greater Person Than Solomon…
Matthew 12:33-37 There is power in the tongue – Proverbs 18:21, James 3:3-5, 6-8, 9-10 J. Sidlow Baxter: One of the first things that happens when a person is truly filled with the Holy Spirit is not that he speaks with tongues, but that he learns to hold the one tongue he already has. I. The Evidence Of Our Words – Vs.…
Matthew 12:31-32 God is a God of forgiveness Exodus 34:7, Psalm 86:5, Micah 7:18 Psalm 3:1-2, Psalm 51, Ephesians 1:7, 1 John 1:9 I. The Forgivability of Almost All Sins – Vss. 31a & 32a . Paul: 1 Timothy 1:13-14 . Peter: Luke 22:54-61, John 21:15-17 II. The Unforgivability of One Sin – Vss.…
Matthew 12:22-29 Indifference is a heinous form of unbelief The Miraculous Healing – Vs. 22 . . Demons (Fallen Angels) – Job 38:7, Revelation 12:4, 9:1-11; 2 Peter 2:4, Jude 6 (Genesis 6) The Astonished Crowds – Vs. 23 The Offended Leaders – Vs. 24 . Matthew 9:32-34 The Brilliant Response – Vss. 25-29 . …
Matthew 12:15-21 Jesus came to be a servant – Mark 10:45 . Instructed people not to tell Who He is – Vs. 16 . . To not cause conflict with the Pharisees yet – He was on a different timetable . . To fulfill prophecy 1. A Beloved Servant…