Bible Book: Matthew

Shadow of the Cross

Date: April 12th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 20:17-19  |  Topics: Cross, Crucifixion, Lamb, Salvation, Suffering

And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.


The Witnesses Against Him

Date: April 13th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 26:59  |  Topics: Betrayal, Cross, Crucifixion, King of the Jews

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;


The Claims of Christ

Date: April 14th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 27:43  |  Topics: Burial, Life, Resurrection, Sleep, Temple, Trust

He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.


What Shall I Do With Jesus?

Date: April 15th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 27:22  |  Topics: Crucifixion, Decision, Fault, Herod, Pilate, Reason, Sacrifice

Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.


My God, Why?

Date: April 16th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 27:46  |  Topics: Blessing, Hope, Pain, Suffering, Tragedy, Trial

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?


The Pearl of Price

Date: June 27th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46  |  Topics: Heaven, Israel, Marriage, Second Coming

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.


God in the School

Date: August 8th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29  |  Topics: Communism, Education, God, School

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon tContinue Reading


The True New Testament Church

Date: October 17th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 16:13-18  |  Topics: Church, Deacon, Pastor, Polity, Preacher

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, butContinue Reading


The True New Testament Church

Date: October 17th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 16:13-18  |  Topics: Church, Deacon, Government, Pastors, Preachers

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, butContinue Reading


The Transfiguration

Date: October 17th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9  |  Topics: Transfiguration

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, bContinue Reading