Matthew
Brent Smith: Called And Sent | Matthew 9:35-10:10
Jesus saw the people as sheep with no shepherd. The religious leaders should have been shepherding them, but they were like wolves preying upon them. The Good Shepherd was now in their midst, but the people needed to be aware of this and see their need for Him.
Brent Smith: Healing In His Wings | Matthew 9:18-34
Jesus has the power to heal and save. It’s not great faith that’s needed, it’s just simple faith in a great God.
Brent Smith: New Wine And Old Wineskins | Matthew 9:14-17
Jesus came to bring something new, not patch up the old. The law had its purpose, there’s still value in it today, but once Jesus came, He became our righteousness. Therefore, the law regarding righteousness is now fulfilled.
Brent Smith: Jesus Came To Save Sinners | Matthew 9:1-13
Apart from Christ, you are crippled in the paralysis of sin. But when you choose to put your trust in Jesus and activate faith, He restores you and makes you whole!
Brent Smith: Discipleship, Difficulties and Demons | Matthew 8:14-34
Jesus simply asks His disciples, ‘Why are you fearful?’ Now we can all think of at least a few reasons why fear might get the better of us. But though the storm is raging, Jesus is at rest. With Jesus in the boat, we don’t need to fear! Though trials will come, He will not let us drown. We need to take confidence in that.
Brent Smith: The Healing Power of Jesus | Matthew 8:1-13
Sin is not something we treat as though it were a minor surface problem or skin irritation. We are sinners in need of a heart transplant. It’s a sin issue that needs to be taken care of from the inside out. It’s a work only God can do!
Building On The Right Foundation | Matthew 7:21-29
Have you surrendered to Jesus? The day we stand before Jesus does not need to worry us or bring apprehension in our life. If you’ve accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, the one who paid the penalty for your sins, then you are His.
Right Route, Wrong Root | Matthew 7:13-20
The root determines the fruit. If the root is bad, the fruit cannot be good. If a person is truly rooted in Christ, then good fruit is going to come. And these things become tests or indicators of where a person is at.
How To Treat Others | Matthew 7:1-12
The problem with the human heart is that we tend to think of ourselves as much better than we truly are, overlook sin in our lives, but be drawn to see the sin in others. For us to live the life that Jesus is laying out in the Sermon on the Mount, the Kingdom Way, we need help! If we’re going to live a life that’s growing in righteousness, walking in obedience, then we need to look to the Lord.
Why Worry? | Matthew 6:25-34
Stop worrying about your little kingdom, and start living according to His Kingdom. Put your eternal rewards ahead of anything this world can offer. When you get your perspective straight, you’ll see that the things you’ve been worrying about really are quite small and insignificant in light of Him.
Where Is Your Treasure? | Matthew 6:16-24
Jesus shows us that we cannot serve both God and money. We like to think we can have a healthy compromise, but one master will always prevail. We all have a choice to make. Who are you serving today?
Teach Us To Pray | Matthew 6:9-15
God is ruling over all from a heavenly perspective. And when we pray we get to approach Him and gain that same heavenly perspective over the things on earth.