Matthew

Find a sermon associated with this book in the Bible below.

This sermon teaches that Jesus's coming, while offering peace and salvation, also creates conflict with worldly powers, demanding allegiance from His followers who will face persecution. Despite these challenges, believers can find peace in their secure identity in Christ, trusting that God uses unexpected circumstances, even opposition, to bring about redemption.

This sermon uses the journey of the Magi to encourage believers to seek the promised King and leave behind the "flawed kings" or idols of their lives. It asserts that by embracing the paradox of the humble and powerful God-king born in Bethlehem, we can experience a transformation that leads us to offer our lives in worship to Him.

This sermon teaches that the name Emmanuel, meaning "God with us," is the profound truth of the Christmas season, revealing Jesus as both fully God and fully man, who drew near to humanity to offer salvation. It challenges believers to move beyond a superficial understanding of this truth and live fully for Him, because He is with us.

This sermon teaches that Matthew's genealogy of Jesus is not a dry list, but a powerful narrative that reveals God's faithfulness in fulfilling His ancient promises to humanity despite our imperfections. It also shows that Jesus came to offer ultimate rest and to radically include outsiders, welcoming everyone into His family regardless of their background or past sins.

This sermon celebrates baptism as an act of discipleship and a public testimony of Christ's finished work, not a means of earning salvation. It explains that baptism beautifully illustrates the gospel—Jesus's death and resurrection—and that our obedience to this command is not about adding to our own "good list," but is a joyful response to the perfect righteousness that Jesus has already fulfilled and credited to us.

 

In light of current events surrounding George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, Pastor Ryan Kwon was invited into the home of Pastor Léonce Crump from Renovation Church in Atlanta, GA to discuss the events that have led up to this season of protests and unrest, and what are some steps that the Church can take towards racial reconciliation.

 

This sermon explores the pivotal question, "Who do you say I am?", asserting that Jesus is more than a good teacher; he is the promised King and the Son of the Living God. The message emphasizes that the correct answer to this question leads to a transformed life of surrender and dependence on God's grace, which makes us His beloved children and empowers us to live out our faith.

This sermon teaches that true discipleship requires three fundamental habits: self-denial, which involves not demanding what one is owed; a deliberate rejection of worldly wisdom in favor of Christ's teachings; and the willingness to die to oneself, mirroring Jesus' sacrifice, as the only path to finding true and eternal life.

This sermon begins with the theme of God's provision and the need for the current generation to carry forward the gospel message. It then transitions to Jesus' question, "Why are you afraid?", using the story of Jesus calming the storm to demonstrate that His power is real, infinite, and sufficient to overcome any trial, urging believers to replace their fear with faith in His love and control.