October 5, 2020
70 - Undeserved Favour
October 5, 2020
Matthew 20:1-16 Steve Hope
- Generosity - (v1-9)
- Grumbling - (v10-12)
- Grace - (v13-16)
September 27, 2020
69 - Who then can be saved?
September 27, 2020
Matthew 19:13-30 - Steve Hope
- Those who bring nothing find welcome (v13-15)
- Those who have much find entry hard (v16-26)
- Those who surrender all find reward (v27-30)
September 20, 2020
68 - Marriage and Singleness in God’s Kingdom
September 20, 2020
Matthew 19:1-12 - Steve Hope
- Missing the Point (V1-3)
- Kingdom Marriage is Counter-Cultural (v4-10)
- Kingdom Singleness is Counter-Cultural (v10-12)
December 15, 2019
67 - The Extent of Forgiveness
December 15, 2019
Matthew 18:21-35 - Steve Hope.
- Forgiveness is not limited in number (v21-22)
- You've been forgiven an unpayable debt (v23-27)
- You must forgive others their debt to you (v28-35)
December 4, 2019
66 - Bringing back the Wandering Sheep
December 4, 2019
Matthew 18:15-20 - Steve Hope
- The Process of Church Discipline (v15-17)
- The Power of Church Discipline (v18)
- The Prayer of Church Discipline (v19-20)
November 24, 2019
65 - God’s Little Ones
November 24, 2019
Matthew 18v1-14 - Steve Hope
- We Enter the Kingdom by becoming like children (v1-5)
- Causing God's children to stumble is disastrous (v6-9)
- ....because God cares for his children deeply (v10-14)
November 17, 2019
64 - Sons and Subjects
November 17, 2019
Matthew 17:24-27 - Steve Hope
- Jesus is the Son of God
- Jesus' disciples are God's children
- We are to be model citizens on earth
October 20, 2019
63 - Faith and Power
October 20, 2019
Matthew 17v14-23 - Steve Hope
- Our own power is powerless to do God's work -(v14-18)
- To do His work you need His power - (v19-20)
- The power of the cross and resurrection - (v22-23)
October 6, 2019
62 - The Transfiguration
October 6, 2019
Matthew 17:1-13 - Steve Hope
- Look at His Glory (v1-3)
- Listen to His Word (v4-8)
- Live in His Plan (v9-13)
September 22, 2019
61 - You are the Messiah - Part 2
September 22, 2019
Matthew 16:13-28 - Steve Hope
You are the Messiah
- Revealed by God - v17-20
- Unexpected by Men - v21-24
- Victorious over All - v25-28
September 15, 2019
60 - You are the Messiah
September 15, 2019
15th September 2019 - Steve Hope
1. Jesus is the Messiah (v13-16)
a. Revealed by God (v17-20)
- By the Father....
.....Through His Church
July 29, 2019
59 - Spiritual Blindness
July 29, 2019
Matthew 16v1-12 - Steve Hope
- Religious Leaders: Blinded by their Stubbornness - (v1-4)
- Disciples: Blinded by their Stomachs - (v5-12)
July 21, 2019
58 - A Dog’s Dinner
July 21, 2019
Matthew 15v21-39 - Steve Hope
- For All People: Salvation comes through faith in Jesus - (v21-31)
- For All People: Satisfaction comes through food from Jesus -(v32-39)
July 7, 2019
57 - Turning Religion Inside Out
July 7, 2019
Matthew 14v34-15v20 - 7th July 2019 - Steve Hope
- The Word of God is the foundation of
authentic worship (14:34-15:9) - The human heart is the foundation of real impurity (15:10-20)
June 23, 2019
56 - Jesus: God over the Storm
June 23, 2019
Matthew 14:22-33 - Steve Hope
- Jesus is sovereign over the storm - (v22-24)
- Jesus is present during the storm - (v25-27)
- Jesus needs to be in our focus in the storm - (v28-33)
June 16, 2019
55 - Bread from Heaven
June 16, 2019
Matthew 14:13-21 - Steve Hope
1. Divine Sympathy - (v13-14)
2. Divine Supply - (v15-19)
3. Divine Satisfaction - (v20-21)
June 2, 2019
54 - Fear, Fury and Faith
June 2, 2019
Matthew 14v1-12 - Steve Hope
1. The Fearful Weakness of Herod
2. The Furious Wickedness of Herodias
3. The Faithful Witness of John the Baptist
May 26, 2019
53 - Prejudice and Unbelief
May 26, 2019
Matthew 13v53-58 - Steve Hope
- The Power of Jesus is evident - (v53-54a)
- Prejudice feeds unbelief - (v54b-57)
- Unbelief results in God's rejection - (v58)
January 20, 2019
52 - The Priceless Kingdom of Heaven
January 20, 2019
Matthew 13v44-52
The Priceless Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven :-
- Is worth everything - (v44-46)
- Means everything- (v47-50)
- Is to be shared with everyone- (v51-52)
December 16, 2018
51 - How does God’s Kingdom grow?
December 16, 2018
Matthew 13v24-43
How does God's Kingdom grow? Matthew 13v24-43
1. God's Kingdom is in a mixed world - v24-30
2. God's Kingdom will grow unexpectedly - v31-33
3. God's King will judge the mixed world - v34-43
December 2, 2018
50 - Jesus’ Hearing Test
December 2, 2018
Matthew 13 v1-23
1. Parables reveal and conceal the message of the Kingdom - (v1-17)
a. Kingdom truth is revealed to Jesus' disciples - (v11-12)
b. Kingdom truth is concealed to the hard-hearted -( v13-15)
2. There are wrong ways to hear the message of the Kingdom - (v18-22)
a. The hard heart - (v18-19)
b. The shallow heart - (v20-21)
c. The secular heart - (v22)
3. There is a right way to hear the message of the Kingdom - the fruitful heart - (v23)
November 25, 2018
49 - Water is thicker than blood
November 25, 2018
Matthew 12 v46-50
1. Jesus' disciples are his family (v46-49)
2. Our Father's will is the family bond (v50)
November 18, 2018
48 - The Greatest Sign
November 18, 2018
Matthew 12v38-45
1. Jesus' Resurrection is the sign (V38-40)
2. There is no excuse for rejecting the sign (V41-42)
3. Rejecting the sign is deadly (V43-45)
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