66 - Bringing back the Wandering Sheep

Matthew 18:15-20 - Steve Hope

1. The Process of Church Discipline (v15-17)
2. The Power of Church Discipline (v18)
3. The Prayer of Church Discipline (v19-20)

65 - God’s Little Ones

Matthew 18v1-14 - Steve Hope

1. We Enter the Kingdom by becoming like children (v1-5)
2. Causing God's children to stumble is disastrous (v6-9)
3. ....because God cares for his children deeply (v10-14)

64 - Sons and Subjects

Matthew 17:24-27 - Steve Hope

1. Jesus is the Son of God
2. Jesus' disciples are God's children
3. We are to be model citizens on earth

63 - Faith and Power

Matthew 17v14-23  - Steve Hope

1. Our own power is powerless to do God's work -(v14-18)
2. To do His work you need His power - (v19-20)
3. The power of the cross and resurrection - (v22-23)

62 - The Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1-13 - Steve Hope

1. Look at His Glory (v1-3)
2. Listen to His Word (v4-8)
3. Live in His Plan (v9-13)

61 - You are the Messiah - Part 2

Matthew 16:13-28 - Steve Hope

You are the Messiah

1. Revealed by God - v17-20
2. Unexpected by Men - v21-24
3. Victorious over All - v25-28

60 - You are the Messiah

15th September 2019 - Steve Hope

1. Jesus is the Messiah (v13-16)
a. Revealed by God (v17-20)
- By the Father....
.....Through His Church

59 - Spiritual Blindness

Matthew 16v1-12 - Steve Hope

1. Religious Leaders: Blinded by their Stubbornness - (v1-4)
2. Disciples: Blinded by their Stomachs - (v5-12)

58 - A Dog’s Dinner

Matthew 15v21-39 - Steve Hope

1. For All People: Salvation comes through faith in Jesus - (v21-31)

2. For All People: Satisfaction comes through food from Jesus -(v32-39)

57 - Turning Religion Inside Out

Matthew 14v34-15v20 - 7th July 2019 - Steve Hope

1. The Word of God is the foundation of
   authentic worship (14:34-15:9)

2. The human heart is the foundation of real impurity (15:10-20)

56 - Jesus: God over the Storm

Matthew 14:22-33 - Steve Hope

1. Jesus is sovereign over the storm - (v22-24)
2. Jesus is present during the storm - (v25-27)
3. Jesus needs to be in our focus in the storm - (v28-33)

55 - Bread from Heaven

Matthew 14:13-21 - Steve Hope
1. Divine Sympathy - (v13-14)
2. Divine Supply - (v15-19)
3. Divine Satisfaction - (v20-21)

54 - Fear, Fury and Faith

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

53 - Prejudice and Unbelief

Matthew 13v53-58 - Steve Hope

1. The Power of Jesus is evident - (v53-54a)
2. Prejudice feeds unbelief - (v54b-57)
3. Unbelief results in God's rejection - (v58)

52 - The Priceless Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 13v44-52 

The Priceless Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven :-

1. Is worth everything - (v44-46)
2. Means everything- (v47-50)
3. Is to be shared with everyone- (v51-52)

51 - How does God’s Kingdom grow?

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

50 - Jesus’ Hearing Test

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)

49 - Water is thicker than blood

Matthew 12 v46-50

1. Jesus' disciples are his family (v46-49)

2. Our Father's will is the family bond (v50)

48 - The Greatest Sign

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)

47 - The Unforgivable Sin

- Matthew 12v22-37

46 - Expect the Unexpected

- Matthew 12v15-21

45 - Jesus Lord of the Sabbath

- Matthew 12v1-14

44 - How to respond to Jesus

- Matthew 11v25-30

43 - Criticism and Coldness

- Matthew 11v16-24

42 - Dealing with Doubt

- Matthew 11v1-15

41- Jesus’ School of Mission (Part 2)

 Matthew 10 v16-42

40- Jesus’ School of Mission

Matthew 9 v35-10 v15

39- Faith in God s Messiah

Matthew 9 v18 - 34

38- The call to sinners

Matthew 9 v9-17

37- Reverse the Curse

Matthew 8 v23 - 9v8

36- Embarking on Jesus’ Boat

Matthew 8 v 18-22

35- Healing - Then Now and Not yet

 Matthew 8 v16-17

34 - Messiah for Outsiders

Matthew 8v1-15

33-Jesus Extreme Weather Warning

Matthew 7 v24-29

32 - Deception

Matthew 7v15-23

31 - Two ways to live

Matthew 7v13-14

30 - Praying to Our Father

Matthew 7v7-12

29 - Do not judge

Matthew 7v1-6

27 - A Heavenly use of earthly things

Matthew 6v19-24

26 - When our Acts are acting

Matthew 6v1-18

25 - Perfect Love

Matthew 5v43-48

24 - It’s not fair

Matthew 5v38-42

23 - My Word is my Bond

Matthew 5v33-37

22 - Divorce and Discipleship

 Matthew 5v31-32

21 - An affair of the heart

Matthew 5v27-30

20 - Jesus’ Whodunnit

Matthew 5v21-26

19 - The Manifesto of the Messiah

 Matthew 5v17-20

17 - Distinctive Influence

Matthew 5v13-16

16 - Blessed are the Peacemakers

Matthew 5v9

15 - Blessed are the Pure in Heart

Matthew 5v8