71 - True Greatness

Matthew 20:17-28 - Steve Hope
Greatness in Sacrifice (v17-19)
Greatness in Serving (v20-28)

70 - Undeserved Favour

Matthew 20:1-16 Steve Hope
Generosity - (v1-9)
Grumbling - (v10-12)
Grace - (v13-16)

69 - Who then can be saved?

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)

68 - Marriage and Singleness in God's Kingdom

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)

67 - The Extent of Forgiveness

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)

66 - Bringing back the Wandering Sheep

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)

65 - God's Little Ones

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)

64 - Sons and Subjects

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

63 - Faith and Power

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)

62 - The Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1-13 - Steve Hope
Look at His Glory (v1-3)
Listen to His Word (v4-8)
Live in His Plan (v9-13)

61 - You are the Messiah - Part 2

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

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

58 - A Dog's Dinner

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)

57 - Turning Religion Inside Out

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)

56 - Jesus: God over the Storm

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)

55 - Bread from Heaven

Matthew 14:13-21 - Steve Hope1. 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 Herod2. The Furious Wickedness of Herodias3. The Faithful Witness of John the Baptist

53 - Prejudice and Unbelief

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)

52 - The Priceless Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 13v44-52 
The Priceless Kingdom of HeavenThe Kingdom of Heaven :-
Is worth everything - (v44-46)
Means everything- (v47-50)
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