Sermons on Matthew (Page 3)
The Beatitudes (4): Blessed Satisfaction in Christ [Part 1]
In Matthew 5:6, Jesus says that those who spiritually hunger and thirst after righteousness will be satisfied. What does it mean to hunger and thirst? What is the desire of the hungry and thirsty? Who fulfills their desire? Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches on the nature of hungering and…
Lessons and Carols (2021): The God of Sinners
Though Jesus is the holy God, he is Immanuel, God with us, and is not ashamed to be the God of sinners, for he himself is the Christ, the Savior of sinners. Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches on the birth of Jesus Christ from Matthew 1:1-25 on the lineage, the name, and the wonder of the Christ.
“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will…
What True Love Looks Like
In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus teaches the great commandment showing how we are to live our lives. Mr. Ben Bessett emphasizes how God shows love, how we re-define love, and how we are commanded to love. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You…
The Beatitudes (3): The Meek Truly Blessed
Being meek is not something the world values highly. However, true meekness, being humbled before God by his Spirit and finding salvation in Christ, and trusting him in all things, is blessed by God. Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches from Matthew 5:5 on the blessed state of the meek, the blessed Savior of the meek, and the blessed inheritance of the meek.
“Blessed…
The Treasure and the Pearl
In Matthew 13:44–46, Jesus speaks in parables for his disciples to learn crucial truths about the kingdom of heaven. Mr. Ben Bessett describes the discovery of the treasure, the value of the treasure, and delighting in the treasure.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all…
The Beatitudes (2): “Blessed are Those Who Mourn, for They Shall be Comforted”
Matthew 5:1–12 presents the familiar words of the beatitudes spoken by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Mr. Brandt Barnard focuses on the second beatitude to describe the blessed state of mourners, the blessed comfort of mourners, and the blessed hope of mourners.
“Blessed are those who mourn,…
The Heidelberg Catechism (11): The Greatest Comfort in Troubling Times [Lord’s Day 9]
In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus teaches His disciples that they can ask their Heavenly Father anything, for He loves to give. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven presents our God, who is our Father, who understands our vale of tears, who is…
The Heidelberg Catechism (1): God, our Only Comfort in Life and in Death [Lord’s Day 1]
Matthew 10:26-33 describes the believer’s comfort as a child of God. Rev. Paul van Engelenhoven presents a new vision on life: a completely new belonging, a completely new status, and a completely new life. “Are not two…
Community Good Friday 2021 4th Word
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Matthew. 27:46
Rev. Rod Van Solkema, Crossroads Bible Church, Grand Rapids
The Beatitudes (1): The Spiritually Poor, Eternally Blessed
In Matthew 5:3, Jesus Christ declares that the poor in spirit are blessed because they alone belong to God and the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. Mr. Brandt Barnard explores this truth by explaining the believer’s spiritual poverty, the believer’s blessed portion, and the believer’s heavenly…