021920 – Matthew 5.23-24 I would like to talk with you about TWO short verses of Scripture this evening. The TWO verses come from Matthew’s infamous – SERMON ON THE MOUNT. Matthew 5:23-24 says, “Therefore, if YOU are offering YOUR GIFT at the altar and there REMEMBER that your BROTHER or your NEIGHBOR or your SISTER […]
02152020 – Matthew 5. 21-37 Hate AIN’T right. Hate is NEVER right. Hate is always HATE…and ALWAYS will be. Jesus was CONCERNED about “hate.” And, he seemingly was more concerned that WE – CHECK “ourselves” before we WRECK “ourselves” – OR “OTHERS.” Yeah, hate is “THAT BIG” of a DEAL! Just LISTEN to the SOUND […]
021220 – Matthew 5. 13-20 Jesus was a “GREAT teacher.” He “ENGAGED” his listeners/hearers. He “commanded” their attention. “All over THE Scriptures” it talks about HOW HE taught like ONE with AUTHORITY… and NOT at all, LIKE the other RABBIS or SCRIBES or the PHARISEES, for that matter. He was warm… In TOUCH Straight FORWARD. […]
02082020- Matthew 5. 13-20 This comes to us – by way of Matthew’s private source – M. Jesus was at it AGAIN! He was attempting to build people “UP.” He was being “ENCOURAGING” and “CHALLENGING” both at the same time. “You are the LIGHT of the world!” “You are the SALT of the earth!” You […]
02052020 – Matt. 5. 1-12 When you read Matthew, you have to understand that he is Jewish. He is “uber” Jewish. For him, Jesus is the “NEW MOSES.” Jesus is BIGGER than Moses. If Moses was a PROPHET – Jesus is a BIGGER and BETTER Prophet! Matthew’s gospel is actually divided into FIVE sections…each section […]
012520 – Matthew 4. 12-23 THIS REGION is ruled by HEROD Antipas, he is the CLIENT-KING of the ROMANS. He is their NINNY. NO ONE likes him very much…or the ROMANS for that matter. Yeah, so HE gets…the ROMANS get…and a lot of us BARELY SURVIVE. They TAX this, they tax that…EVERYBODY has their hands […]
012520 – Matthew 4. 12-23 THIS REGION is ruled by HEROD Antipas, he is the CLIENT-KING of the ROMANS. He is their NINNY. NO ONE likes him very much…or the ROMANS for that matter. Yeah, so HE gets…the ROMANS get…and a lot of us BARELY SURVIVE. They TAX this, they tax that…EVERYBODY has their hands […]
012520B – Matthew 4 12-23 Get up…eat your breakfast (or not)…stop at Starbucks…head to work…work all day… return home…eat some supper…watch a little TV…go to bed… and then repeat those SAME STEPS tomorrow…and the day after that…and the day after that… Some of us may have a few MORE steps; some of us may have […]
011520 – Matthew 3. 13-17 Transitions! Tonight we are going to spend “a little bit of time” talking about TRANSITIONS. Everybody HAS them. Everybody goes THROUGH them. Some transitions are SMOOTH and EASY, others, not so much. Some of us FIGHT any and all CHANGE. George Bernard Shaw said, “PROGRESS is IMPOSSIBLE without CHANGE, and […]
011320 – Jesus identifies with us! (Matthew 3. 13-17) The Baptism of Our Lord Franciscan Villa South Milwaukee, WI Let’s talk about the Baptism of Our Lord, just for “a little bit.” “When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too.” “And as he was praying, the heaven was […]