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Current Sermon Series: John
We are currently worshiping God through the preaching and consideration of the Gospel of John. John's Gospel is distinct among the four. Matthew, Mark and Luke are called the Synoptic (literally "same view") Gospels because they are very similar in progression. But John's Gospel is unique.
Instead of reporting the interaction of Jesus with the crowds as they Synoptics do, John prefers to focus on individual and intimate interactions. Whereas Matthew and Luke begin with Jesus' nativity and childhood, and Luke with the start of his public ministry, John begins with the pre-existing and pre-incarnate Word of God who became flesh. John takes the epic themes of Genesis such as the struggle between light and darkness as prologue to his own writing.
Written near the end of his life in AD 85-90, John's Gospel is no dispassionate recounting of mere historical facts. He tells us the purpose of his Gospel: " . . . so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (John 20:31).
Entries in Matthew (100)
What's So Great About The Great Commission
April 26, 2009 All the Great Commission may have application to foreign missions, but it is not a foreign missions passage. It is the task of the whole Church. And what makes the Commission Great is that the Savior who gave it is great!
Matthew 28:16-20
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew A Logical Explanation
April 12, 2009 "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
Matthew 27:62 - 28:15
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Hell to Pay
March 29, 2009 They led Him away to be crucified, a death especially accursed by God and the experience of which was a living hell, a crushing debt was paid and we were set free.
Matthew 27:27-31
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew But God Meant It For Good
March 22, 2009 What Pilate Intended, What the Chief Priests Intended, What the People Intended, and What God Accomplished.
Matthew 27:11-26
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew There's a Camel in my Soup
March 15, 2009 Those who don't really value righteousness can't value Christ, although they often will embroil themselves in legalist minutia to soothe their seared consciences.
Matthew 27:1-10
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Two Kinds of Sorrow
March 8, 2009 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leads no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
Matthew 26:69-27:5
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew When Stone Meets Flesh
March 1, 2009 Christ came to take our stony, stony hearts and make them hearts of flesh.
Matthew 26:57-68
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew The Gethsemane Cup
February 8, 2009 The Suffering of Jesus. The cup of wrath is put into the hand of Jesus and he is made to drink so that we might lift up the cup of blessing and redemption.
Matthew 26:36-46
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew A Living Savior
February 1, 2009 Paul is right - if the resurrection didn't happen, that's the end of the Faith.
Matthew 26:31-35
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Something to Remember
January 25, 2009 When Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper he said, "Do this in remembrance of me." We often think of this too narrowly. Because we are united with Christ, he participated in our suffering (Heb. 4:15), and we now also participate in his (1 Peter 4:13). The crucifixion of Christ is the guarantee that what we suffer is not in vain, and that God will bring light out of darkness for all who are in Christ.
Matthew 26:17-30
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Doing God's Will
January 18, 2009 God's sovereignty; our connection (for good or ill) to the crucifixion.
Matthew 26:1-16
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Prepare for What?
January 11, 2009 In Matthew 24-25, Jesus has told his disciples to be ready and prepared. He tells them now WHAT to be ready and prepared FOR - his coming will mean the judgment. We are not SAVED by our works, but the biggest mistake anyone could make would be to think that he will therefore not be JUDGED by them.
Matthew 25:31-46
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Thoughtful Gifts
December 28, 2008 The maji brought gifts for the Christ-child beyond description. So what do we bring?
Matthew 2:1-12
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Vigilance Through Diligence
November 23, 2008 Jesus indicates that 'waiting for his return' does not mean inactivity. Though not saved on the basis of our works, we are judged by them.
Matthew 25:14-30
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew That Was Now, This Is Then
November 16, 2008 The day of grace is TODAY. At the end of the age judgment is coming.
Matthew 25:1-13
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Living in the Last Days - Part 2
October 19, 2008 Trusting Christ through difficulty; the final judgment.
Matthew 24:15-34
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew Living in the Last Days - Part 1
October 12, 2008 The return of Christ; the Scriptures indicate that we don't have to wait for the last days. We're living in them now. The Last Days began with the advent of Christ.
Matthew 24:1-14
Rev. George C. Hammond
Matthew
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