Bible Study

Sermon Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Millennium Goal By The Rev. Clelia Pinza Garrity In todays gospel, Matthew tells us of two of the miracles that Jesus performed. The first: A woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, for she said to herself, … Continue reading “Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Eradicate Poverty and Hunger (Garrity) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:24-33 His Eye is on the Sparrow By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. One of the great dramas of the twentieth century began with the kidnapping of the baby son of Charles and Anne Morrow … Continue reading “Matthew 10:24-33 His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon >Matthew 10:24-39 A Strange Sense of Family By Dr. Randy L. Hyde This is probably not a very good analogy, but its the only one I could think of… Remember 9/11? Remember? Who could forget? We cant forget 9/11 any more than the Greatest Generation can forget Pearl Harbor. Lets talk about it for … Continue reading “Matthew 10:24-39 A Strange Sense of Family (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:24-39 Remembering What We Believe about the Church By Rev. Amy Butler Mahatma Ghandi, though a devout Hindu, was widely known to admire Jesus; Ghandi often quoted from the Sermon on the Mount, in fact. Once when the missionary E. Stanley Jones met with Ghandi he asked him, “Mr. Ghandi, though you quote … Continue reading “Matthew 10:24-39 What We Believe about the Church (Butler) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:24-39 Denial, Hostility, Reconciliation By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword” (v. 34). Here Jesus presents himself as a source of division. He says that he will set members of the same family against one … Continue reading “Matthew 10:24-39 Denial, Hostility, Reconciliation (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:40-42 Encouragement By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AMEN. The story is told of an old man whose grandson rode a donkey while they were traveling from one city to another. The man heard some people … Continue reading “Matthew 10:40-42 Encouragement (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:40-42 The Stranger at the Door By Dr. Randy L. Hyde Spend a little time with Matthews gospel, and this is what you will find Jesus telling his disciples as they are about to embark on their first evangelistic rally… Proclaim the good news, cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, … Continue reading “Matthew 10:40-42 The Stranger at the Door (Hyde) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:40-42 Sittin’ on God’s Porch By Pastor Steven Molin Dear friends in Christ, grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I want to begin today by asking you to recall a memory; Id like you to recall the time in your … Continue reading “Matthew 10:40-42 Sittin’ on God’s Porch (Molin) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 10:40-42 Guests of Honor By The Rev. David Sellery Corpus Christi, Trinity Sunday, Pentecost the big celebrations are over. This week Jesus is back to teaching the basics. And what could be more basic than Christian hospitality. This lesson is not so much about what to do as it is about who and … Continue reading “Matthew 10:40-42 Guests of Honor (Sellery) – Bible study”

Sermon Matthew 9:35 10:8 Compassion Workers Dr. Mickey Anders A tourist collected a few of the signs in English that monolingual Americans traveling abroad must contend with: In an airline ticket office in Copenhagen, there is this promise: “We take your bags and send them in all directions.” A Swiss restaurant announces to its customers … Continue reading “Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 Compassion Workers (Anders) – Bible study”