Sermons on Matthew (Page 8)

While in the United States, we do not face the same level of persecution our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world do, it is clear in Scripture that we will be persecuted if we follow Christ. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley addresses how we can hold fast in the midst of any persecution. Matthew 10:16-33

Last week we looked at Jesus telling his followers to pray for workers to enter God’s Harvest. This week, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us that we are the workers. Matthew 10:1-15

About a year ago, Pastor Scott Gourley preached on this passage in Luke, and we as a church committed to seeing 21 lives transformed by the Gospel. As we come to it again in Matthew, Pastor Scott looks at what it means now and were he may have missed the most important part of the passage. Matthew 9:35-38

This passage where Jesus heals the blind and mute seems in odd contrast to the healings done in the previous section, yet they are tied together In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley looks at what we can learn about Jesus from how he handled these two healings. Matthew 9:27-34

We believe Jesus is capable of restoring us to new life, but sometimes we forget that He has the compassion and desire to heal us. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott goes through two separate examples showing how Jesus has the compassion to save us. Matthew 9:18-26

Matthew left a lot more than any of us realize when he chose to follow Jesus. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott takes a closer look at the calling of Matthew to be a disciple and how we can apply that to our lives. Matthew 9:9-13

Many of us are familiar with the story of Jesus healing the paralytic, but do we understand the implications of the story? This week, Pastor Scott Gourley takes a close look to see that this story is all about Jesus’ power to forgive sin. Matthew 9:1-8

Christians tend to fall into two camps when it comes to Satan and demons: they don’t exist or they are to be feared. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott Gourley looks at a story from the Gospel of Matthew showing how Jesus has authority over all creation, including Satan ans his minions. Matthew 8:28-34

What is the true cost of following Jesus? In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley takes a look at this by dealing with a couple difficult words that Jesus had for his disciples. Matthew 8:18-22

When we read scripture, we often think of ourselves as the insider, as a part of God’s people. In reality, we are more like the outsider than we like to admit. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott explains how we can take comfort in the fact that Jesus shows grace to those who would be considered enemies of God. Matthew 8:5-13