TOPICS: The disciples vs. the Pharisees; Displaying all meekness to all humanity – both in person and online; What is meekness?; What is mercy?; Persecution for truth and Christ.
Matthew 5:1-12 The Characteristics of God’s Future Rulers
Matthew 3:1-2 The Kingdom of the Heavens
TOPICS: Words and their false connotations that made possible the importing of pagan concepts into the Scriptures; Did John preach a sermon?; What is repentance?; Repentance and eternal torment; What is the kingdom of the heavens?
Matthew 2:9-23 A Nazarene Shall He Be Called
TOPICS: What was the star?: The intelligent worship of the magi; Scriptures with more than one fulfillment; He shall be called a Nazarene.
Matthew 2:1-8 From a Log Cabin to the White House
TOPICS: Ancient Sumer and Egypt’s role in idolatry and the birth of Jesus; The story of the magi; The world’s most outstanding leader comes from insignificant Bethlehem; Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.
Matthew 1:20-25 The Character of Jesus and the Extent of His Work
TOPICS: Joseph’s conundrum and God’s solution; God’s ability to communicate; What does “of holy spirit” mean?; What is sin?; The character of Jesus and the Extent of His work.
Matthew 1:2-19 Great Productions
TOPICS: Matthew 1 is about great productions – the stories of many people leading to Christ; How was Christ generated?; What would you do if your wife came home from a long trip with a baby bump?; God’s unique power and Mary’s pregnancy; Joseph weighs his options.