The Calling of Matthew Matthew 9:9-13 We continue the series on the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Matthew 9:9–13, where Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow Him. In…
Sin, Sickness, and the Saviour (Matthew 9:1–7) Context and Setting: Matthew 8 demonstrated Jesus’ authority through five miracles. Matthew 9 continues this theme but shifts focus to the forgiveness of…
Jesus the Son of God Text: Matthew 8:28-34 C. S. Lewis writes in his book ‘The Screwtape Letters’ There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can…
Who is Jesus? | Matthew 8:23-27 | Philip Dhinakar Matthew summarises the response of the crowd to the Sermon on the Mount at the end of chapter 7 by writing:…
Swayed by the culture of the day and Greco-Roman philosophy, some Christians in the Corinthian church did not believe in the bodily resurrection of people on the last day. They…
The Cost of Following Jesus | Matthew 8 1:1-4 | Philip Dhinakar After the account of three miracles there is an interruption with Matthew inserting a couple of discipleship stories…
Faith That Jesus Marvels At | Matt 8:5-13 | Philip Dhinakar Matt 7:28-29 shows us that Matthew wants readers to see a connection between the Sermon on the Mount in…
Psalm 23 Part 2 This psalm gives us three pictures. - Verses 1 to 3, a picture of the sheep and the shepherd. - Verse 4 a picture of the…
Of all the psalms, Psalm 23 is the best-known and most frequently sung Psalm. But with familiarity comes the danger of misunderstanding. Specifically, the misunderstanding is that Psalm 23 is…
Excerpts from the gospels: JESUS HEALS A LEPER The four unique gospels complement each other and testify to the good news of salvation available in Jesus. The synoptic gospels (Matthew,…