Your Faith Has Made You Well | Matthew 9:18-22 | Philip Dhinakar She had been bleeding for twelve years—ceremonially unclean, isolated from family and worship, and socially rejected. She had…
Jesus’ Authority Over Death | Matthew 9:18-26 | Philip Dhinakar The intertwined miracles in this passage are about two females restored by a touch. One is a very young ‘woman’…
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:…
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…
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,…