Category: Matthew

  • The Body of Christ Torn to Open a Living Way

    The Body of Christ Torn to Open a Living Way

      [wpdm_package id=’12392′] When God ripped open the inner veil of the Temple, he showed the Jewish priests and people, and later the Gentiles, that the way into God’s most holy dwelling-place, heaven itself, is not through the Temple veil anymore, but through Christ the New and Living Way . Exodus 26:31-33; Matthew 27:51-54; Hebrews 10:19-25…

  • The Harvest of Good and Bad Seed

      Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 (text); Daniel 12:1-4a © November 2, 2014 Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ: Many Last week, we were introduced to the Parables of Jesus and how they are about the establishment, growth and consummation of the kingdom of God. Jesus also connected his…

  • The Vineyard Part 2: The Sons Who Changed Their Minds

    The Vineyard Part 2: The Sons Who Changed Their Minds

      Matthew 21:28–32 (text); Jeremiah 7:22-26 © November 9, 2014 • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ: Continuing on the Parables of Jesus, we come now to what’s commonly known as the Parable of the Two Sons. No, this is not the same as the Parable of the…

  • The Parables of Jesus and the Covenant of Grace

    Be thankful that God has chosen you to be “inside” the covenant of grace. Let us be mindful of “the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!”

  • What is Our Problem?

    What is Our Problem?

    Preached by Elder David Meengs on August 31, 2014 Text: Matthew 7:3-5 • Download this sermon outline (PDF) 1. We Need God’s World view! We are not sinners because we sin. We sin because we are all sinners. We are all born that way – Romans 5:12, Gen 2:17; Gen 3:7, Gen 3:21. Romans 3:10. We…

  • “Let the Little Children Come to Me”

    “Let the Little Children Come to Me”

      Deuteronomy 4:9-10; Proverbs 23:6; Matthew 19:13-15 (text) August 10, 2014 • Download this sermon (PDF) As a matter of courtesy, please advise Rev. Nollie Malabuyo if you plan to use this sermon in a worship service. Thank you. Introduction Congregation of Christ: Today is the fourth sermon in our series, “A Little Church in the…

  • Calling and Discipling Joined to Ordinary Means

    Calling and Discipling Joined to Ordinary Means

    Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 10:13-17 (texts); Isaiah 55:1-3, 10-13 Canons of Dort III/IV Articles 12-17 © February 2, 2014 (ZCRC Pasig and Imus) • Download this sermon (PDF) Beloved congregation of Christ: Last Lord’s Day, we learned from John 6 that no one can come to Christ unless the Father draws him. This is so because…

  • “Wise Men from the East Opened Their Treasures and Offered Him Gifts”

    “Wise Men from the East Opened Their Treasures and Offered Him Gifts”

    The wise men most probably did not know that the Child the star pointed to would be a King, a Priest, and a Sacrifice for them and for all his people.

  • “A Hebrew Son Cast into the Nile”

    “A Hebrew Son Cast into the Nile”

    In these two great events, the ark and the basket are foreshadows of our Lord Jesus Christ, who offered his body and blood to save his people from slavery to sin.

  • God-Driven Life of Pleasures

    God-Driven Life of Pleasures

    We can only eat bread with joy, drink wine with a merry heart, enjoy the love of our families, and find joy in our labors when we know that all of these earthly pleasures do not come to an end at death.