Poem by Ed Miller On countless altars I have laid The world, and all concerning me; Unnumbered tear-stained vows were made, Then broken, to my agony! How to resign? Be His at last? Abandon self? I did not know! ‘Twas not the world that held me fast! Surrender was my greatest foe! Was faith to… Read more »
(More aptly named “The Parable of the Soil”) General observations As you know, the message of Matthew and the life of the Lord Jesus was a life of rejection. All the way through, especially through His three and a half year ministry He was being increasingly rejected. As you go through the book of Matthew,… Read more »
Chapter 10: The Harvest is Plentiful But the Workers Are Few How chapter 10 relates to chapters 8 & 9 Principle #1: Very often the ones who pray for laborers become the laborers Matthew 9:37-38 “Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Therefore, beseech the Lord of… Read more »
The Healing of Jairus’ daughter and the healing of the woman with the hemorrhage REDEMPTIVE MIRACLES #7 & #8 COMBINED Matthew 9:18, “While He was saying these things to them, behold, came a synagogue official and bowed down before Him saying, ‘My daughter has just died but come and lay your hand on her and… Read more »
Serving Versus Being Served Follow along in the audio with the full transcript below…. We’re in the process of discussing the third great section of Matthew; chapters 16:21 all the way through chapter 16:25 which we call the nature of the kingdom of heaven. The whole book of Matthew deals with the kingdom of heaven. … Read more »
The Gadarene Demoniac Read along below in the full transcript, as you listen to the audio… By way of review let me give you what I consider to be the very key in understanding the miracles of the Lord Jesus. It can be summarized in these words; all the miracles of Christ are redemptive miracles. … Read more »
Plague #1 Lice and Plague #2 Flies
Plagues #1 and #2
Grace of God: The Parable of the Disciples’ Reward Follow along listening on audio while reading the full transcript below….. Daniel 2:22, says, “It is He who revealed the profound and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with him.” We trust that He’ll give us light. Let me just… Read more »
Pure Grace Below is full transcript that can be read while following along listening to the audio… Matthew 19. Let me get before you, just to get you back into the spirit of the book, the great message of the book and where we left off last time. We’ve been studying the third great section… Read more »