by Justin Marple | Apr 4, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Lenten Temptations (Matthew), SERMONS
Matthew 28:1-15 shows us the tomb was empty and that the women saw Jesus. While everyone agrees that the tomb was empty on the first day of the week, the disagreement is over the reason it was empty. The sermon confronts you with the authority of the risen and...
by Justin Marple | Apr 1, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Lenten Temptations (Matthew), SERMONS
Exodus 12:24-27, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, and Matthew 28:18-20 are the inspiration for these short comments on the nature of teaching by q and a (catechism). The q&a I suggest for the Lord’s Supper is: “Q. What do you mean by this service? A. It is the...
by Justin Marple | Mar 28, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Lenten Temptations (Matthew), SERMONS
Matthew 27:32-54 shows us the third temptation again but now on the lips of the seed of Satan: “If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” It was a temptation of “save yourself.” We too are often tempted to try to save ourselves...
by Justin Marple | Mar 21, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Lenten Temptations (Matthew), SERMONS
Matthew 26:57-75 is a powerful passage to equip the saints to share the good news (aka evangelism). After addressing how we should not put Jesus on trial with the unbeliever as a judge of the evidence, we see that we (like Peter) are the ones on trial. Of course, our...
by Justin Marple | Mar 14, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Lenten Temptations (Matthew), SERMONS
Deuteronomy 6:10-15 and Matthew 4:8-11 tell us, “You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.” This is a temptation with international and even cosmic consequences. And it is resumed in Matt 16:21-26. The temptation is to skip the...
by Justin Marple | Mar 7, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Lenten Temptations (Matthew), SERMONS
Deuteronomy 6:16-19 and Matthew 4:5-7 tell us that we should not put God to the test. One way that we commonly do test God is to ask Him to prove His love and concern for us through miraculous signs like healing. Another way is to seek our will rather than His will in...
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