This week we are in Matthew 18:10-14, a passage wherein Jesus tells the story of the lost sheep. We learn through this how God loves the most vulnerable. In our message, we see how the ongoing verses of Matthew 18 widen the scope of focus, applying these particular verses to a spectrum from the unborn child, to the young adult.

This message examines Jesus’s stern warning against causing our fellow believers to stumble. It helps us under what a stumbling block might look like in our own lives and how we can ensure we don’t create one for others.

In this message, we see God teach us what the kingdom of heaven is like and how we live in it.

In Matthew 17:24-27, God provides an example of how Jesus is present and can relate to us, not only in the highs and lows but in the mundane things of life as well.

In this passage of Matthew, Jesus has to cast out a demon his disciples were unable to. The disciples ask Jesus why they could not and Jesus tells them it is because of their little faith. Out of this comes the question: Where does faith come from? We then make some observations in the passage, define faith, and find a missing key to unlock the answer to this question.

The passage addressed in this sermon is a turning point in the ministry of Jesus. Here Jesus informs his disciples of his imminent death. Our message looks at the three requirements Jesus lays out for following Him as he shares this news. It concludes with word of the glory that awaits those who make the choice do to follow Jesus.

We hear a message from Jesus about His church in Matthew 16:13-20. We are reminded of some of God’s purpose, mission, and vision in creating the Church, as well as Calvary’s more specific role in that work as well. We are also reminded that Jesus is building his church and that he invites us to join him in his work.

The passage addressed in this sermon is a turning point in the ministry of Jesus. Here Jesus informs his disciples of his imminent death. Our message looks at the three requirements Jesus lays out for following Him as he shares this news. It concludes with word of the glory that awaits those who make the choice do to follow Jesus.

In this message, we see how doubt can work against our ability to experience God’s love and power. But Jesus, in these passages in Matthew, teaches us to trust in God in the midst of our troubling circumstances.

Calvary Church, Grand Rapids, MI

Senior Pastor Dr. Jim Samra

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