Precepts Audio

PA373 Matthew 7:7-29 mp3 Matthew Series 14 In this message, the Lord promises the disciples if they ask it will be given, if they seek they will find, and if they knock it will be opened. Yet we find that this is not usually the case. What did the Lord mean? Why does this not […]

PA372 Matthew 6:22-7:6 mp3 Matthew Series 13 In this message, the Lord continues the “sermon on the mount” by talking about light and blindness. No one can serve two masters. The disciples should not be anxious for tomorrow, since His Father will take care of them. They should seek first the kingdom of God, and […]

PA371 Matthew 6:5-21 mp3 Matthew Series 12 In this message, the Lord instructs His disciples how to pray. They should not pray as the actors do, who pray on the street corners to be seen by everyone. All the praise they will ever get is from men. They instead should pray in private, and God […]

PA370 Matthew 5:38-6:4 mp3 Matthew Series 11 In this message, the Lord continues His address to His disciples usually called the “sermon on the mount.” The Lord tells them that, instead of insisting on justice, they should be generous to those who want to take from them. He encourages them to love their enemies, a […]

PA369 Matthew 5:21-37 mp3 Matthew Series 10 In this message, the Lord continues His “sermon on the mount” address. The Lord compares His teaching to the law, showing that even to call a person a contemptible name will make him liable to punishment in the kingdom of God. What is the “Gehenna of fire” He […]

PA368 Matthew 5:7-20 mp3 Matthew Series 9 In this message, the Lord continues with the beatitudes, pronouncing blessings on the merciful, the clean in heart, the peacemakers, and those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake. The disciples too are blessed when men shall speak against them for Christ’s sake, since the prophets who were before […]

PA367 Matthew 4:17-5:6 mp3 Matthew Series 8 In this message, the Lord calls Simon and Andrew, James and John to be His disciples. He teaches all over Galilee, healing the sick. Then, in Matthew 5, He calls His disciples together on a mountain and starts teaching them what has come to be called “the sermon […]

PA366 Matthew 4:1-16 mp3 Matthew Series 7 In this message, the Lord is tempted in the wilderness by Satan. We discuss the three temptations Satan brought to the Lord and how the Lord answered each one. Considering Satan’s quotation of Scripture and how he twisted it to meet his ends. The temptations in Matthew and […]

PSA261 God, His Justice and Righteousness mp3 Considering the characteristics of God, it is critical that we consider God’s justice and righteousness. While many believe God’s judgments to be His punishments, the fact is that judgment has to do with God’s rules and regulations defining His perfect order and justice. To judge is to determine […]

PA363 Matthew 2:6-23 mp3 In continuing Matthew, the religious leaders reveal to Herod where the Messiah was to be born. Then, he questions the wise men about the timing of the star appearing and sends the on to Bethlehem. The star reappears, however, and leads them to the house where He actually was living, probably […]