Sermons on Matthew (Page 5)

Sermons on Matthew (Page 5)

Carriers of Bread and Water

The Amonites and the Moabites were not allowed to assemble with the people of God forever because they refused food and water to the children of God while they were in the wilderness. In Matthew 25, Jesus talks about the things that will separate us from Him forever if we don’t take heed – oil, talent and “the least of these”. We are held accountable to be mindful of and…

The Tried and Proven Seed

When Satan wants to buffet us he has to get between us and the power of God. We are born again of incorruptible seed. In order to war with us, Satan has to be able to bypass the seed that God planted in us. That seed originated in Jesus and has been passed to us – a seed that cannot fail. The life of that seed alters everything in our life. The devil wants us to forget…

Check Your Life (Matthew 25)

Continuing the discussion on adoption, Pastor Ricley walks us through our part in the adoption process through a discussion of Matthew 25. You can bring a child home from the orphanage to live in your home, but if they don’t recognize your parenthood and authority in their lives, it makes a loving relationship difficult at best. All those in the parables in Matthew 25…

Documents of Adoption

Romans 8:15 says, “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” Pastor Ricley calls on us to examine our hearts to see if we truly believe we’ve been adopted by God or if we’re seeing God through the eyes of religion, afraid that we won’t measure up. The Spirit of adoption frees…

Sheep, Goats, & the Glory of God

Pastor Ricley is asked to discuss the Glory of God as mentioned in Matthew 24 and John 17. His teaching provides some real life examples of the sheeps and goats described by Jesus in Matthew 25. Perfection isn’t about praying enough or quoting Scripture and being religious. It’s about our ability to see Jesus in each other and to respond to situations with His heart.

Outrun It

The Bible tells us to pray that our flight would not be in the winter or on the sabbath day. Pastor Ricley explains what that time of “flight” and “sabbath” means to us in the context of God building an army, not to run away from the battle, but to live through the battle. We read the word “tribulation” and respond with “I’m outta here”. We’ve even found a doctrine of…