Sermons on Matthew

Sermons on Matthew

Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Week Three

Sunday January 23 2022Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up?Week ThreeMatthew 7:7-11Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? 10 Or if the…

A Circle of Life

Sunday November 14 2021A Circle of Lifematthew 14: 13-21Adam Lubbers Scripture 13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted…

ReNEW: Week Six

Sunday May 16 2021ReNEW: Week SixChange The World SundayMatthew 28:16-20 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father…

ReNEW: Week Four

28 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” MATTHEW 11:28-30 NRSV

Refresh: God’s Word

Sunday January 31 2021God’s WordMatthew 4: 1-4; Psalm 119:97-105 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch MATTHEW 4:1-4 NRSV1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live…

Emmanuel

Sunday December 13 2020Third Sunday of adventHome with Christ: EmmanuelMatthew 1: 22-23; 28: 18-20 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch 22 All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.” Matthew 1:22-23 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19…

Savior

Sunday December 6 2020Second Sunday of AdventHome with Christ: SaviorMatthew 1:20b-21, Luke 2:8-12 Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch 20b An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:20b-21…

The Royal TItles

Sunday November 29 2020The First Sunday of AdventHome with Christ: The Royal TitlesMicah 5:2, Matthew 2:1-2 NRSV  JOHN 15:4 MSG“Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me.MICAH 5:2 NRSV 2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of…

The Parable of the Talents

Sunday November 15 2020The Parable of the TalentsRev Mary Beth Hardesty-CrouchMatthew 25:14-30 NRSV 14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents,[a] to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. 17…

SOLID: Week Four

GatheringThe Toast*DARING Orchestra Announcements Welcome & PrayerRev Jessica Wright Hymn of Praise All Hail The Power Of Jesus’ Name (CCLI 196858)UMH 155 – Verses 1,2,4,6Choir/Orchestra Transition to Prayer Cheryl Esbrook Hymn of Prayer His Eye Is On The Sparrow (CCLI 77692)Cathy McPherson & John Stenger Pastoral Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer Rev Maxie Moore Children’s TimeApril Kwan and Trish Morehead Gratitude Moment Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Song of Gratitude Prayer/Come My People**DARING Choir/Orchestra Intro to MessageRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture…

SOLID: The Lord’s Prayer

GatheringThe Toast (Landry)*DARING Orchestra Announcements Welcome & PrayerRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Song of PraiseOpen Up The Heavens (CCLI 6304702)Resonate Transition to PrayerDawn/Scott Horton Song of PrayerThe Heart Of Worship (CCLI 2296522)Resonate Pastoral Prayer & The Lord’s PrayerRev Maxie Moore Children’s TimeApril Kwan and Trish Morehead Gratitude MomentRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Song of GratitudeThey’ll Know We Are Christians (CCLI 26997)arr. Vigran/SaavedraPiano: Joshua Vigran; Bass: Jose Saavedra Scripture ReadingMatthew 6:5-15 NRSVMarilyn Tucker 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites;…