Matthew 1
18: Engaged to Marry
20: Angel of God, The Trinity’s Love
21: Savior of Sins
22-23: God With Us, Prophecy Fulfilled, Prophecy Predicted Christ’s Virgin Birth
24-25: Obey God’s Way, Obey When Unsure
Matthew 2
1-2,11: Anticipating God’s Gifts
7-8: Integrity Revealed
9-11: Give Jesus Your Best
13: Save One Child, Protect Your Family
13-14: Jealous Of Jesus
Matthew 3
3: Prepare The Way, A Prepared Heart Follows God’s Path, Preparation For God’s Direction, Purposeful Preparation
4: Plain Leaders, Leaders Who Can Be Themselves
11: Purified by The Holy Spirit
13-17: Baptized into the Mission of Jesus
16-17: Identity Theft
17: Well Pleased, A Beloved Child
Matthew 4
1,11: Prepared for Kingdom Living
4: What Mini Sermons Are You Preaching to Yourself?
11: Angels of God
12: Unjust Treatment, Trust When Mistreated
19: Leaders Have Followers, Fishing With Jesus
19-20: Christ’s Calling, Great Leaders Are Great Followers, A Compelling Call, Learning To Follow Well
Matthew 5
3: Happiness in Humility, Humility Gives
3-10: Blessed Are…
4: Happiness in Grief, Grief Gives The Gift of Comfort
6: Happiness in Passion, Passion for God, Hunger and Thirst
7: Much Money, Happy Are The Merciful
9: How to Deal with Relational Conflict, Conflict Can Lead to Greater Intimacy, Being a Peacemaker
10: The Two Relational Bookends of Every Believer
13: Sweet and Savory
13-14: Salt and Light
14-16: Guiding Light
15-16: You Are a Light-Bearer Known by Your Love
17, 20: Jesus and Scripture
21: How Did Jesus Interpret Scripture
21-22: Freedom From Anger, Lessons from Lawn Mower Maintenance, But I Say to You
23-24: Ask Forgiveness Fast, Go Back to Go Forward, Be Reconciled, Love Initiates
24: Resolution Brings Relief, Leaders Who Seek A Peaceful Resolution
27-28: Visual Accountability, Emotional Unfaithfulness
27-29: Freedom from Porn Addiction
29-30: Good Disagreement
37: Learning To Say No, Kind But Direct, I Swear!, Hold Your “Yes”
39: Resolution Not Retaliation, Turn The Other Cheek
43-45: Radical Prayer, Love Engages with the Enemy, Look for the Good
44-45: Pray For People Hard To Love, Living Out the Golden Rule
45: When God Doesn’t Say Yes to Your Prayer, Praying in Jesus’ Name
48: Embrace Excellence, Pretense of Perfection
Matthew 6
1: Discreet Deeds, Anonymous Achievements
7-8: Before You Even Ask
9-10: Recession Proof Kingdom
10: Our Purposeful Father, Alignment With God’s Purposes
11: Our Providing Father, Grateful for Today
14-15: Forgive Fast, Unforgiving Means Unforgiveness
19-21: Trust in Money, How Can We Treasure the Best Treasures?, Why Money Is Not Worthy Of Our Trust
21: Value Wisely, What Do You Treasure?
24: God or Money
25: Got Worry?
25-34: Hope for Times of Worry and Uncertainty
25: Do Not Worry
26-27: God’s Care Replaces Worry
27: Result of Worry, Free from Worry
30-33: Surrendering It All to Christ
31-34: Future Fears
33: You Can Always Return to Him, Journey With Jesus, Jesus Take the Wheel
34: Living in Today and Trusting God for Tomorrow
Matthew 7
1-3: No Judgment
12: What Are You Doing for Others?
15-16: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
21-23: False Faith, False Religion
24: Put Into Practice, A Life Well Built
24-25: Follow Through
29: He Knows Everything About Everything
Matthew 8
5-7: Relational Repair
14-15: Compassion for Mother-in-Laws
18-19: Follow Jesus First
24-25: Peaceful Sleep
Matthew 9
2: Extra Faith Required, Be of Good Cheer
11-13: Not The End of Your Story
13: Go and Learn
23-24: Prove Yourself
36: Compassion Bridge, The Compassionate Heart of Christ, Compassion Over Criticism
Matthew 10
1-4: Pair Up
8: Freely Give
8-10: Earnest Simplicity
16: Shrewd But Innocent, Wise and Innocent, Humble and Wise
16-20: What You Need, When You Need It
29-31: More Valuable to God
31: Do Not Fear
34-39: Not Peace, but a Sword?
37: Quality of Love
37-39: More Than Me
Matthew 11
1: The Best Leaders Are Good Teachers
2-3: When In Doubt, Momentary Doubt
10: Preparation Precedes Power
16-17: Building A Great Generation
16-19: The Greatest Generation
28: Invitation to Intimacy, A Broken Heart Still Beats
28-29: Come As You Are, Meekness Brings Peace, Approachable, Humble Savior , Moms Receive the Gift of Sabbath
28-30: Come to Me, Rest For The Weary, Receive the Gift of Sabbath, Help for the Burned Out and Exhausted, A Light Burden, Alone but Never Alone
29: How to Change Your Bad Feelings and Experience More Joy
Matthew 12
7-8: I Desire Mercy
14-15: Aware of Reality
18, 21: Light to the Nations
25: United We Stand, Divisions Downfall
36-37: Careless Words
50: Family of Faith
Matthew 13
14: Receiving and Sharing Compassion
24-25: Good Among Bad
25-26: Authentic or Artificial
27-30: Weeds and Wheat
31-32: Rest for Weary Souls
33: The Power of Story Telling
44: Treasure Hunting
44-46: Disruptive Faith
45-46: Pearl of Great Price
49-50: Hypocrites Exposed
58: Lack of Faith
Matthew 14
13: Disconnect to Reconnect, Retreat to Reconnect
13-14: Responding to Distractions
15-18: Bring Jesus What You Have
19: Management Compliments Leadership, Blessed to Bless
22-23: Protection From the Pride of Success
22-27: Ordinary Chaos, Extraordinary Peace
24-28: Great Trust, Great Love
28-29: Walk on Water, Obey When Afraid
28-31: Fearless New Year
29: For Everyone Who is Afraid to Fail and Doesn’t Want to Try, Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open, Courage Moves Forward in The Face of Fear
30-31: In Over My Head
Matthew 15
2-3: Break Bad Traditions
18-20: A Clean Heart, Rats in the Cellar
21-28: Lord, Help Me
22, 25: Cry Out For Children, Urgent Prayers For Children
25: Lord Help Me
38: Lack of Faith
Matthew 16
8-9: Remember God’s Faithfulness
13-17: Who is Jesus? Who are You?
15-16: Who Is Jesus?
15-18: Value Others by Speaking Their Name
18: Christ’s Church
21-23: Get Behind Me!
23: Things of God, Pressing On for Jesus
25: Lose Your Life
Matthew 17
4-8: Memorializing Meaningful Memories
6-8: Get Up
7-8: Don’t Be Afraid, Don’t Be Afraid, Create Environments for Vulnerability, Men Need Safe Environments to Share
20: Belief Brings Possibilities, Faith is Underrated
22-23: Filled With Grief
Matthew 18
1-5: True Greatness
3-5: Play With Your Child
12-14: Pursued by God
15: Confrontation Not Gossip, Conflict Resolution, Christ-Centered Conflict Resolution, Win Them Back
15, 20: The End of Isolation
19-20: Effective Radical Prayer
21-22: Abundant Forgiveness, How Many Times?!, Loves Abundant Forgiveness, Undeserved Forgiveness
21-22, 34-35: Generous Forgiveness
23: Extend Mercy
26-27: Freedom in Forgiveness
27: Ongoing Forgiveness and Freedom, Freedom in Forgiveness
32-33: Gratitude Facilitates Forgiveness
Matthew 19
4-6: Meaningful Marriage, Leave and Cleave, Emotional Engagement
13: Parental Love
13-14: Affection and Acceptance
19: Generous Love is Intentional
20-21: Do You Want to Be Perfect?
26: Gratitude About Rearview Moments
29: Total Devotion
Matthew 20
5-7: Work in Retirement
15-16: Learning to Give Like Jesus
20-21: Well Meaning Mom
24-28: Serve Not Be Served
25-28: A Servant Who’s Not Serving, A Life’s Work, Great Leaders
26-28: Servant Leadership, How Does Jesus Define Greatness?
28: Serve Others Without Expecting to Be Served
Matthew 21
10-11: Curiosity About Christ
15-16: Childlike Praise and Prayers, A Child’s Humble Praise, Childlike Prayers and Praise
18-19: The Fruit of Repentance
23-24: A Humble Response to a Tense Situation
28-30: Instant Obedience
Matthew 22
4: How to Share the Lord’s Hospitality
11-12: A Heart Adorned in Humility, Dressed Up For God
15-18: Good or Bad Questions
17-18: Evil Intent Exposed
29: Leaders Empowered by God Know and Obey Scripture
36-38: Why Love? (Part 1 of 3)
37: When You’ve Got That Empty Feeling
37-40: How to Know and Live Out Your Priorities
39: Four Ways to Love Yourself
Matthew 23
29-30: Have Mercy on Me!
37: Are You Willing?
Matthew 24
36: A Divine Secret
42: Stay Awake
45-46: The Faithful and Wise Servant
Matthew 25
1-5: Unmet Expectations
14-15: Faithful With What You Have, Generous Living
16: Financial Management Plan, A Financial Plan
23: How Did I Do?
28: Take and Give
37-40: For the Least of These, Seeing Jesus in Others
Matthew 26
10,13: Meaningful Memories
36-39: Embrace Your Limitations
38-39: Emotional Suffering
39: Thy Will Be Done not My Will Be Done
41: Watch and Pray
49-50: Mercy Covers Betrayal
62-63: Falsely Accused
75-27:5: A Tale of Two Sinners
Matthew 27
Matthew 28
6: He Is Alive and Knows Your Name
18-20: Seven Ways to Grow as a Disciple of Jesus, Bold Baptism
19: God’s Vision