Sermons on Matthew
Today we join with Calvary Memorial United Church and Forest Hill United Church to share the story of Good Friday. The Lesson of the Betrayal(Matthew 26:1-4, 14-16; Mark 14:43-48, 53) The Lesson of Denial(Mark 14:60-64; John 18:25-27) The Lesson of the Trial(Matthew 27:1-2, 11-14, 22-26; John 18:29-31, 33, 36-37; 19:1-2) The Lesson of the Crucifixion(John…
Scripture Reading (Contemporary English Version) Matthew 17:1-9 1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the brothers James and John with him. They went up on a very high mountain where they could be alone. 2 There in front of the disciples, Jesus was completely changed. His face was shining like the sun, and his clothes became white…
Scripture Reading (New Living Translation) Matthew 5:1-12 1 One day as Jesus saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them. 3 “God blesses those who are poor (in spirit) and realize their need, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. 4 God blesses…
Scripture Reading (Common English Bible) Matthew 4:12-23 12 Now when Jesus heard that John was arrested, he went to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum, which lies alongside the sea in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet said: 15 Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, alongside the sea, across the…
Our services are recorded and shared online.If you are attending the service in person and do not wish to be recorded, we ask that you sit near the back of the Sanctuary. Readings from the Scriptures (Inclusive Bible) Matthew 3:13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 John…
Our services are recorded and shared online.If you would like to not be recorded, we ask that you sit near the back of the Sanctuary. Readings from the Scriptures (The Message) Matthew 2:1-12 1-2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem village, Judah territory—this was during Herod’s kingship—a band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East.…
1st Lesson The prophet proclaims good news to a people in exile Isaiah 40:1-8 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to herthat she has served her term, that her penalty is paid,that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries out:‘In the wilderness prepare the way…
Scripture Reading (First Nations Version) Matthew 1:1, 16-25 1Here is the record of the ancestry of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, a descendant of Much Loved One (David) and of Father of Many Nations (Abraham)… 16Heel Grabber (Jacob), and He Gives Sons (Joseph), who was the husband of Bitter Tears (Mary), who gave…
Readings from the Scriptures (CEB) Matthew 1:1, 16-20a 1 A record of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham: 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary—of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Christ. 17 So there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen generations from David to…
Matthew 20:1-16 20 ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage,[a] he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the market-place; 4 and he said to…