Matthew

145 sermons on Matthew

OUT OF EGYPT

Volume 28
Matthew 2:14 — "When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son."

VOICES FROM THE EXCELLENT GLORY

Volume 16
Matthew 3:16 — "And Jesus, when he was baptised, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

LIGHT FOR THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS

Volume 17
Matthew 4:15 — "The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up."

THE THIRD BEATITUDE*

Volume 53
Matthew 5:5 — "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."

A SINGLE EYE AND SIMPLE FAITH

Volume 6
Matthew 6:22 — "The light of the body-is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness."

SOMETHING WORTH SEEKING

Volume 43
Matthew 6:33 — "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

AND WHY NOT ME?

Volume 36
Matthew 8:2 — "Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."

SELF LOW, BUT CHRIST HIGH

Volume 36
Matthew 8:8 — "The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."

A BLESSED WONDER

Volume 16
Matthew 8:10 — "When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel."

HEAVEN AND HELL

Volume 1
Matthew 8:11 — "And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

FIRST HEALING AND THEN SERVICE

Volume 31
Matthew 8:14 — "And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them."

HELP FOR YOUR SICKNESS

Volume 36
Matthew 8:16 — "When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."

HOPEFUL, YET DOUBTFUL

Volume 40
Matthew 8:19 — "And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."

COMFORT FOR THE FEARFUL

Volume 49
Matthew 8:26 — "He saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?"

GOOD CHEER FROM FORGIVEN SIN

Volume 52
Matthew 9:2 — "And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee."

CHRIST RECEIVING SINNERS

Volume 50
Matthew 9:10 — "And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples."

AN UNPARALLELED CURE

Volume 42
Matthew 9:32 — "As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel."

SHEEP AMONG WOLVES

Volume 23
Matthew 10:16 — "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."

CONFESSION OF CHRIST

Volume 60
Matthew 10:32 — "Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father which is heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."

“EVEN SO, FATHER!”

Volume 7
Matthew 11:25 — "At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight."

THE GENTLENESS OF JESUS

Volume 19
Matthew 12:19 — "He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust."

THE QUEEN OF SHEBA, A SIGN

Volume 48
Matthew 12:42 — "The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."

“A GREATER THAN SOLOMON.”

Volume 55
Matthew 12:42 — "The queen of the such shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon: and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."

THE QUEEN OF SHEBA

Volume 59
Matthew 12:42 — "The Queen of the South shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon: and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here."

THE SEED UPON A ROCK

Volume 49
Matthew 13:5 — "Some fell upon stony places, whore they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away."

A GREAT BARGAIN

Volume 24
Matthew 13:45 — "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

THE CARPENTER’S SON AND HIS RELATIONS

Volume 58
Matthew 13:55 — "Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?"

JESUS NO PHANTOM

Volume 16
Matthew 14:26 — "And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear."

THE HISTORY OF LITTLE-FAITH

Volume 31
Matthew 14:31 — "And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"

THE LITTLE DOGS

Volume 22
Matthew 15:26 — "But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table."

AN AWFUL PREMONITION

Volume 10
Matthew 16:28 — "Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

FROM TWENTY-FIVE TO THIRTY-FIVE

Volume 43
Matthew 20:3 — "And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said unto them; go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way."

GOOD NEWS FOR THE AGED

Volume 44
Matthew 20:6 — "And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle."

PARTICULAR REDEMPTION

Volume 4
Matthew 20:28 — "Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."

ANOTHER ROYAL PROCESSION

Volume 18
Matthew 21:5 — "Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass."

A STIR, AND WHAT CAME OF IT

Volume 51
Matthew 21:10 — "And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?"

AN EXCITING ENQUIRY

Volume 54
Matthew 21:10 — "And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?"

“I WOULD; BUT YE WOULD NOT”

Volume 40
Matthew 23:37 — "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"

WHAT JESUS WOULD DO

Volume 45
Matthew 23:37 — "How often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"

EFFECTS OF SOUND DOCTRINE

Volume 6
Matthew 24:24 — "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS

Volume 26
Matthew 25:30 — "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

THE FINAL SEPARATION

Volume 21
Matthew 25:32 — "And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats."

A WOMAN’S MEMORIAL

Volume 6
Matthew 26:13 — "Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her."

THE MEMORABLE HYMN

Volume 52
Matthew 26:30 — "And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives."

JESUS DECLINING THE LEGIONS

Volume 33
Matthew 26:53 — "Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? but how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"

THE DREAM OF PILATE’S WIFE

Volume 28
Matthew 27:19 — "When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him."

PILATE AND OURSELVES GUILTY OF THE SAVIOUR’S DEATH

Volume 28
Matthew 27:24 — "When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saving, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children."

THE WHOLE BAND AGAINST CHRIST

Volume 39
Matthew 27:27 — "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers."

MOCKED OF THE SOLDIERS

Volume 49
Matthew 27:29 — "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!"

THE SADDEST CRY FROM THE CROSS

Volume 48
Matthew 27:46 — "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli; Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

OUR LORD’S SOLEMN ENQUIRY

Volume 62
Matthew 27:46 — "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

THE RENT VEIL

Volume 34
Matthew 27:50 — "Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom."

THE MISSIONARIES’ CHARGE AND CHARTA

Volume 7
Matthew 28:18 — "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying:, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth; go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

OUR OMNIPOTENT LEADER

Volume 42
Matthew 28:18 — "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth."