Matthew 4.18-22 | I will make you fishers of men

Today I would like to talk to you about Jesus’ concept of discipleship, the Lord’s teaching concerning discipleship. And for this, we will look at the passage in Matthew 4.18-22. This is what we read.Matthew 4.18. And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two...

Matthew 4.18-22 | Called to be saints

In our previous lesson, we were studying Matthew 4.18-22. And you will remember that we focused our attention on Jesus’ statement when He said, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. It was a lesson in which we stressed the notion of discipleship, discipleship...

Matthew 5.3 | Blessed are the poor in spirit

With this lesson, we will begin a series of studies on the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes, as you know, is the Lord’s description of what a Christian should be in his character. If you want to know what are the spiritual qualities that God expects of a Christian,...

Matthew 5.4 | Blessed are those who mourn

We will continue today our exposition of the teaching of our Lord Jesus on the Beatitudes. And here is the second Beatitude that we find in the gospel of Matthew. Matthew 5.4 reads like this.Matthew 5.4. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Text...

Matthew 5.5 | Blessed are the meek (1)

We will continue today our exploration of the Beatitudes of our Lord Jesus. We come now to the third Beatitude found in the gospel of Matthew. This is what we read in Matthew 5.5.Matthew 5.5. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.Happy is the man who...