Sermons From the Book of Matthew

By Harold Davis Th.D.


1. The Gospel According to Matthew
2. Matt 1:1 Jesus Christ the Son of David the Son of Abraham
3. Matt 1:2-17 The Family Tree of Jesus Christ
4. Matt 1:18-25 The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ
5. Matt 2:1-11 A Visit By the Wise Men to the Christ Child
6. Matt 2:11-13 Herod's Efforts to Kill the Christ Child
7. Matt 3:1-6 The Ministry of John the Baptist
8. Matt 3:7-8 The Pharisees and Sadducees Coming to John
9. Matt 3:9-12 When God Will Cast the Christ Rejecters into the Fire
10. Matt 3:13-17 The Baptism of Jesus Christ
11. Matt 4:1-11 Satan's Temptation of Jesus
12. Matt. 4:12-17 A Great Light Shining in Great Darkness
13. Matt. 4:18-22 Called to be Fishers of Men
14. Matt. 4:23-25 The Marvelous Man of Galilee
15. Matt. 5:1-6 The Blessed People of God (How to Have the Blessings of God)
16. Matt. 5:7-12 How God Wants His People to Deal with Others
17. Matt. 5:13 The Salt of the Earth
18. Matt. 5:14-16 The Light of the World
19. Matt. 5:17-19 Christ and the Law of Moses
20. Matt. 5:20 The Kind of Righteousness That It Takes to Enter the Kingdom of Heaven
21. Matt. 5:21-26 What Jesus Said About Murder
22. Matt. 5:27-30 What Jesus Said About Adultery
23. Matt. 5:31-32 What Jesus Said about Divorce
24. Matt. 5:33-37 What Jesus Said About Swearing
25. Matt. 5:38-42 What to do When Someone Takes Advantage of You
26. Matt. 5:43-48 A Most Difficult Love Affair
27. Matt. 6:1-6 Real Righteousness
28. Matt. 6:5-13 Basic Instructions in Prayer
29. Matt. 6:14-15 What Jesus Said About Forgiveness
30. Matt. 6:16-18 What Jesus Said About Fasting
31. Matt. 6:19-20 What Jesus Said About Your Treasures
32. Matt. 6:22-23 The Lamp that Lights the Way
33. Matt. 6:24 A Choice Between Two Masters
34. Matt. 6:25-34 Living a Life Free of Material Worry
35. Matt. 7:1-5 The Mote Hunter
36. Matt. 7:6 Throwing Holy Meat to the Dogs and Pearls to the Hogs
37. Matt. 7:7-11 The Blessed Privilege of Asking
38. Matt. 7:12 The Golden Rule
39. Matt. 7:13-14 Journey Into Eternity
40. Matt. 7:15-20 A Warning from Jesus About False Prophets
41. Matt. 7:21-23 False Professions of Faith and Unsaved Charismatic Preachers
42. Matt. 7:24-27 The Right Foundation for Building a Life
43. Matt. 7:28-29 The One Who Has Authority
44. Matt. 8:1-4 The Miraculous Healing of a Leper
45. Matt. 8:5-13 The Miraculous Healing of the Palsied Servant
46. Matt. 8:14-15 The Miraculous Healing of Peter's Mother-in-law
47. Matt. 8:16-17 The Miraculous Healing picturing the Salvation of the Soul
48. Matt. 8:18-22 Demands of Discipleship
49. Matt 8:23-27 The Calming of the Storm
50. Matt 8:28-34 The Lord's Power Over Demon Spirits
51. Matt 9:1-8 The Lord's Power on Earth to Forgive Sins
52. Matt 9:9 Matthew's Call to the Ministry
53. Matt 9:10-13 Jesus Eating With Publicans and Sinners
54. Matt 9:14-15 A Question About Fasting
55. Matt 9:16-17 A New Garment and A New Bottle
56. Matt 9:18-26 The Twin Miracles
57. Matt 9:27-31 Made Able to See
58. Matt 9:32-34 More Than One Way to be Dull
59. Matt 9:35-38 The Lord's Compassion on the People
60. Matt 10:1-5a Officers Set in the Church
61. Matt 10:5-10 The Sending Out of the Twelve
62. Matt 10:11-15 Mission Work in Israel
63. Matt 10:16-18 The Sheep Sent Among Wolves
64. Matt. 10:19-20 Faith and Faithfulness
65. Matt. 10: 21-22 Opposition to the Gospel and to Bible Truth
66. Matt. 10:23 Preaching the Coming of Christ
67. Matt. 10:24-25 More Like The Master
68. Matt. 10:26-31 Fearless Disciples
69. Matt. 10:32-33 A Public Profession of Faith in Jesus
70. Matt. 10:34-39 Making a Supreme Sacrifice for Him Who has Made a Supreme Sacrifice for Us
71. Matt. 10:40-42 The Right Reception of the Gospel Message
72. Matt. 11:1-5 Doubts Answered
73. Matt. 11:6 The Blessedness of an Unwavering Faith in Jesus<
74. Matt. 11:7-15 The Greatness of John the Baptist as Viewed by Jesus Christ
75. Matt. 11: 16-19 A Critical, Hard to Please People
76. Matt 11:20-24 Opportunity for Repentance
77. Matt. 11:25-27 The Importance of keeping an Open Mind to the Gospel
78. Matt. 11:28-30 Three Great Invitations from Jesus
79. Matt. 12:1-8 The Lord of the Sabbath
80. Matt. 12:9-13 The Man With a Withered Hand
81. Matt. 12:14-21 The Jews Beginning to Turn From Jesus and the Gentiles Beginning to Turn to Him
82. Matt. 12:22-30 The Choice that Each Man Must Make
83. Matt. 12:31a The Pardonable Sin
84. Matt. 12:31-32 The Unpardonable Sin
85. Matt. 12:33 Knowing the Tree by its Fruit
86. Matt. 12:34-36 The Mouth Revealing the Heart
87. Matt. 12:38-40 Pretending to Want a Sign
88. Matt. 12:41-42 The Opportunity of Salvation
89. Matt. 12:43-45 Reformation Without Regeneration
90. Matt. 12:46-50 The Special Love that Jesus has for Those Who Do the Father's Will
91. Matt. 13:1-3, 10-16 Understanding the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven
92. Matt. 13:3-9, 18-23 The Parable of the Sower
93. Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the Tares
94. Matt. 13:31-32 The Parable of the Mustard Seed
95. Matt. 13:33 The Parable of the Leaven
96. Matt. 13:44 The Parable of the Buried Treasure
97. Matt. 13:45-46 The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
98. Matt. 13:47-50 The Parable of the Fish Net
99. Matt. 13:51-52 Learning and Teaching the Things of God
100. Matt. 13:53-58 Rejection of Jesus in His Own Hometown
101. Matt. 14:1-2 Hearing the News About Jesus Christ
102. Matt. 14:3-11 A Fabulous Offer
103. Matt. 14:12-13 News of the Death of John the Baptist
104. Matt. 14:13-21 Feeding a Multitude with Five Loaves and Two Fishes
105. Matt. 14:22-23 Alone with God in Prayer
106. Matt. 14:24-33 Walking on the Water
107. Matt. 14:22-33 Blessings from a Storm
108. Matt. 14:34-36 Made Perfectly Whole by Jesus
109. Matt. 15:1-9 The Tradition of Men Versus the Word of God
110. Matt. 15:7-20 Defiled in the Sight of God
111. Matt 15:21-28 The Crumbs of God's Mercy
112. Matt 15:29-38 A Second Miraculous Feeding
113. Matt 15:39-16:4 Unable to Read the Signs of the Times
114. Matt 16:5-12 A Warning About the Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
115. Matt 16:13-17 People's Opinion of Jesus
116. Matt 16:18 The Foundation Rock on Which Christ Built His Church
117. Matt 16:18 The Church that Jesus Built
118. Matt 16:18 Victory Guaranteed
119. Matt 16:19 The Keys To the Kingdom of Heaven
120. Matt 16:20 The Strange Command Not to Tell That He is Christ
121. Matt 16:21 Four Things Jesus Must Do
122. Matt 16:22-23 Learning to See From God's Point of View
123. Matt 16:24-26 To Follow or Not to Follow
124. Matt 16:27 Jesus Coming in the Glory of His Father
125. Matthew 16:28-17:3 A Preview of the Glory of the Lord
126. Matthew 17:4-9 God the Father Speaking Out For Jesus
127. Matthew 17:10-13 The Disciples' Question About Elijah
128. Matthew 17:14-21 The Disciples' Failure and the Lord's Success
129. Matthew 17:22-23 Preparation for What Lies Ahead
130. Matthew 17:24-27 Money in a Fish's Mouth
131. Matthew 18:1-4 An Opportunity to be Counted Among The Greatest
132. Matthew 18:5-6 The Proper Treatment of Children and Christians
133. Matthew 18:7 The Judgment of God On and Offending World
134. Matthew 18:8-9 The Worst Thing Possible That Could Happen
135. Matthew 18:10 Guardian Angels
136. Matthew 18:11 The Reason Jesus Came to the World
137. Matthew 18:12-14 The Good Shepherd Searching for the Lost Sheep
138. Matthew 18:15-18 What to do When Wronged by a Fellow Church Member
139. Matthew 18:19-20 The Lord's Power and Presence with His Churches
140. Matthew 18:21-22 Forgiving Without Limit
141. Matthew 18:23-35 A Forgiving God Requiring a Forgiving People
142. Matthew 19:1-9 The Pharasees Question About Divorce
143. Matthew 19:10-12 The Whole Institution of Marriage Questioned
144. Matthew 19:13-15 The Care and Concern of Jesus for Children
145. Matthew 19:16-22 Seeking Eternal Life
146. Matthew 19:23-24 The Extreme Difficulty For a Rich Man to Be Saved
147. Matthew 19:25-26 A Question of Who Can Be Saved
148. Matthew 19:27-29 Forsaking All and Following Jesus
149. Matthew 19:30-20:16 The Call to Christian Service and The Promise of Rewards
150. Matthew 20:17-19 One More Warning of His Death
151. Matthew 20:20-23 Not Knowing What is Asked
152. Matthew 20:24-26 The Congregational Form of Church Government
153. Matthew 20:26-28 Becoming Great Through Service to Others
154. Matthew 20:29-34 Jesus and the Two Blind Men of Jericho
155. Matthew 21:1-11 The Triumphal Entry of The Messiah-King
156. Matthew 21:12-13 Jesus Purging the Temple
157. Matthew 21:14-16 Three Different Reacations to Jesus
158. Matthew 21:17-20 A Lesson From a Fig Tree
159. Matthew 21:21-22 A Lesson Concerning Faith in Prayer
160. Matthew 21:23-27 Challenging the Authority of Jesus
161. Matthew 21:28-32 The Parable of the Two Sons
162. Matthew 21:33-43 The Parable of the Vineyard
163. Matthew 21:44 Falling on a Rock and Having a Rock Fall on You
164. Matthew 21:45-46 Applying The Lord's Word to Self
165. Matthew 22:1-10 The Parable of The Marriage Feast
166. Matthew 22:11-13 The Wedding Garment
167. Matthew 22:14 The Privileged Few
168. Matthew 22:15-22 A Trick Question About Taxes
169. Matthew 22:23-33 A Question About The Resurrection
170. Matthew 22:34-40 A Question About The Great Commandment
171. Matthew 22:41-46 A Question About The Christ
172. Matthew 23:1-4 A Warning From Jesus
173. Matthew 23:4-7 Seeking to Be Seen of Men
174. Matthew 23:8-12 Letting Christ Be the Master and Learning to be a Servant
175. Matthew 23:13 Woe To Those Who Enter Not Into the Kingdom of God
176. Matthew 23:14 Woe To Those Who Receive The Greater Damnation
177. Matthew 23:15 Woe To The Proselyters
178. Matthew 23:16-22 Woe To The Blind Guides
179. Matthew 23:23-24 Woe To Those Who Neglect The Weightier Matters
180. Matthew 23:25-26 Woe To Those Who Are Not Pure In Heart
181. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe To Those Who Are Like Whited Sepulchers
182. Matthew 23:29-36 Woe To Those Who Kill The Prophets
183. Matthew 23:37-39 The Love of Jesus For Jerusalem
184. Matthew 24:1-2 The Distruction of Herod's Temple
185. Matthew 24:3-8 Looking At The Future
186. Matthew 24:9-14 Signs Within Christianity of The Destruction of The Temple
187. Matthew 24:3-14 Signs of His Comming and The End of The Age
188. Matthew 24:15-22 A Warning of The Great Tribulation
189. Matthew 24:23-28 A Warning About Miricale Working Deceivers
190. Matthew 24:29-31 The Closing of The Tribulation And The Coming of Jesus
191. Matthew 24:32-34 The Parable of The Fig Tree
192. Matthew 24:35 The Certainty of The Words of The Lord
193. Matthew 24:36 Not Knowing the Exact Time of His Coming
194. Matthew 24:37-39 As It Was In The Days of Noah
195. Matthew 24:40-41 One Taken and The Other Left
196. Matthew 24:42-44 Watching For The Lord's Return
197. Matthew 24:45-51 The Faithful and Unfaithful Servants
198. Matthew 25:1-13 The Parable of The Ten Virgins
199. Matthew 25:14-30 The Parable of The Tallents
200. Matthew 25:31-46 The Judgment of The Nations
201. Matthew 26:1-5 Plans For The Death of Jesus
202. Matthew 26:6-13 Doing Something Special For Jesus
203. Matthew 26:14-16 The Decision to Betray Jesus
204. Matthew 26:17-25 The Passover Supper
205. Matthew 26:26-30 The Establishment of The Lord's Supper
206. Matthew 26:31-35 The Danger of Forsaking The Lord
207. Matthew 26:36-46 Jesus at Gethsemane
208. Matthew 26:47-56 The Arrest of Jesus
209. Matthew 26:57-68 Jesus on Trial Before the Sanhedrin
210. Matthew 26:69-75 Simon Peter's Denial of Jesus
211. Matt 27:1-10 The Tragic Death of Judas
212. Matt 27:11-14 The First Hearing of Jesus Before Pilate
213. Matt 27:15-25 THE SECOND HEARING OF JESUS BEFORE PILATE
214. Matt 27:26-31 THE SCOURGING AND MOCKERY OF JESUS
215. Matt 27:31-60 THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS
216. Matt 27:57 THE BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
217. Matt 28:11-15 THE ATTEMPTED BIG COVER UP
218. Matt 28:16-17 THE GALILEE MEETING
219. Matt 28:18 KING OF ALL HEAVEN AND EARTH
220. Matt 28:19-20 THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH, GOD'S REPRESENTATIVE
221. Matt 28:19-20 GOING TO THE LOST WITH THE GOSPEL
222. Matt 28:19-20 BAPTIZING BELIEVERS
223. Matt 28:19-20 BAPTIZING IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT
224. Matt 28:19-20 Teaching and Training the Saved