Pastor Michael Belch teaches from Matthew 9:35-38.

Matthew 9:35-38 Right Response Staff
Pastor Michael Belch teaches from Matthew 9:35-38.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword…” Matthew 10:34 Jesus, heralded by angels as bringing peace (Luke 2:14), now claims he brings a sword. This is not a contradiction, but a clarification: Peace with God comes through Christ, but this often brings division with …
“[The first disciples Jesus chose] were men that were accustomed to hardships and hazards; the fisher’s trade, more than any other, is laborious and perilous; fishermen must be often wet and cold; they must watch, and wait, and toil, and be often in perils by waters. Note, those who have learned to bear hardships, and run hazards, are best prepared …
Jesus was born to die. Not merely for the sins of the wicked rulers of this world, but for YOUR sins, which are many.
If a man should lose his saltiness, he is only good to be thrown out and trampled by men. Yet, even this has its divinely gracious purpose. When the roads and walkways are slick from snow and ice, we may throw out salt so that pedestrians do not trip and fall.
Each of us has a “house” to build, and that house represents not only our peace and joy in this life, but also our hope for heaven. As the Scripture commands, we must be diligent to make our calling and election sure. Yes, we want to be as successful as we can in this life in, pushing forward the crown …