Gospel of Matthew Archives - Refuge.Church https://refuge.church/category/sermons/gospel-of-matthew/ Open and Affirming Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:19:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://refuge.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/title-image.png Gospel of Matthew Archives - Refuge.Church https://refuge.church/category/sermons/gospel-of-matthew/ 32 32 244110223 Jesus Walks on Water // Part 2 https://refuge.church/2023/08/21/jesus-walks-on-water-part-2/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:47:52 +0000 https://refuge.church/?p=11431 When Jesus walks on water, often we focus on the Sunday School version where Peter becomes the hero by stepping out in faith to walk on water, while the other disciples hesitate and stay in the boat. But there’s so much more to uncover if we dig deeper. Join us take a closer look at […]

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]]> 11431 Matthew: The Final Days of Jesus https://refuge.church/2018/03/31/matthew-the-final-days-of-jesus/ Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:30:09 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5083 It’s the most important week, of the most important person who ever lived.  It’s a story that doesn’t need to be changed or enhanced with fancy lights or pounding on a pulpit. We all have sinned.  We all will die. We can live forever. Because … Jesus lived. Jesus died. Jesus rose again. That’s the simple, […]

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]]> 5083 Matthew: The Unforgiving Servant https://refuge.church/2018/03/12/matthew-the-unforgiving-servant/ Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:56:55 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5059 Christianity is a thinking faith.  Jesus wants us to think.  To use the brain He gave us.  This is why he often taught in parables.  This past Saturday night we looked at the parable of the Unforgiving Servant, and we did so in a more organic discussion format. Through parables, Jesus is teaching his disciples […]

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]]> 5059 Matthew: The Keys to the Kingdom https://refuge.church/2018/03/10/matthew-the-keys-to-the-kingdom/ Sat, 10 Mar 2018 23:33:30 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5091   The big turning point Matthew’s Gospel comes with this confession by Peter that Jesus is the Christ, the promised Messiah.  It’s a statement changed the course of human history.  It’s the same statement that can change your life. Sermon Audio // Matthew 16:13-20

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]]> 5091 Matthew: The Mustard Seed https://refuge.church/2018/03/03/matthew-13/ Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:30:56 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5046 Christianity is a thinking faith.  Jesus wants us to think.  To use the brain He gave us.  This is why he often taught in parables.  This past Saturday we looked at the parable of the Mustard Seed.  The Kingdom of Heaven started as something incredibly small, but grew into a worldwide movement. What if we […]

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]]> 5046 Matthew: Inconvenient https://refuge.church/2018/02/26/matthew-inconvenient/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:10:28 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5031 This is the weekly message of Refuge.Church in Fort Myers from February 10th, 2018 taken from Matthew 8:18-22 and part of our Gospel of Matthew series for Spring 2018. Sermon Audio

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]]> 5031 Matthew: Greed is Blind https://refuge.church/2018/02/05/matthew-greed-is-bling/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:44:35 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5009 This week, we had some technical difficulties with the recording of the message.   It happens.  So instead I am posting my notes from the sermon.  Please forgive any typos. GREED IS GOOD.  At least that’s what Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) said in the 1987 movie Wall Street. OPEN QUESTION // IS THAT A TRUE […]

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]]> 5009 Matthew: Alternative Worship https://refuge.church/2018/01/27/matthew-alternative-worship/ Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:30:05 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=5015 On this Saturday night at Refuge, we didn’t do traditional worship (singing songs).  We didn’t preach a traditional sermon.  Instead, we sat up tables, gathered at those tables, and worshipped by discussing God’s Word together, and praying with and for one-another. If you were unable to attend our alternative worship gathering, and would like to have this […]

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]]> 5015 Matthew: Salt & Light https://refuge.church/2018/01/20/matthew-salt-light/ Sat, 20 Jan 2018 22:30:23 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=4980 Matthew 5:13-16 // You ARE the salt of the earth.  You ARE the light of the world.  Jesus is stating a fact.  Giving us an identity.  Here’s what is true of you.  You ARE a city on the hill.  He’s giving an identity to us as His Church.    But what does this mean?  Why […]

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]]> 4980 Matthew: #blessed https://refuge.church/2018/01/13/matthew-blessed/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:30:23 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=4974 Matthew 5:1-12 // This is our first instruction and teaching from Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel.  Jesus is teaching his disciples, but he also knows there is a crowd full of sinners, prostitutes, really religious people, and gentiles (not at all religious people) behind them.  What’s he going to say?  How’s he going to open?  Maybe […]

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]]> 4974 Matthew: What is a Disciple? https://refuge.church/2018/01/06/matthew-what-is-a-disciple/ Sat, 06 Jan 2018 22:30:33 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=4967 Matthew 4:12-22 // This is the message and selections of worship from Refuge.Church in Fort Myers, FL on the night of January 6th, 2018. What is the purpose of the Church?  What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?  And why do we plant useless lawns in front of our homes.  All that […]

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]]> 4967 Matthew: Jesus is Born https://refuge.church/2017/12/16/matthew-jesus-is-born/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 22:30:08 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=4964 We are a little behind in getting our messages posted.  This is the message from our worship gathering on December 16th, 2017 taught from the Gospel of Matthew 1:18-2:23. God knows the story of Jesus.  God speaks in the story of Jesus.  Jesus is the King of the story, and he’s inviting us into the […]

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]]> 4964 Matthew: Genealogy of Jesus https://refuge.church/2017/12/09/matthew-genealogy-of-jesus/ Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:23:17 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=4839 As a pastor, sometimes the Christmas story can feel like something I have to get through, so we can get back to the “good stuff” of the Bible; God’s grace and mercy.   But as I looked at this genealogy at the start of Matthew’s Gospel, I was reminded that the “good stuff” is right in front of […]

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