The Bible with Matthew L. Martin
By Matthew L. Martin
The Bible with Matthew L. MartinMay 09, 2024
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 15 (the start of it)
Most of the class wraps up the discussion of scruples (a quick study of 1 Corinthians 8 starts the class)
DEVO - Why'd God put that tree there in the first place?!
A devo from Eden
DEVO - He made them.
Thoughts about the Creator and what His creation did to Him.
24.12 - GET RICH QUICK
Ladies and Gentlemen, have I got a deal for you...
DEVO - Forgiving isn't always easy...
Let's be honest with ourselves
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 14 (all of it)
and the start of a sidebar about 1 Corinthians chapter 8. I'll probably wrap that up next week.
DEVO - Faith isn't a competition.
thoughts from the middle of a storm
DEVO - to our graduates
A message to those feisty enough to try and change the world
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 13 (all of it)
and an intro to chapter 14, just for fun
DEVO - When is Grace easy and when is it hard?
on strangers and family
DEVO - God wants you to make *Him* happy
"Doesn't God just want me to be happy?"
No He doesn't (per se)
DEVO - "every idle word"
An explanation and a warning
2024.11 - LOVE THE CHURCH
A sermon about us and how great it is to be the church of Jesus Christ
DEVO - God became your servant. Be amazed by that.
("not to be ministered to, but to minister...")
DEVO - Rain is only a blessing if we work
soils and souls
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 12 (the rest of it)
I was a little emotional tonight.
DEVO - it's that day
time to pay up...or is it?
DEVO - Family Day is 175 days away.
(be here!)
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 12 (the start of it)
Paul's sermon on the mount
DEVO - Staring up at Heaven
Today is the eclipse and I've got just the place to watch it...
2024.10 - THE SUN KING
A mini sermon for the kids
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 11 (the rest of it)
Well...most of the rest of it. I left a few verses out, intentionaly, because they tie-in with the next chapter. Anyway...
DEVO - God has never given anyone a good reason to wish He wasn't God.
(a bit of a wordy title, but it gets the point across)
24.9 - THE TOMB OF JESUS
A sermon about the burial of the Lord
DEVO - Don't be a fool
(on this sacred holiday)
DEVO - Easter Sunday
a teaser
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 10 (the rest of it) and chapter 11 (the start of it)
About to wrap up this section of the book
DEVO - Pick a Box...
God doesn't leave you aimless
24.8 - FAITH
A sermon about faith that I was given by one of our old members.
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 9 (the rest of it) and chapter 10 (the start of it)
I love this book
DEVO - God has taken everything from me...
(and I couldn't be happier)
24.7 - AUTHENTICITY IN CHRISTIANITY
A sermon about Truth that I thought was a mess and didn't come together at all how I wanted, but everyone else said it was one of my best. That figures.
DEVO - The Devil is fine with telling the truth
(sometimes)
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 9 (most of it)
covered a lot more than I thought I would, which is good (also baby talk for the first minute)
DEVO - An Ides of March thought
Reflections on a murder
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 8 (the rest of it)
I was out of town and didn't get to teach the last half of Romans 8, so I went back and recorded it. Here it is, in all its hour-long glory.
DEVO - Stop and smell the roses
A thought for mid-March
24.6 - THE ABGs OF PSALM 119
(it's not a typo)
This short sermon was more of a benediction at the end of a different kind of worship service. Today, our young men read the entirety of Psalm 119, after which I presented a short wrap-up.
DEVO - Right vs Wrong
a bit of a tongue-twistery devo
DEVO - Salvation's Song
just a poem I accidentally published early (back in mid-February). It was supposed to come out today. I do these a little a head of time and sometimes I mess up the schedule, but anyway that's enough about me...how are you?
DEVO - A "Leap" year thought
Jumping with joy.
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 7 (the rest of it) and chapter 8 (the start of it)
more
DEVO - on taking God's name "in vain"
answering a question
24.5 - THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Am I "good" like the Samaritan? I better be...
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 7 (the first half)
a shorter than usual class because we had a baptism beforehand (I'm not complaining)
DEVO - God's Temple vs Idol Temples
the two are incompatible
24.4 - MATTHEW 26:28
A sermon about the blood of Jesus, the high price of our salvation, and how we touch it
DEVO - Solomon's four-step formula for attaining wisdom
how to be
DEVO - What's up with that one naked guy that Mark mentions?
A seemingly random moment from the arrest of Jesus...
CLASS - ROMANS chapter 6 (the rest of it)
short class