Sermons on the Gospel of Matthew
Sermons for Matthew 1
Matthew 1:18-25 The Dark Night, the Big Dream (Hoffacker)
Matthew 1.18-25 God Is with Us (Wagner)
Matthew 1:18-25 When the Moment of Crisis Comes (Hoffacker)
Matthew 1:18-25 The Faithfulness of Joseph (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 2
Matthew 2:1-12 What Our Gifts Say about Us (Molin)
Matthew 2:1-12 Follow the Star (Leininger)
Matthew 2:1-12 Almost Missing the Messiah (Entrekin)
Matthew 2:1-12 A Light to the Nations (Kelley)
Matthew 2:1-12 An AHA Moment (Bedingfield)
Matthew 2:1-12 We Three Kings (Hoffacker)
Matthew 2:1-12 Twists, Turns, and Detours Along the Way (McLarty)
Matthew 2:1-12 The Star of Bethlehem (McLarty)
Matthew 2:13-23 They Grow up So Fast (Molin)
Matthew 2:13-23 Herod: The Not So Great (Strayhorn)
Matthew 2.13-23 Are Angels Real (Wagner)
Sermons for Matthew 3
Matthew 3:1-12 Changing Directions (Donovan)
Matthew 3:1-12 John's Fire & Spirit (Wigmore)
Matthew 3.1-12 I Can't, But God Can (McLarty)
Matthew 3:1-12 An Advent Lesson from the Miners in Chile (Somerville)
Matthew 3:13-17 Downward Mobility (Hoffacker)
Matthew 3:13-17 To Fulfill All Righteousness (Hyde)
Matthew 3:13-17 Praying Our Way out of a Pickle (Wigmore)
Matthew 3.13-17 Renew Your Baptism (McLarty)
Matthew 3:13-17 Belonging to Something Greater (Bedingfield)
Sermons for Matthew 4
Matthew 4:1-11 Skill, Trust, and Power (Hoffacker)
Matthew 4:1-11 The Tempter, the Tease, and the Trial (Molin)
Matthew 4:1-11 Temptations Will Come (Wigmore)
Matthew 4.1-11 When Faith Is Tested (McLarty)
Matthew 4:1-11 Trying to Be God (Bedingfield)
Matthew 4:12-23 A New Creation (Hoffacker)
Matthew 4:12-23 Drafting a Vision, Crafting a Dream (Molin)
Matthew 4:12-23 My Final Sermon (Molin)
Matthew 4:12-23 Fishing for Men [and Women Too] (Wigmore)
Matthew 4:12-23 We Are All Called by God (Bedingfield)
Matthew 4.12-23 From Casting to Casting Aside (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 5
Matthew 5:1-10 The Beatitudes (McLarty)
Matthew 5:1-12 I'll Be Happy When (Donovan)
Matthew 5:1-12 Here and There (Wicher)
Matthew 5:1-12 & Rev. 7:2-4, 9-17, The Wedding Picture (Hoffacker)
Matthew 5:3-10 True Happiness (Gerhardy)
Matthew 5:13-16 Should the Church Stick its Nose.... (Leininger)
Matthew 5:13-20 The Salt and Light Brigade (Strayhorn)
Matthew 5.13-20 Are We Hiding Our Faith (Wagner)
Matthew 5:17-20 The Antitheses (McLarty)
Matthew 5:21-26 Make It Right (Leininger)
Matthew 5:33-37 The Power of a Promise (Molin)
Matthew 5:38-48 Peacemaking (Donovan)
Matthew 5:38-42 He Hit Me First (Molin)
Matthew 5.38-48 What More Are You Doing Than Others (McLarty)
Matthew 5:38-48 Love Your Enemies (McLarty)
Matthew 5:46-48 Raising the Bar (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 6
Matthew 6:1-4 Anonymous Giving (McLarty)
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 An Excuse to Be Better (Leininger)
Matthew 6:1, 16-18 And When You Fast (McLarty)
Matthew 6.1-6 16-21 Not If But When (McLarty)
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Becoming a Place of Resurrection (Hoffacker)
Matthew 6:1, 16-18 Slow Down and Fast (McLarty)
Matthew 6:5-15 Praying to God (McLarty)
Matthew 6:9-13 Abba in Heaven (Anders)
Matthew 6:10 God's Kingdom, God's Will (Anders)
Matthew 6:11 Daily Bread (Anders)
Matthew 6:12 Forgive as We Forgive (Anders)
Matthew 6:13 Deliver Us (Anders)
Matthew 6:19-21 Lasting Treasures (McLarty)
Matthew 6:19-24 Hotwired to the Heart (Donovan)
Matthew 6:24-34 Wealth, Worry, and Worship (Molin)
Matthew 6:24-34 How Firm's Your Foundation (Wigmore)
Matthew 6:25-31 Don't Worry, Do Something (McLarty)
Matthew 6:25-34 Gratitude, Not Platitudes (Strayhorn)
Sermons for Matthew 7
Matthew 7:1-5 Don't Be Judgmental (McLarty)
Matthew 7:7-12 What Is the It in Your Life? (McLarty)
Matthew 7:13-15 Chutes, Ladders, and the Kingdom of God (Molin)
Matthew 7:21-29 To Know You More (McLarty)
Matthew 7.21-29 Rock Like Living (Wagner)
Matthew 7:24-29 Rejoice in the Past, Build for the Future (McLarty)
Matthew 7:24-27 A Firm Foundation (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 9
Matthew 9:9-13 The Company We Keep (Molin)
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Grace Changes People (Hoffacker)
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Sinners All (Hyde)
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Eradicate Poverty and Hunger (Garrity)
Matthew 9:35 - 10:8 Compassion Workers (Anders)
Matthew 9:35 - 10:8 Don't Talk to the Norwegians! (Molin)
Matthew 9:35 - 10:8 Laborers, All of Us (Hoffacker)
Matthew 9:35 - 10:23 Rules for the Road (Wigmore)
Sermons for Matthew 10
Matthew 10:24-33 His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Kegel)
Matthew 10:24-39 A Strange Sense of Family (Hyde)
Matthew 10:24-39 What We Believe about the Church (Butler)
Matthew 10:24-39 Denial, Hostility, Reconciliation (Hoffacker)
Matthew 10:40-42 Encouragement (Kegel)
Matthew 10:40-42 The Stranger at the Door (Hyde)
Matthew 10:40-42 Sittin' on God's Porch (Molin)
Sermons for Matthew 11
Matthew 11:2-11 Including the Excluded (Hoffacker)
Matthew 11:2-11 Are You the One? (Leininger)
Matthew 11:2-11 The Age of Miracles at Christmas (Wigmore)
Matthew 11.2-11 What Proof (McLarty)
Matthew 11:16-30 The Secret that Sinners Know (Molin)
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Giving Our Sins to Jesus (Bedingfield)
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Are You in the Loop? (Molin)
Matthew 11:25-30 Rest for the Weary (Kegel)
Matthew 11:28-30 The Burden of Perfection (Bowen)
Matthew 11:28-30 Help for the Burdened (Gerhardy)
Matthew 11:28-30 Funeral sermon: A Letter to the Deceased (Molin)
See also our Funeral Homilies web page
Sermons for Matthew 13
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Clues for the Treasure Hunt (Hoffacker)
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 What Kind of Soil Are You.... (Hoffacker)
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 The Good Earth (Hyde)
Matthew 13:1-9 The Parable of the Sower (McLarty)
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Let Both of Them Grow Together (Hoffacker)
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Mom, Where Do Weeds Come From? (Molin)
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Weeds in my Wheat (Wigmore)
Matthew 13:36-43 The Parable of the Wheat and Tares (McLarty)
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 God's Surprises (Kegel)
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The Work of the Baker Woman (Hoffacker)
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The Great Prize (Bedingfield)
Sermons for Matthew 14
Matthew 14:13-21 The Parties People Put On (Hoffacker)
Matthew 14:14-21 Hungry People (Leininger)
Matthew 14:13-21 Send Them Away (Hyde)
Matthew 14:13-21 Do You Believe in Miracles? (Bedingfield)
Matthew 14:22-33 Take Heart (Kegel)
Matthew 14:22-33 When the Storms Come (Molin)
Matthew 14:22-33 Walking on Water (Wigmore)
Matthew 14:22-33 Remember the Storm (Bedingfield)
Sermons for Matthew 15
Matthew 15.10-28 The Faith of a Dog (McLarty)
Matthew 15:10-28 A Fool for Love (Hoffacker)
Matthew 15:10-28 Who Are the Dogs in Your Life? (Bedingfield)
Matthew 15:21-28 Those People (Kegel)
Matthew 15:21-28 Keep the Change (Anders)
Matthew 15:21-28 The Dogs Under the Table (Wigmore)
Sermons for Matthew 16
Matthew 16:13-20 Our Constant Companion (Hoffacker)
Matthew 16:13-20 Can You Keep a Secret? (Hoffacker)
Matthew 16:13-20 What and When? (Anders)
Matthew 16:13-20 What We Believe about Jesus (Butler)
Matthew 16:13-20 The Unspoken Question (McLarty)
Matthew 16:21-28 An Invitation to Die (Hoffacker)
Matthew 16:21-28 Look Good on Wood (Anders)
Matthew 16:21-28 Saint or Stumbling Block (Bedingfield)
Matthew 16:21-28 Solid Rock or Stumbling Block (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 17
Matthew 17:1-9 Wonderfully Scared (Hoffacker)
Matthew 17:1-9 Those Whom God Transfigures (McLarty)
Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration (Sylvester)
Matthew 17:1-9 The Preview (Hyde)
Matthew 17:1-9 Little Epiphanies (Bedingfield)
Matthew 17.1-9 Mountaintop Experiences (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 18
Matthew 18:15-20 Two or Three (Hyde)
Matthew 18:15-20 Blueprint For Living (Molin)
Matthew 18:15-20 Resolving Conflict (Bedingfield)
Matthew 18:21-35 Corpses in the Corridor (Hoffacker)
Matthew 18:21-35 Forgive from the Heart (Kegel)
Matthew 18:21-35 Choice of the Chosen (Molin)
Sermons for Matthew 20
Matthew 20:1-16 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (McLarty)
Matthew 20:1-16 A Question God Asks (Hoffacker)
Matthew 20:1-16 Frozen Desire (Anders)
Matthew 20:1-16 Accepting the Grace of God (Garrity)
Matthew 20:20-28 Keep on Swimming - a response to Katrina (Hazelrig)
Sermons for Matthew 21
Matthew 21:1-11 Humility Rules (Wagner)
Matthew 21:1-11 Who Is This? (Anders)
Matthew 21:1-11 Christian Nobodies (Wagner)
Matthew 21:1-11 One Inch from the Fence (McLarty)
Matthew 21:23-32 Trick Questions (Molin)
Matthew 21:23-32 Show Me Now (Anders)
Matthew 21:23-32 The Strange Parade (Hoffacker)
Matthew 21:23-32 Response to Hurricane Ike (Bedingfield)
Matthew 21:33-46 Whose Vineyard Is It, Anyway? (McLarty)
Matthew 21:33-46 Wicked Tenants (Anders)
Matthew 21:33-46 Speaking of Us (Molin)
Matthew 21:33-46 Stewards of the Planet (Bedingfield)
Sermons for Matthew 22
Matthew 22:1-14 When Showing Up Isn't Enough (Anders)
Matthew 22:1-14 It's Not about You (Hoffacker)
Matthew 22:1-14 Terrible Parable! (Molin)
Matthew 22:1-14 Golden Calves - response to economic crisis (Cook)
Matthew 22.1-14 Are You Properly Dressed? (McLarty)
Matthew 22:15-22 The Skill of the Baker (Hoffacker)
Matthew 22:15-22 Show Me The Money (Anders)
Matthew 22:15-22 Divided Loyalties (Hoffacker)
Matthew 22.15-22 Put God First (McLarty)
Matthew 22:34-40 Loving God and One Another (Gerhardy)
Matthew 22.34-40 The Christian Shema (McLarty)
Matthew 22:34-46 In a Nutshell (Donovan)
Matthew 22:34-46 Loving God with All Our Parts (Bedingfield)
Sermons for Matthew 23
Matthew 23:1-12 Servants and Leaders (Hoffacker)
Matthew 23:1-12 Stewardship Through Service (Strayhorn)
Matthew 23:1-12 Empty Words and the Power of God (Fast)
Matthew 23.1-12 Easy as 1-2-3 (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 24
Matthew 24:36-44 How Does One Know... (Molin)
Matthew 24:36-44 Metro Moments (Hoffacker)
Matthew 24:36-44 Surprise! (Molin)
Matthew 24:36-44 Getting Ready for What's to Come (Wigmore)
Matthew 24:36-44 Happy New Year! (Bedingfield)
Matthew 24:36-44 Is He Coming, or Not (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 25
Matthew 25:1-13 Every Tub On Its Own Bottom (Anders)
Matthew 25:1-13 People Get Ready (Strayhorn)
Matthew 25.1-13 Checked Your Oil Lately (McLarty)
Matthew 25:1-13 Oil Shortage (Bedingfield)
Matthew 25:14-30 Knock, Knock, Who's There? (Molin)
Matthew 25:14-30 Trust, Not Fear (Hoffacker)
Matthew 25:14-30 The One in the Middle (Leininger)
Matthew 25:14-30 The Cure for Apathy (Callaham)
Matthew 25:14-30 Multi-Talented (Bedingfield)
Matthew 25.14-30 What Are You Afraid Of? (McLarty)
Matthew 25:31-46 The Scavenger Hunt (Hyde)
Matthew 25:31-46 What the Saints Do (Molin)
Matthew 25:31-46 Wholesale or Retail (Hoffacker)
Matthew 25:31-46 Seeing Christ in Everyday Faces (Bedingfield)
Matthew 25.31-46 The Gift of Chesed (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 26
Matthew 26:26-30 The Upper Room - A Place of Communion (Haferman)
Matthew 26.36-44 Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer (McLarty)
Sermons for Matthew 27
Matthew 27:11-54 A King on a Donkey –– A God on a Cross (Donovan)
Matthew 27:11-54 Beneath The Shadow of the Cross (Strayhorn)
Sermons for Matthew 28
Matthew 28:1-10 Celebrate Easter the Way Jesus Did (Hoffacker)
Matthew 28:1-10 Easter Is Life (Gerhardy)
Matthew 28:1-10 Four Truths and a Lie (Molin)
Matthew 28.1-10 Go to Galilee (McLarty)
Matthew 28:16-20 Taking Seriously the Great Commission (McLarty)
Matthew 28:16-20 Following Orders (Leininger)
Matthew 28:16-20 A Curious Community (Butler)