Bible Studies

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 16

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

The Kingdom of God is awesome! The opportunity to be born as a very son of God in the soon—coming resurrection from the dead is so much more important than all the other things in this world—all the other things in your life—that there is absolutely…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 15

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

So many Sunday school teachers tell people, as mine did, "You don't need to understand everything. But Jesus certainly opened peoples' minds through the parables, because He spoke in agricultural terms and symbols so they could understand." But that…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 14

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Last time, we reached Chapter 12 verse 37. Here, Jesus said: "By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." We have to be very careful what we say when we judge, evaluate or condemn others. We had better be very…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 13

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

The Bible talks about the Lord's Day, and people like to say that was Sunday. But the Lord's Day spoken of in Revelation is the time when God will intervene in human affairs and SHAKE the nations and SHAKE every mountain and every island out of its…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 12

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Many scholars have not been sure what this means. Was John, cut off in prison, unsure about Jesus, or was he in fact doing this primarily for the good of His disciples? I think it is probably the latter; though it might have been both, in part. The…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 11

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

"Brought before governors and kings"—not some nice courtesy call or tea party, but brought before them. In most cases, we find that the Apostles were brought before the authorities in chains. They were prisoners, as the Apostle Paul was when he was…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 10

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Back then, people knew how to fast. People today don't talk much about fasting. It is not a very popular subject in our affluent society. When people these days do fast, they often have a "water fast" or a "juice fast." Back then, a religious fast…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 09

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." We need to realize this basic principle. He does not change. He is always willing to heal. He may not heal as much today as He did back then, because we are not living in an age of faith.…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 08

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Christ goes on to explain that whatever you want men to do to you, you should do also to them. God is very good to us, and we also must be very good to one another. You want to learn to love your neighbor as yourself. This is called the "golden rule…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 07

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

A number of translations translate this as "condemn not, that you be not condemned" because Jesus is not just talking using the word "judge" to indicate "discerning." God tells us, all the way through the Bible, to be very discerning.

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 06

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Most people don't know God. Frankly, they are not even acquainted with God, but I hope that many of you are, or will be. You can come to know God if you truly walk with Him, do what He says and obey Him-that's the key. Will you do what God says? Or…

The Gospel of Matthew - Program 05

Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)

Notice that He did not say "if" you pray. He assumed that Christians would be praying. And we should be praying and we have to be praying—or we won't make it into God's Kingdom. You need to understand that, but many do not understand. You should be…