How should we celebrate Sunday?

The Great Commission Matthew 28:16–20 Go . . . and make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19 Notice that the word all occurs four times in these verses. 1. Jesus possesses all authority. This is no weak authority, because the one who spoke it is no weak master. He is the risen Lord, and “all authority in

See the Grave Matthew 28:1–10 Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6 Think for a minute about why we should see the grave and how we may profit by it. First, we see the grave that we might understand the condescension of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is not just

The Burial’s Significance Matthew 27:57–61 [Joseph] laid [the body] in his own new tomb. Matthew 27:60 Jesus’s burial has theological significance for us. This point strikes us when we study what is said about the grave in the Old Testament and about the burial of Jesus in the New Testament. Old Testament texts speak of

Passing Responsibility Matthew 27:11–26 I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves. Matthew 27:24 Pilate was trapped by his own scheming. He had miscalculated. But his stubborn character still came through. He was caught, but he did not want to be defeated by the Jews’ religious rulers whom he obviously despised. “Then