This is the ninth part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. Dr. Thiel begins by discussing the Jesus comments about marriage, males, females, divorce, and eunuchs. He also discusses the term 'reverend' and explains some information about the Seventh Day Baptists. He discusses covetousness and difficulties for the rich inheriting the kingdom of God and denounces concepts related to purgatory and indulgences.
Matthew 17-18: Transfiguration, Elijah to Come, Taxes, and Forgiveness
This is the eighth part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel discusses the Transfiguration, "soul sleep," the Elijah to come, whether Christians should pay taxes, offenses, Matthew 18:15-17 applicability to ministers, lost sheep, congregations, value of talents, and forgiveness.
Matthew 15-16: Tradition, Signs of the Times, and The Rock & Peter
This is the seventh part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel discusses scripture and tradition, including Roman Catholic concepts of it. He goes into several scriptures related to the 'signs of the times.' He also discusses Laodicea, Philadelphia, and protection. Dr. Thiel discusses Jesus' statements in Matthew 16:18-19, and why it is not possible that Jesus declared Peter as the Rock at the time He spoke in Matthew 16:18.
Matthew 13-14: Parables, Mustard Seeds, Birthdays, and Faith
This is the sixth part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel discusses Catholic and Protestant views of why Jesus spoke in parables, plus explains what Jesus Himself taught about this. He also goes into the meaning of the Parable of the Mustard Seed and how that is the least of the seeds sown.
Matthew 11-12: John the Elijah, Sodom, Unpardonable Sin, & 3 Days and 3 Nights
This is the fifth part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel discusses John the Baptist doubts, some of what Jesus taught about the Elijah, why even Sodomites have an opportunity for salvation, why Jesus' yoke is light, eating out on the Sabbath, why it is not know the Kingdom of God, writings of Augustine and Martin Luther, & why 36 hours does not equal three days and three nights.
Matthew 8-10: Married Clergy, Faith, Coming Persecution, and the Ecumenical Agenda
Matthew 5-6: Charitable Deeds, the Rosary, Prayer, the Golden Rule, and Faith
This is the third part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel discusses giving in public, vain repetition, the origin of the Rosary, prayer, the golden rule, and several of Jesus' statements related to faith. Dr. Thiel also reads each and every verse in the sixth and seventh chapters of Matthew's Gospel.
Matthew 3-5: John the Baptist, Temptations, and the Beatitudes
This is the second part of a multi-part sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel addresses discusses John the Baptist, repentance, baptism by immersion, warnings for Christians in the 21st century, fasting, Jesus being temped by the devil, why he is no longer Roman Catholic, and the beatitudes ...
Matthew 1-2: Greek or Aramaic, Jesus, and the Star?
This is the first part of a sermon series on the Gospel According to Matthew. In it, Dr. Thiel addresses the claim that this book may have been written in Hebrew or Aramaic instead of Greek. He also reads each and every verse in the first two chapters of Matthew's Gospel. He also addresses certain theories about the 'Star' that the wise men saw. ...
Can the Great Tribulation begin before 2020?
Some have claimed that the Great Tribulation would begin in or by 2017. Is that possible? When is the earliest the the Great Tribulation possibly begin? While Jesus said His disciples did not know the date and hour, did He give specific signs to watch for? Where there signs Jesus gave that He said were NOT the end, as well as those that He said signaled the end? What are the signs Christians should be looking for? Are there some Christians who will be protected during the Great Tribulation while others will suffer through it?