Category Archives: Matthew

The Fig Tree Withers: A Sermon

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

The following is a sermon I preached at Faith Assembly of God in Lisbon, ND on Sunday, March 25, 2018. “Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig … Continue reading →

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Who Was Joseph's Father?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was asked today about the seeming disparity between the genealogy of Matthew and Luke, both of whom provide a different father’s name for Joseph the (supposed) father of Jesus: Jacob (Matthew 1.16) and Heli (Luke 3.23). There are two … Continue reading →

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IHS – What Does It Mean?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

I had a conversation with a couple of the ladies in my church today about a symbol that is imprinted into the fabric lining the bottom of our brass offering plates. I had overheard one of them telling the other … Continue reading →

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Hungry with Questions

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Yesterday I preached from Matthew 15:29-39 about the feeding of the 4,000 (men, less women and children and not to be confused with the feeding of the 5,000 men plus women and children [Matthew 14:13-21]): 29 Jesus left there and went … Continue reading →

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Today's Encouraging Word

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

This morning for our message, we were encouraged by the following words of Jesus: So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34 NET) So don’t worry … Continue reading →

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Future Reading Plans

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

While this may be a bit of a stretch, much of it will actually be read by the end of summer and into the fall season.  Many folks have asked what I’m doing now with all my “free time” since … Continue reading →

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"Fourteen" Generations?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

This week I preached from Matthew 1:1-17 on the genealogy of Jesus.  Talk about a fun text!  Needless to say, one of the elements of this text that is troubling (at a certain level) is the emphasis by Matthew on … Continue reading →

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Teaching the NT in Two Weeks (for 7th Graders)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

The New Covenant: The Life of Christ (Matthew-John) The One Who Comes – The path of the LORD was prepared by the coming of John the Baptizer.  Jesus of Nazareth was born to fulfill the word of the LORD and … Continue reading →

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Daniel 12 – The Vision of the End

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

11:36-39 – The king who exalts himself.  This king does have certain levels of overlap with Antiochus IV Epiphanes (and many commentators believe that this individual is one and the same), but the description does not fit as it did … Continue reading →

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Daniel 9 – The Vision of the Seventy Sevens

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

9:1-2 – Understanding the date.  This chapter occurs some time after chapter five and perhaps after chapter six.  If this “Darius” the Mede (which seems likely) is “Cyrus” as explained in earlier notes (6:28) then the year would be 538BC … Continue reading →

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