Matthew 4

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Matthew 4 read by Alexander Scourby, from his channel Scourby YouBible. It carries on into Matthew 5.

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¹Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

4 sermons on Matthew 4:1

“The next thing you'll notice is, in Matthew 4:1-11, that Jesus is now tested.”
Adoption (Macon GA)Lee Vayle, December 31, 1971
“Now secondly, you will notice the Son is tested, in Matthew 4: 1-11 which you well know, the temptation in the desert, which I will not read.”
Adoption #1Lee Vayle, February 6, 1972
“You and I know that many, many people have looked at this also, and I wouldn’t be surprised Bro. Branham spoke on it at one time or other: Matthew 4:1.”
Things That Are To Be #10Lee Vayle, April 30, 1994
“Together they actually take over what Satan wanted in Mt 4:1-11 from Jesus: “Fall down and worship me, and I’ll give it all to you.””
Seed of Discrepancy #21Lee Vayle, December 24, 1995

²And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

1 sermon on Matthew 4:2

“For It says right here in Mat 4:2-3; “And Jesus was an hungered, the devil came to him to tempt him.””
Stewardship #9 - PreliminaryLee Vayle, July 5, 1997

³And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

3 sermons on Matthew 4:3

“And the Bible still says, "If I had not done the works no other man did, they'd not sin, but now they both seen it and hated both me and my Father."”
Events Made Clear by Prophecy # 6Lee Vayle, August 3, 1985
“Let’s go to Mat 4:3.”
Stewardship Q&A #5_PreliminaryLee Vayle, January 3, 1998

⁴But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

26 sermons on Matthew 4:4

“And into Your hands therefore we commend ourselves knowing that You have heard, we have the petition already we've desired of You in Jesus' Name.”
Faith Series #1 (Importance of Faith)Lee Vayle, October 17, 1965
“Therefore without living Word there is no life, but it's revelation that makes it live.”
Revelation of the Faith of GodLee Vayle, October 9, 1966
“But he shall live by what?”
Revelation of the Love of GodLee Vayle, October 11, 1966
“And just as sure as you eat perverted food, you bring forth a perverted act, and if you ate pure food, you bring forth the pure.”
Two VinesLee Vayle, February 6, 1968
“Many people are unaware of the importance of God’s Word.”
Laodicean Church AgeLee Vayle, March 23, 1969

See all 26 sermons on Matthew 4:4

⁵Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

⁶And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

3 sermons on Matthew 4:6

⁷Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

6 sermons on Matthew 4:7

“(See?)”
God Speaking from Between CherubimLee Vayle, June 7, 1969
“There is the written and the also written.”
The Seventh Seal and the Seven ThundersLee Vayle, October 3, 1969
“In other words get on believing ground and get off of temptation grounds.”
Greatest Battle Ever Fought #15Lee Vayle, December 9, 1987
“In Mt 4:7-10, It says:”
Stewardship Q&A #17Lee Vayle, July 5, 1998

⁸Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

5 sermons on Matthew 4:8

“Matthew 4:8.”
The Second SealWilliam Branham, March 19, 1963
“Let's go to; Matthew. 4:8-10.”
Corruptibility Putting on Incorruptibilty #3Lee Vayle, March 20, 1983
“Over here in Mt 4:8,9.”
Covenants #13Lee Vayle, November 5, 1989
“Okay, let's go to Matthew 4:8-10”
Kingdom of God (no date)Lee Vayle

⁹And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

3 sermons on Matthew 4:9

"Uh, uh, no, no."
Resurrection Proves His Death # 2Lee Vayle, July 14, 1976
“He had every right to say that because he owned it.”
Does God Ever Change His Mind # 14Lee Vayle, February 1, 1992

¹⁰Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

3 sermons on Matthew 4:10

“All right, listen.”
Three Commitments to CourageLee Vayle, June 27, 1964
“Let’s go to Mt 4:10.”
Seed of Discrepancy #5Lee Vayle, February 19, 1995
“(Mt 4:10)”
Faith # 1 - A Negative ConfessionLee Vayle, 1970

¹¹Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

2 sermons on Matthew 4:11

“We find that in Matthew 4:11.”
The Third SealWilliam Branham, March 20, 1963
“This brings in Mt 4:11-12, where John the Baptist prophesied that the fire would fall.”
Facts of Our Faith #2Lee Vayle, February 3, 1991

¹²Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

5 sermons on Matthew 4:12

“And then Bro. Branham goes to Matthew 4:12. .”
A Man That Can Turn on the Light #1Lee Vayle, August 3, 1983
“That's in Matthew 4:12.”
A Man That Can Turn on the Light #3Lee Vayle, August 17, 1983
“That’s one hundred percent butterfat, and they gagged on it, because it puts you, William Branham, back in Mt 4:12.”
Perfect Faith #12Lee Vayle, September 16, 1987
“This is Mt 4:12.”
Q&A#3_PastorsLee Vayle, January 24, 1988
“These Scriptures speak, actually, only upon the conditions that exist at the time of Mt 4:12-17 and Mt 12:14-21, which Scripture reveals to us that the very ministry that Jesus had upon earth (That’s the days of the Son of man.) returns to the Gentiles in the form of the Holy Ghost wherein God gives the Gentiles the gift of His Son in the form of the Holy Spirit.”
Seed of Discrepancy #36Lee Vayle, May 25, 1996. Names it 3 times.

¹³And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

2 sermons on Matthew 4:13

“We go to Mt 4:13-16.”
Presence #8Lee Vayle, June 10, 1981
“Now, go back to Matthew 4:13-17”
Why He is Here #4Lee Vayle, October 10, 1982

¹⁴That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

¹⁵The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

1 sermon on Matthew 4:15

“Now I wish to call your attention to — to Isaiah 42:1-7, and also to Matthew 4:15-16.”
Turn On The LightWilliam Branham, January 25, 1964

¹⁶The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

¹⁷From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

3 sermons on Matthew 4:17

“In the Book of Matthew the 4th chapter, the 17th verse, we read these words.”
From That TimeWilliam Branham, April 15, 1961
“Now, I would like to call your attention to just a Scripture here that comes into my mind to speak on for a few moments, if we should call it a text, to draw from it a context, of Saint Matthew’s gospel, the 4th chapter, the 17th verse.”
From That TimeWilliam Branham, May 20, 1961
“This, of course, is Mal 4:2 and it’s also, 1 Th 4:16 and let’s go over here to Mt 4:17 and begin to see something here.”
Christ Is the Mystery #19Lee Vayle, November 1, 1986

¹⁸And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

¹⁹And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

²⁰And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

²¹And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

²²And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

²³And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

2 sermons on Matthew 4:23

“If you’d like to read them with me, or follow me, turn to Saint Matthew the 4th chapter, beginning with the 23rd verse.”
ExpectationWilliam Branham, September 30, 1951
“So now, in Saint Matthew the 4th chapter, the 23rd verse, just the beginning of Jesus’ fame, we read this:”
The Beginning Of Jesus' FameWilliam Branham, June 5, 1953

²⁴And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

²⁵And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

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