February 2023
The Gospel of Matthew: Hometown Hero?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, we see what happens when Jesus goes back to his hometown to preach. We look at what the Bible says about belief and unbelief. And how is it we can even begin to have faith Our main passage this week is […]
The Gospel of Matthew: I Caught a Boot!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus tells a parable about something that would have been near and dear to the disciples…fishing. We look at fishing practices of the time and how they can be a wonderful window into how we share the gospel. Our main passage […]
The Gospel of Matthew: Do You Have Any Grey Poupon?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus presents two small parables. We talk about what these parables mean and how they impact the surrounding context of this chapter. And we see a valuable of knowing when to use context and when to not. Our main passage this […]
January 2023
The Gospel of Matthew: What to do with Blackberries?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus presents the parable of the wheat and the weed. We talk about how this story is both warning against sin and evil and beautiful promise of salvation and eternity with God. Our main passage this week is Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.
The Gospel of Matthew: Seeds, Seeds, Seeds!!!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus presents the parable of the seeds. He then goes on to offer an interpretation of it. We will look at that interpretation and see where we see ourselves in this story. What dose that tell us about our spiritual journey […]
November 2022
The Gospel of Matthew: All in the Family?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus has what looks like an awkward exchange with his mom and brothers. But what is really going on here? We explore this passage in the light of earthly families and the family of God. Our main passage this week is […]
The Gospel of Matthew: What Does it Take to Believe?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In this passage, Jesus uses stories from the Old Testament to highlight how some of the people are being willfully ignorant. This section finishes with a small analogy about a person/house that overrun with ghosts. This illustrates the dangers of allowing false teachers to […]
October 2022
The Gospel of Matthew: Jerks for Jesus?!?!?
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. We look at an interesting passage where we see Jesus go out of his way to avoid a potential conflict. This is paired with a passage from Isaiah that talks about what God’s ideal servant will look like. Jesus did not go out starting […]
The Gospel of Matthew: Time to Get Yoked!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. Anna explores what Jesus means when he says that his Yoke is light. We talk about how this is an invitation to allow Jesus to come along side of us and carry our burdens for us. Jesus wants to do that work that we […]
September 2022
The Gospel of Matthew: Come on Cuz!
This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. Just after sending out the 12 disciples, Jesus gets a message from his cousin John. John asks if Jesus really is the Messiah or if he should look for another. This is a major question! We explore Jesus’ response to his cousin’s doubts. We […]