October 2023

The Gospel of Matthew: Thinking in Rings

This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus, once again, feeds a large crowd. We will explore why Matthew has two similar stories so close to each other and what it tells us about Jesus’ mission. Our main passage this week is Matthew 15:29-39



The Gospel of Matthew: “You of Great Faith”

This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus has an encounter with an unnamed Canaanite woman. This woman displays amazing faith and changes the minds of those around her. Our main passage this week is Matthew 15:21-28.



September 2023

The Gospel of Matthew: 30 Seconds of Courage

This week, we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In today’s text, Jesus walks on the water and Peter has 30 seconds of courage. We will explore the idea that faith is not about knowing everything, but rather, its trusting that Jesus will catch us when we fall. Our main passage this week […]



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 […]