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Death and Taxes - Gospel of Matthew Part 24
Episode 102
At this point, we take a look at Matthew Chapter 17 about taxes and death. This isn't the most famous story about taxes in the Bible, but it is one of the first. It is about how Jesus relates to powe…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
The Other Side of the Lake - Gospel of Matthew Part 23
Episode 101
At this point, we look at Matthew Chapter 15. It is a story about a woman who approaches Jesus and asks him to heal her child, and Jesus HESITATES (which is totally bizarre because it doesn’t fit the…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
Severed Heads & Hungry Crowds - Gospel of Matthew Part 22
Episode 100
We’re looking at Matthew Chapter 14. I consider two stories alongside each other in this teaching. One is the story of John the Baptist getting beheaded by the royal family. It is followed by another…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Weeds and Wheat - Gospel of Matthew Part 21
Episode 99
We consider one of Jesus’ parables in this episode. Jesus is explaining who he is and what the kingdom of God that he is announcing is like. He is trying to shift and recreate new paradigms for peopl…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Jesus Gives Us a Sign - The Gospel of Matthew Part 20
Episode 98
In this teaching, we address Matthew Chapter 12. Here, the leaders of Israel challenge Jesus and they want to make him prove his identity. Jesus responds by giving them a riddle and talking about the…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
One Way Road to the Grave - Gospel of Matthew Part 19
Episode 97
Matthew Chapters 11 and 12 are stories about people responding to what Jesus has been doing in chapters 4 -10. What we see here is one of the first notes of people’s rejection of Jesus by the Israeli…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
The Hammer that Heals - Gospel of Matthew Part 18
Episode 96
We look at Matthew Chapter 11 today. It is kind of a puzzling story, where John the Baptist (who is actually Jesus’ relative and played a very key role in Jesus’ life early on) is in prison. John the…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
An Open-Minded Faith - Gospel of Matthew Part 17
Episode 95
This episode addresses faith in a story about Jesus healing a blind man in Matthew Chapter 9. In the Gospels, the word “faith” and specifically "having faith and trust in Jesus" really has a specific…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Who Can Forgive Sins? - Gospel of Matthew Part 16
Episode 94
We unravel a well-known story that takes place in Gospel Chapter 9 about Jesus forgiving the sins of a man who is paralyzed in legs. Then, he heals his legs so that he can get up and walk away. Howev…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
A Jesus-Centered Community - Gospel of Matthew Part 15
Episode 93
Today we look at a story in Matthew chapter 9. Each story makes a unique claim on Jesus’s identity, about his character, and the kind of communities that Jesus came to create. Jesus has brought toget…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago