Podcast Episodes

Storms and Swine - Gospel of Matthew Part 14

Episode 92

We are in the narrative chapters of Matthew Chapters 8 and 9, where Matthew has collected nine stories of Jesus performing a whole number of powerful deeds and acts. Some of them are acts of healing,…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Make Me Clean - Gospel of Matthew Part 13

Episode 91

In previous episodes, we explored the Sermon on the Mount, but now we turn a corner back into the story Matthew of chapter 8. We explore this story of Jesus healing a man with a skin disease, which h…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Ask and You Will Receive - Gospel of Matthew Part 12

Episode 90

This episode explores Jesus’ teaching about prayer. It is the famous “ask and you shall receive” teaching.

Personally, prayer has always been one of the aspects of following Jesus that I’ve found mos…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

To Judge, or Not to Judge - Gospel of Matthew Part 11

Episode 88

Today we are going to explore one of the most memorable teachings of Jesus that many people, even non-Christians, know. It is the teaching that centers around judgment or the idea “Don’t judge so tha…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

The Lord’s Prayer - Gospel of Matthew Part 10

Episode 89

Specifically, we talk about the meaning and significance of one of the most important things that Jesus ever said to his followers. Jesus passed along his prayer and taught us how to pray, which he a…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Love Your Enemies - Gospel of Matthew Part 9

Episode 87

Today we explore the meaning and significance of Jesus’s command “Love your neighbor”, which even includes the people who hate you (or your enemies). We’re going to look into why this is such a shock…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Jesus, Truth & Spin - Gospel of Matthew Part 8

Episode 86

Today we are going to focus on Jesus’ teaching about swearing… as in “swearing oaths”. You’re probably not too hung up on “swearing too many oaths”, but it was actually a really important part of Jes…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Jesus and Sexual Desire - Gospel of Matthew Part 7

Episode 85

Today’s particular teaching is about one of the few times that Jesus addresses the topic of sex and sexual desire. He uses a lot of intense language that has really stuck with Jesus’ followers for ma…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Jesus and the Torah - Gospel of Matthew Part 6

Episode 84

Probably Jesus's relationship to the Torah isn't something that you woke up thinking about this morning, but it was actually a major major issue. The Torah represents not just the Bible, but the whol…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

A Kingdom of Blessing - Gospel of Matthew Part 5

Episode 83

In this section, we’re exploring Jesus’s most famous collection of teachings in Matthew chapters 5-7. Jesus is announcing to the Kingdom of God that way of life that he’s inviting his followers to jo…

Published on 7 years, 7 months ago