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Daily Devo | Mistaking Our Ways for God's Ways (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 15:1–20)
The religious leaders challenge Jesus for ignoring tradition but Jesus turns the tables on them. He confronts these leaders for elevating human tradi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Daily Devo | Fear vs. Faith – A Question of Focus (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 14:22-26)
After feeding the five thousand, Jesus sends the disciples ahead by boat while he finally finds time for solitude. Later in the night, Jesus comes to…
2 months, 1 week ago
Daily Devo | When Yours and My Needs Collide (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 12:1-21)
After hearing of John the Baptist’s death, Jesus withdraws to a quiet place to grieve. The crowds follow him but instead of Jesus turning them away, …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sermon | What Do Enemies Deserve? (Matthew 5)
“Love your enemies” sounds beautiful on a coffee mug . . . until you’re the one being insulted, dismissed, or harmed. When outrage feels justified an…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Daily Devo | Jesus the Lawbreaker? (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 12:1–21)
The Pharisees were trying to preserve their nation's Jewish identity in the face of Greek culture and Roman occupation. One of their cultural guardra…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Daily Devo | Crushed by Darkness and Doubt (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 11)
Imprisoned in Herod Antipas' fortress, John the Baptist begins to doubt. He was the one who saw the Spirit of God descend upon Jesus but in the darkn…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Daily Devo | The Cost of Discipleship (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 10:24–42)
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had encouraged his listeners to put God first and trust God for the rest. In this passage, Jesus extends that princ…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Daily Devo | Sent With the Spirit (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 10:1–23)
Jesus sends out the twelve disciples on their own but with detailed instructions. Some of those instructions were just for those disciples, and even …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Daily Devo | The Gift of Availability (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 9:18-38)
Jesus makes himself available to all kinds of people, both the privileged and the outcast. He embraces all kinds of interruptions, looking for the op…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Sermon | When Trying Harder Misses the Point (Matthew 5)
When did faith start feeling like another performance review? Jesus doesn’t say, “Become salt and light.” He says, “You are.” So why do so many of us…
2 months, 3 weeks ago