The Parables Discourse is bookended by confrontations with Jesus’s family (12:46–50) and then with the people from his hometown (13:53–58). It is here that we begin to see how Jesus’s radical notions are upsetting the status quo. This begins the winding road to his betrayal, trial, and crucifixion. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Matthew gives us several short parables that Jesus gave concerning the kingdom. Although short, they contain so much of how Jesus viewed the Kingdom of Heaven—who composed it, what it was for, and where things were going. This message will wrap up our consideration of this section, and we will begin next week moving toward | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

In this week’s passage (Matt 13:24–30, 36–43), Jesus tells another parable about farming. He answers questions about the final judgment and who will be found righteous before God. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

This week’s message looks at the familiar parable of the Sower and the Seed. Jesus employs an image familiar to his Galilean audience to teach how people tend to perceive the promise of the Kingdom. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

This week, we return to our study of Matthew’s Gospel. Chapter 13 is the “Parable Discourse” where Jesus presents the central themes of his preaching on the Kingdom of Heaven. After this chapter, the gospel turns and marches toward Jesus’s rejection, crucifixion and resurrection. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Colossians | Series: Starkindler

Colossians | Series: Starkindler

Colossians | Series: Starkindler

Colossians | Series: Starkindler

Colossians | Series: Starkindler