Bedford Road Podcast

While walking through the Golan Heights, Jesus asks a strange question. When Simon Peter takes a leap of faith, Jesus changes his name and makes a declaration that has been misinterpreted for 2000 years. During the message, Erik discussed the way that ancient temple locks (called Laconian Locks) worked. Here is a video of a | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

When the Pharisees and Sadducees ban together to “stump” Jesus with a question about the end times, his response puts them on their heels and confuses his disciples. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Picking up after the healing of the Canaanite woman, Jesus makes a circuitous journey home. Along the way, he teaches a subtle lesson about the reach of the gospel and relationship between Jews and Gentiles. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Confronted by religious leaders who have traveled north from Jerusalem to question him, Jesus openly criticizes their interpretation of the Scriptures. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

Hearing John the Baptist was executed, Jesus makes what appears to be an “accidental” tour around the northern Galilee performing two extraordinary miracles and healing many, drawing attention from the religious elite. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

At the beginning of this narrative section, Matthew takes a moment to relate what happened to John the Baptist. This gives us a unique insight into the historical context of Jesus’s ministry. You can download the lyrics sheet for the songs here. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King

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