Biblical Breadcrumbs

What an interesting chapter. In this, the fourth of Jesus' five recorded speeches in Matthew, some of the hardest commands are demanded. Will we deal well with our brothers? How are we supposed to view ourselves? Join me as we think through the introduction of this sermon and how we should be using it today.

This bit is a weird one, to be sure. Several random-seeming stories, a few good morals, but overall less depth than we've typically had. Regardless, join me as we glance at this section and try to see what we can learn from it anyways!

After the set of stories--the Great Confession and "Lesser Rejection"--a brief other saying of Jesus', then the Transfiguration. These are probably also very familiar to us, but they still contain deep messages. Join me as we examine these two sections and why Matthew put them here!

Peter's confession and denial, all in one. Both stories together add up and show the duality of Peter: maybe, that points to a problem in all of us? Join me as we examine these two stories and some of what it could mean for God's people today.

Another miracle--wait, haven't we seen this one before?--and a related story appear. How are we to understand these tales of bread? Join me as we dive in to explore these brief stories and the impact they have, for both the people of that day and those of the modern.

What a story this one is. Jesus meets a Gentile woman, then has a conversation of sorts with her? This story isn't very often spoken of, so join me as we try to figure out what, precisely, is going on here.

Jesus ceases to talk to the Pharisees, choosing instead to focus His efforts on the crowd around Him. He then starts instructing them to live in line with His earlier teaching, as shown in the first part of the chapter. Join me as we explore His address to the people around!

Picking up from where we left off a few weeks ago, Matthew tells a couple of stories. Jesus walks through a town and starts into another confrontation with the Pharisees. Join me as we look at those stories and see what we can learn!

Just a quick little update to let you know what's going on with recording schedule and everything with that.

Jesus feeds well over 5,000 people and walks on a sea. These are likely both very familiar stories, but can we learn valuable lessons from them anyway? Join me as we examine these two and seek wisdom from them!