Sinfulness isn’t necessarily lawlessness; it’s a natural aversion to the righteous and good Law of God. Even while breaking God’s Law, we are good at crafting our own systems of righteousness to both vindicate and condemn ourselves and others....

We conclude Jesus’ confrontation with the religious authorities looking at three of life’s biggest questions; life after death, what God requires of human beings, and who Jesus is and why that matters. These are questions that we can’t lose...

One of Jesus’ more well-known phrases is when he takes a Roman coin and says, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what belongs to God.” This passage shows the absolute brilliance of Jesus who refuses to have his kingdom shaped by...

In His final week in Jerusalem, Jesus confronts the religious authorities and tells us that the kingdom of heaven is like a king who throws a wedding party for his Son. This beautiful and challenging parable has so much to teach us about what it...

In this fourth sermon in the series Doxology, we will find ourselves in Ephesians 3:20-21 at the tail end of one of the Apostle Paul’s prayers. Paul is at a bit of a loss when he gets to the end of this prayer. He finds himself grasping for words...

The tension between Jesus and the religious leaders continues to intensify and He confronts the religious leaders with their failure to receive God’s provision of grace and continue to cling to their own righteousness. This passage reminds us how...

Today we look at three remarkable scenes display Jesus as the Savior of sinners. Through his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, his cleansing of the temple, and his act of cursing a fruitless fig tree, Jesus reveals himself to be the prophet, priest,...

In this sermon, we look at one of the more memorable and radical parables of Jesus; the parable of the workers in the vineyard. This scene in Matthew’s Gospel, which we began last week, is where Jesus continues to show how the Kingdom of God...

In this week’s passage, Matthew 19:13-30, parents bring their children to Jesus for blessings, and a successful young aristocrat stops Jesus to make sure he’s doing all the right things in life. These episodes convey so much about who Jesus is...

While we know the familiar stories and events in the gospels, we need to stop and hear Jesus speak because his voice continues to confront and comfort. Testing Jesus with their hard hearts in Matthew 19:1-12, the Pharisees in reality receive the...