After the introduction of the Kingdom Portrait of the Beatitudes, Jesus then delves into practical living, what the influence of salt and the beacon of light looks like among those who believed in Scripture. But Jesus just doesn’t teach new things or encourage, but He takes Scriptures that have been misapplied and redefines them for

When Jesus began His sermon, He didn’t start with a story, or a joke, or a poem, He started with a radical image – the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are somewhat often misinterpreted as to their purpose and what Jesus meant by them, but what do they tell us about who Jesus is, who we are,

Josh Stutzman continues our year in Matthew by looking at Jesus beginning to call His disciples. He looks a the OT reference of people sitting in darkness, and explains why it’s worth repenting, healing, and following the light.

Today we address the temptation of Jesus, but we don’t just take a surface level look at the temptations. Today, we take an at time uncomfortable dive into the temptations behind the obvious temptations, at the discontentment behind an obvious hunger, self-doubt behind pride, and easier, less painful path behind a lust for power. We

In Matthew 3 we meet Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist. John came preaching repentance, and came with a special anointing of his own to now only anoint Jesus to start His ministry, but an anointing for all believers. What is repentance, what is faith, and what is our anointing?

“The Dark Side of Christmas” as one commentator put it, is an odd text to base a sermon around, yet Matthew has included it whereas other gospel writers didn’t, and indeed intentionally written the things about it that he has for his readers’ benefit. What does the massacre of the innocents on the heel’s of

Jesus is born, and this text shows the reactions of three different people – Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father, Herod, and earthly king, and the wise men, who come to worship Jesus. How did their expectations affect how they saw and understood Jesus’ birth? How do ours affect when and how we see King Jesus today?

As we kick off our year-long look at Matthew, we begin with the genealogy. While many people today find these sections of Scripture boring and meaningless to us, even just the genealogy tell us much about Jesus, including answering the question already that Matthew will spend his entire book answering – what kind of king

As we close out 2020, we take a unique look at the year from Psalm 1 which also contains a challenge for us moving forward. Hope, peace, and joy sound good, but what happens with those things come in conflict with what happens in ‘real’ life? How can we really attain those things in our

Today, with Christmas being a few days away, we come from hope and peace to joy: what is it, how to attain it, and why it matters, as well as particularly how it’s fulfilled in Jesus Christ.