How do you blaspheme the spirit? Covered in this episode on Matthew 12:31-32.

“Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” This saying of Jesus from Matthew 12:21 has troubled generations of people. It is hard in a couple of ways. First, it is hard to understand. It is not immediately clear what Jesus means by blaspheming the Spirit. Neither is it clear why this is not forgivable when a word spoken against the Son of Man is forgivable. Second, it is hard to accept. It is disturbing to think that we can say or do something that forever cut us off from the possibility of God forgiving us. We welcome you to join us this Sunday as we address these questions and attempt to apply this hard saying in a way that honors the context in which our kind Savior gave this warning.

Special Guest: Tom Waltz.

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How do you forgive someone who doesn't even know they hurt you? Find out on this weekd podcast on Matthew 6:14-15.

The heart of the Gospel is that Christ died for our sins (1 Corinthians 15:3). Central to the Incarnation, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus is that we need the forgiveness He provided for us to be made right with God. But what about our forgiving each other? One of the Hard Sayings of a Kind Savior is that Jesus said we cannot be forgiven unless we forgive others. Really? Join us as we wrestle with this theme, but even more as we search our own hearts. Having received forgiveness from God, are we willing to forgive each other?

Thy Will Be Done

Have you ever felt exhausted, fragmented, and torn down the middle? When rivals team up to corner Jesus with a high-stakes, zero-sum political question, it exposes something not only about them but us. Join us for the sermon “Wholly Divided” as we confront in Mark 12:13-17 the claustrophobia of divided loyalties and look into a mirror of a trap which none of us seem able to escape.

Special Guest: Patrick Gilbert.

How does the governement play into a sermon on July 4th weekend? We will learn discussing Mark 12:13-17.

What gives this life meaning? We discuss this and more on this weeks episode covering Matthew 19:16-30.