Evading another theological trap, Jesus corrects the Sadducees in their understanding of marriage and their disbelief in the resurrection. Our marriages point to something eternal, namely our union with Christ and the resurrection. Jesus clearly...

In this Sunday's t ext, Matthew 22:15-22, Jesus manages to teach on multiple culturally explosive topics all in one conversation! This week we will examine these seven short verses that involve politics, taxes and religion. And we will learn...

In Matthew 22, Jesus continues teaching parables that vividly describe Israel’s rejection of Jesus and his ministry. This rejection of Jesus as the Christ, inevitably leads to their judgment and destruction. But God does not give up. God desires all...

This weeks text explores the theme of Israel’s spiritual hypocrisy through Jesus’ cursing of a fig tree and a challenge to His authority in the temple brought by the chief priests and elders. The truths we see in the text point to a powerful...

The description of Jesus' earthly mission to this point is recorded in the first 20 chapters of Matthew. The apostle now devotes 8 chapters (nearly 30% of the book) to record the final week of Jesus' earthly mission and it all starts with...

As Jesus traveled from Jericho to Jerusalem he was interrupted by two blind men on the side of the road. The crowd responded one way to the blind men while Jesus responded in a different way. The response of the crowd teaches us about human nature...

Despite his repeated teachings regarding the nature of his kingdom, the disciples fail to understand Jesus and continue to seek power and recognition. In this passage Jesus taught them a different way and foretold how he would ultimately fulfill the...

All of us have a sense of fairness that we carry over into our relationship with God. This subjective view of 'fairness' blinds us to the grace and mercy of God. Do we want God to be fair or gracious? As we will see in Matthew 20, God...

Each year, at the beginning of a new year, we set our focus upon growing in our individual and corporate prayer lives. None of us looks back at 2013 satisfied with our prayer life. We all know we need to pray more, in every circumstance. This morning...

Perhaps no other time of year is it easier to be distracted from Jesus and carried away by the culture than Christmas time. Tonight, we focus our attention on Jesus and the gifts he brings that neither break, spoil or leave us wanting. Jesus offers us...