Jesus and the Gentile Woman--The woman is a great lesson in perseverance and understanding as we think about prayer and how it works.

Christianity often has two major problems:

1. Replacing Bible truth with the commandments of men (or women);

2. Ignoring what is inside the heart and focusing only on external obedience.

Lessons from Jesus' "Walking on water."

John's murder brings up the political scene in Judea. We won't deal much with it, except to say that Herod, Pilate, the Jewish Leaders and a bunch of other elite people conspired to kill Jesus as well. The most important political application in the present is to understand that things haven't changed much, and that people are still targeted politically when they go against the "favored groups."

WHY was Jesus rejected in His hometown? What does that mean to you? Answers...

Jesus' final parables in Matthew 13. Some of His most poignant teachings.

First message on Jesus' Parables, includes the reason for the parables and parable of the sower.