Rev. Timothy Sims, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church and School in Chester, IL joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study Matthew 12:33-50.

You need a savior. Jesus is that Savior. Too often we look for a “sign” to know that we are bearing good fruit. Jesus points us back to Jonah as the only sign that we need. As people repented from Jonah’s preaching, Jesus—the greater Jonah resurrected from the grave—calls people to repentance. In Christ, repentance and faith is the source of good fruit. “O Holy Spirit, You have brought us in Christ's family by His blood. Renew our faith in Christ, knowing that He died for us, that we may bear good fruit giving thanks to You. In His name, Amen”