As we leave chapter 6 in the rear-view mirror and step into chapter 7, we are introduced to three separate topics. Unjust criticism (vv. 1 -6), Encouragement to pray (vv. 7 -11) and the Golden Rule (v. 12). At first glance these may seem unrelated to...

In our previous passage (Matt. 6:19 – 24) Jesus told those following him to store up treasures in heaven. Naturally, this left some people in His audience confused and worried that if their duty were to only focus on heaven and not the here and now...

In our previous passage (Matt. 6:19 – 24) Jesus told those following him to store up treasures in heaven. Naturally, this left some people in His audience confused and worried that if their duty were to only focus on heaven and not the here and now...

Famed entrepreneur Malcom Forbes once quipped “he who dies with the most toys wins.” His fortune allowed him to lay up treasures on earth where Jesus warns that moth and rust will surely destroy, and thieves will break in and steal (v. 19). But this...

Famed entrepreneur Malcom Forbes once quipped “he who dies with the most toys wins.” His fortune allowed him to lay up treasures on earth where Jesus warns that moth and rust will surely destroy, and thieves will break in and steal (v. 19). But this...

Mark focuses all his attention on the women who came to Jesus’ grave and first discovered that he was risen. They started the morning anticipating a painful and thankless task – completing the process of preparing and preserving Jesus’ body with...

Mark focuses all his attention on the women who came to Jesus’ grave and first discovered that he was risen. They started the morning anticipating a painful and thankless task – completing the process of preparing and preserving Jesus’ body with...

As we continue the theme of Epic Easter on Good Friday, we will look at Jesus Epic Sacrifice. The Apostle Peter captures in one verse what happened that day on the cross that forever changed the course of humanity. He himself bore our sins in his body...

As we continue the theme of Epic Easter on Good Friday, we will look at Jesus Epic Sacrifice. The Apostle Peter captures in one verse what happened that day on the cross that forever changed the course of humanity. He himself bore our sins in his body...

2020-2021 will always be remembered as the year of the Coronavirus Epidemic. The epidemic has taken many lives. But it has done more than jeopardize our health, it has shrunk our lives. For a time, our social circle shrank to our immediate family...