Jesus gave his disciples an astonishing command -- to feed thousands of people with virtually nothing. What He did next was revealing on multiple levels. This sermon explores three levels of significance in this miracle, and draws out practical applications for believers today.

Both the people of Nazareth and King Herod were intrigued by Jesus' miracles, and yet both manifest profound unbelief. This sermon explores the relationship between miracles and faith.

At the end of Matthew's account of Jesus' kingdom parables, he records how Jesus asked the disciples whether they understood the mysteries He had revealed. This sermon reviews the Old Testament background for the concept of -mystery- and traces out its implications for us from the teaching our Lord gave His original disciples.

Jesus' final three parables of the Kingdom in Matthew 13 teach two basic truths- that there will be a great day of division between those who are a part of it and those who are not- and that those who are truly part of it recognize the value of what they've found and are happily willing to lose anything in order to gain it.

This sermon examines the blessings on God on Timothy through his mother and grandmother, and encourages the people of God to make much of Christ.

In this passage, Jesus told three parables which teach us two important truths about the spread of the gospel and the end of the age. This passage informs our eschatological expectations in ways that are both realistic and hopeful.

God's people in any age may be called, like Isaiah, to minister in the midst of a spiritually declining culture. This sermon challenges Christians to remain faithful to God's calling, no matter what the apparent response to the message.

In the parable of the Sower, or the Soils, Jesus prepared his disciples for the fact that there will be varying responses to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven. Attention to what Jesus says here by modern-day disciples both prevents naivet- and compromise, and also gives hope for our labor.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ was God's vindication of His Son. Beyond that, it is the vindication of all of God's sons and daughters. Find out what that means in this exploration of the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

-Why do you speak to the crowds in parables-- That was the question Jesus' disciples asked him when they were alone. The answer surprises, and even scandalizes, many. But in the answer is both a warning and an encouragement to those who would have -ears to hear.-