Abigail, against all evidence, believes that God has a future for the renegade, David. She gambles everything on that belief.

Henry Parsons Crowell lived a life devoted to impacting the kingdom. Business is what he did best, so that is exactly what he gave to the Lord. From founding Quaker Oats to saving Moody Bible Institute, Crowell absolutely had an impact.

Lyman Beecher was an incredible preacher in his own right but his greatest contribution was in the children he raised. What if the best thing we ever do is to support someone else to greatness.

Esther and I share our final thoughts on our Matthew Study

A look a the structure of the Book of Matthew leads us to believe that He told the Story of Jesus in a very deliberate way. From this we find that we are supposed to preach the final sermon.

After giving no real answers to the disciples two questions about the Last Days, Jesus shifts the conversation to the Nature of our Waiting. After giving three examples of how to wait wrongly, Jesus tells us about those who wait right.

We work to keep Matthew 18 in context. Jesus ties Kids, lost sheep, offending brothers and God forgiveness together in a beautiful short sermon.

In the context of Lost Sheep, Jesus tells us how to deal with a Brother who offends us. We learn that the heart of confrontation has to be reconciliation or the Kingdom loses power.

Jesus teaches about sheep challenges our values and our perception of God. This parable doesn't turn out the way we expect.

Jesus, in response to a question about who is the greatest in the Kingdom, flips the script and tells us that we must see ourselves in the people we look down on.