October 25, 2020 Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the church out of a concern for people being misled to think they could get their dead relatives out of purgatory by paying money to the church. We have to hold on to the teachings of Jesus in spite of social pressures around ... [Read more...]

October 18, 2020 Our Lord brilliantly answered a question meant to entrap him.  His short answer is a helpful formula in every situation regarding our Christian duty to the state. Scripture: Matthew 22:15-22

October 11, 2020 The Gospel goes out as an invitation to a wedding banquet for God’s Son. It should be the hope of every Christian to be part of it. The parable also emphasizes the need for a special wedding garment that other parts of Scripture indicate is the righteousness of Christ. Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

October 4, 2020 In this parable, God is the landlord. You and I are renting the land. How are we treating His Son, the heir? Are we producing the fruit of repentance, the harvest He desires? Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46

September 27, 2020 We must not question the authority of Jesus in our life, as the Jewish leaders did. Our Lord’s teaching should be highly valued. Our response to the Gospel should be one of repentance and serving God in the work he has called us to do. Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32

September 20, 2020 The Parable of the Vineyard teaches us of God’s grace and the fact that God doesn’t owe us anything. Scripture: Matthew 20: 1-16

September 13, 2020 Jesus gave his disciples this story to help understand that forgiveness is not optional.  If God has forgiven us a lifetime of sin, we must be merciful when others need our forgiveness.  Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

September 6, 2020 Our Lord does not want relationships breaking down in his church.  When we must confront sin we must only proceed with an attitude devoid of pride, anger, and self-righteousness.  We must do this work with the attitude of humility and desiring to restore fellowship.  Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

August 30, 2020 The devil attacks people of faith, even people like Peter who gave up everything to follow Christ. We fall for the devil’s schemes when we think we are wiser than God. Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

August 23, 2020 It is extremely important that we, the disciples of Jesus, make a clear confession of our Lord. Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20