What would you do if you could have your life spared, if only it meant compromising your faith-- The truth is we are faced with numerous temptations to compromise here and there every single day. We should follow the example of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who had a faith fire couldn't burn.

On Wednesday of the week He would be crucified, Jesus was setting the temple aright, teaching and preaching the gospel. However, the chief priests, scribes, and elders plotted to get rid of Him and sought to trap Him in His words. But Jesus knew better and responded to their question with one of His own. Listen as Pastor Matt expounds on the significance of this situation where Jesus' authority was questioned, and what the ministry of John the Baptist has to do with your life today.

As sinners we are predisposed to worship idols, and idols come in many different forms. In this passage Pastor Matt looks at King Nebuchadnezzar and how similar we can tend to be, but also how Jesus delivers us from having to bow the knee to the idols in our lives.

The gatekeepers of Jewish religion in the first century not only ignored Scripture and added their own traditions, they were also involved in a lucrative racket at the temple itself. Jesus came into Jerusalem the week of His crucifixion, saw this -again-, and did something about it. Listen as Pastor Matt speaks to this passage regarding how we must have a holy fury against sin, a whole commitment to the word of God, and be ready for sin to be wholly committed against us.

Commonly known today as the triumphal entry or -Palm Sunday,- there is a lot more going on in this passage than meets the eye. Listen as Pastor Matt expounds on Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem, how it connects to the Old Testament in many ways, how it demonstrates the sovereignty of God, and how it prepares the way for judgment.

King David was simultaneously an adulterer, murderer, and a man after God's own heart- not unlike everyone who is a sinner solely saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. In Psalm 25, David lifts his voice-pen to the Lord, YHWH, and asks for Israel to be brought out of its troubles. In it, Pastor Matt expounds on the psalm and things in it which show the kind of people God guides.

When the Babylonian Empire crushed Judah and the people were sent into exile, King Nebuchadnezzar tried to do more than just conquer people. He sought to strip away the identity of young men and replace it with his own. In this look at Daniel 1-1-8, Pastor Matt talks about the names of Daniel and the three men commonly known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego and what they were faced with.

The last thing Luke records before Jesus' final week was a parable He told about a nobleman who went away to receive a kingdom, and in the meantime his slaves were entrusted to do his business. Listen as Pastor Matt explains the parable and its implications for everybody.

You may know this story through a children's song, but the song leaves out the best part. The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. God seeks sinners, and that's what we see in Luke 19-1-10. Listen as Pastor Matt exposits this text and we see the necessity of faith and a changed life.

On the heels of Jesus telling His disciples He was going to Jerusalem to be mocked and killed, but He would rise on the third day, Jesus encounters a blind beggar who cries out for mercy. Listen as Pastor Matt explains how the faith of the blind beggar, the healing power of Jesus, and the faithful response are instructive for you and me.