From demands of signs to confession of identity this chapter of Matthew is packed with meaning and power for the follower of Jesus. The focus of this chapter is all about what we believe about Jesus and who we believe he is. Who do you say that he is?

There are a ton of rules that we may not even know about. One of them in the Bible was a rule on how you were to wash your hands. What makes this a tad more humorous is where we are in 2021 and how we're a bit more hyper sensitive about hand washings. Jesus tells the leaders that their focus is all wrong. Hand washing is important but it's not the point really.

Jesus calls himself the good shepherd but what does this mean and why this particular imagery?

Jesus does some pretty crazy and amazing things. This one time he fed tons of people with a boy's lunch. You should really check that one out.

Jesus teaches using something called parables. In parables Jesus combines the known with the unknown to make the unknown...known. It's pretty cool how this works. But not everyone will get it because some are stubborn or they're just hung up on themselves.

Talk is cheap. We all know it yet often we let our words speak and our actions remain silent. Check out how John teaches the importance of the matter of integrity when it comes to how, when and who we love.

Jesus shows who he is by what he does but also by what's happened before him. A quick teaching moment with words and actions.

Jesus gathers his disciples then he gets questioned by just about everyone. Why did he choose those people? Why did he act that way or say that word or eat that food? The people are used to having so many different rules and traditions floating around but Jesus ends with some powerful and comforting words.

When Jesus rose he appeared to so many people, but none of them believed him. What would it take for you to believe in the resurrection? Listen as we discuss the facts, doubts, and point of the resurrection.

Jesus calls some men to come follow him. In the process of asking them to follow him, he fills them in on the good, bad and ugly of what following him will look like. This is really not the best way to gather a bunch of followers but it is the best way to gather committed ones.