As the finale of his Gospel, Matthew shows us the humanity of the disciples and Jesus' unfettered call on their lives. It reminds us that God is not waiting on us to be perfect to be able to use us. He makes us faithful as we go.

We have to do something with the empty tomb. For the Romans and the religious leaders they had to cover it up. But what if it is true? Could it be that God actually became human and then defeated death?

As Jesus gives up His final breath on the cross, everything begins to spin into a whirlpool of chaos leaving religion, the cosmos, & humanity to be caught up in the wake.

When given the choice between the way of the world and the way of Jesus, our flesh grows louder and louder. We see it vividly in Matthew 27 with the choice between Jesus and Barabbas.

In His darkest night in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus reveals the depths of His humanity and shows us how to handle our own Gethsemane moments.

Judas decides to betray Jesus - but his decision did not happen over night. It was a series of events that led him to this place.

Peter & John heal a lame man on their way to worship and that lame man causes a scene in the temple - simply by being healed. 

With massive numbers of people coming to faith in Jesus, the church organizes itself around four key ideals: learning, sharing, being together, & worship.

Peter delivers a sermon to explain what the crowds are witnessing. Through the sermon they are able to see their present in light of the past and they are changed by it.

Has the church become too normal? Have we lost the mystery of the power of the Spirit?