We like math because math makes sense, it always adds up.  God's math, however, doesn't always add up in a logical or fair manner.  But that's the way of God's math because that's the way of His grace.

What could be better that just getting along?  Jesus gives us simple instructions on how to deal with conflict and yet we seem to try to find more "comfortable" ways.  Through Jesus' instructions we find that reconciliation can be far better than our ways.

Pastor Gary shares some important warnings found in the scriptures about how we should approach the scriptures and the importance of reading the Word for ourselves.

Can you believe that Jesus entrusted the keys to the kingdom to Peter?  He did, and he entrusts those keys to us too.  So, what does that mean for us today?

A Canaanite woman asked Jesus to heal her daughter.  A as Jew Jesus should not have even been communicating with this woman and yet this story takes a turn and through this we see how his circle becomes increasingly bigger throughout his ministry.

Jesus commanded Peter to get out of the boat and walk on water.  But how many times do God or Jesus do that?  Have you ever noticed that when our Lord speaks, things happen?

Five thousand or more were fed with two loaves and a few fish.  They were not only fed but were filled.  What does that say about our God?  In this world of scarcity, how can we find abundance?

Jesus explained to his disciples what the Kingdom of God was like through parables and at the end asked if they understood.  Of course they said, "yes, boss."  But did they?  Do we?  How is it that the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, or yeast, or a treasure in a field?

Paul writes to the the church in Rome, a church that is meeting in catacombs and praying to not be caught by the Romans.  All they see is persecution and they ask, "Paul, is there any hope?'  There is hope, even for us today, a hope that is in the unseen.

We have often looked at Matthew 13:1-9 from the standpoint of what kind of soil we need to be in order to receive the word.  But have you ever thought about the sower?  Why did he just throw seed everywhere?  Did he not know the basics of good farming or was God trying to tell more about his character and how extravagant his grace is?