An invitation from Jesus to find soul rest in him. Matthew 11:25-30

What does it mean to be devoted to Jesus first in our relationships? Matthew 10: 21-36.

In a time when the church is often hearing about things that it did wrong, some of them terribly wrong, there is hope in remembering that Jesus Himself is good news and invites us to express that good news to others in deed and word.

We have been reminded again this week of the dark legacy of the residential school system in Canada. How does what we have been reading in Matthew shape our understanding of what reconciliation might look like and what can we do to be part of that?

This is the Celebration of Pentecost - the pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon humanity by the ascended Jesus. We sometimes forget that the Holy Spirit is a person - the Spirit of God Himself. Consider this question: How have you experienced the work of the Holy Spirit in your life lately?

The Gospel of Matthew gives us one account after another of ordinary people reaching out to Jesus and experiencing life-changing consequences as a result. Our stories for this podcast are found in Matthew 9:18-38.

Sometimes it seems like Jesus was a religious rebel. It is not an exaggeration to say that the highly religious people who observed Jesus' life and teaching were often scandalized by what He said and did. He didn't follow their rules of who should be welcomed and who should be scorned. In this podcast, we continue our hike through Matthew to understand the culture of Jesus' kingdom. Check out Matthew 9:9-17.

We don't often think of Jesus as a fighter. At least not in the sense of war with its weapons, hatred and violence. But what if the teaching and miracles of Jesus reveal His authority over the powers of darkness and His intention to free creation from evil's grip? In this podcast, we continue our journey through Matthew as we seek to learn more about the culture of Jesus' kingdom. Scripture text taken from Matthew 8:23-9:8.

Desperation can propel people to do many things, including reaching out for Jesus. It seems this world is thirsty for mercy or genuine compassion that meets us where we need it most. Matthew 8:1-22 enters into stories of several people who experienced that kind of mercy directly from Jesus.

How is someone suppose to know if they are on the right path in life? What would Jesus say about that? We continue our series exploring the culture of the kingdom of Jesus in Mathew 7:13-29.

Does passionate faith always produce people who are condemning others? Was Jesus condemning? Scripture for this podcast is Matthew 7:1-12.