We continue in Jesus’ description of last things, and what we find is that, while there were some things the earliest Christians could go off of to anticipate the fall of Jerusalem, for modern Christians we are given very little. The return of Christ...

This Sunday we watch as disciples from John the Baptist approached Jesus to confirm whether or not he truly is Messiah. Why would John have any doubts? How will Jesus answer? John’s doubts open up the opportunity for Jesus to explain the unexpected...

This Sunday Jesus finishes preparing his disciples for their mission, and he leaves them thinking about what they should expect, and what should motivate them.  As we go forth to announce what Jesus has accomplished, we will find ourselves facing the...

When he sent them out, Jesus told the disciples that they would be like sheep among wolves. He told them they would be beaten and betrayed. He told them their own families would try to kill them. They would be arrested and insulted and chased from...

Jesus sends his followers with a very specific task.  The instructions  he gave to those he originally sent sound very strange - don't enter the  villages of the Samaritans, don't take shoes, if people don't welcome you, shake the dust...

In this week’s passage, we are given a glimpse into the heart of Christ for the world, and what we find is compassion. All people are in need of what Jesus has come to bring, and in order to spread the news of what he’s done, Jesus has commissioned...

This Sunday, Matthew shows us what makes the gospel so unique from any other religion in the world. As he compares the ministry of Jesus to the Pharisees and John’s disciples, we learn three things about our true identity as disciples of Jesus.  Join...

This Sunday Matthew continues his account of Jesus’ ministry and gives us three miracles stories that show far more about Jesus than any that have come before.  Join us this Sunday as we ask with the disciples, “What sort of man is Jesus?” and...

We continue in our series on Matthew as Jesus advances the Kingdom in Galilee.  In Sunday’s passage he is intercepted by two would-be disciples eager to follow him…or maybe not so eager.  Jesus sees beyond their eagerness to the reservations that...