In this episode, we'll look at Jesus' words from Matthew 7:13-14. Here we begin Jesus' concluding thoughts from his entire sermon, wrapping up all that he's taught since 5:3.

In this episode, we'll look at Jesus' words from Matthew 7:6-12. I see this as one continuous section, picking right up on Jesus' words about judging in verses 1-5. I hope this episode encourages you!

This episode is a sermon I preached in June of 2020 from Matthew 9. I'm inserting it here on the podcast because of its close connection to Jesus' teaching on judging, which we just looked at in Matthew 7:1-5.

A great book packed with insights on this topic is Greg Boyd's, Repenting of Religion. I HIGHLY recommend it!

In this episode, we'll look at Jesus' words from Matthew 7:1-5 and tackle just what judging others is all about, why people do it, and why Jesus has forbidden his followers from engaging in it. I personally believe the church has dropped the ball here big time and that there are few areas of Christian discipleship we need to learn more about than this one. Lord, have mercy.

In this episode, we'll look at Matthew 6:25-34 and hear Jesus' call for us to lay aside our anxieties and focus our attention on God's kingdom and righteousness. I hope you'll hear this week's episode as a huge encouragement, an invitation to be cared for deeply by the One who loves you.

In this episode, we'll discuss Matthew 6:19-24. I'll read a journal entry from 2019 and let you in on my flow of thought as I wrestled through the logic of this passage and the implications it has for us as disciples of Jesus. I hope this encourages you as you listen!

This week on the podcast we'll look at Jesus' words about fasting from Matthew 6:16-18. I'll share several ways I see this applying to us today and a number of ways I've personally failed to live up to Jesus' ideal. I think you'll enjoy this week's episode and hope you're encouraged by it.

In this episode, we'll talk about Jesus' famous prayer from Matthew 6:5-15, including his rather strange-sounding teaching about (conditional?) forgiveness in verses 14-15.

In this episode, we'll look at Matthew 6:1-4 and Jesus' words about the motivations behind acts of righteousness.

In this episode, we'll look at Jesus' words from Matthew 5:43-48. We'll see how his idea of righteousness tends to be much different from the average Christian in today's church and what we should do about it.