God’s Discoverable Hidden Treasure 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a...

Life: Fallow or Productive?Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23Jesus told a story of a farmer who was sowing seed in a field.1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat...

Called to be the Family of God46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 47 48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And...

The Revealing Nature of Our Words[Matthew 12:33-37 ESV] 33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are...

The Rewards of Being a Gospel MultiplierThe Lord’s message reveals the potential costs of being a gospel multiplier:· Diminished resources and possessions (Matthew 10:8-14)· Personal safety and security (Matthew 10:16-33)· Potential friction and...

The Conflict of Being a Gospel Multiplier34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a...

The Fearlessness of Gospel MultipliersJesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10 ESV)The abundant life that Jesus came to give—peace, rest, joy, glory, intimacy...

The Reality of Being a Gospel MultiplierMatthew 10:16-25In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. (2 Timothy 3:12, NIV)Persecution is still the reality of being a gospel multiplier, regardless of our cultural...

Being a Gospel MultiplierGo therefore and make disciples of all nations…. (Matthew 28:19)Today’s passage may seem to contradict the Great Commission, but it does not. The passage reveals one part of a divine strategy to reach the world with the good...

The Compassionate Call to Minister  God is glorified when we are obedient to him. That glory unto God is not conditional upon someone else’s response.  Jesus models for us kingdom ministry—teaching, proclaiming and healing. 35 And Jesus went...