Jesus absolutely taught that we are our brother’s keeper. Last week we examined what goes into Seeking your Brother when he is in sin. This week Pastor Matt picks up in verse 16 where we learn to Seek our Brother with Our Brother, and ultimately to Shun Our So-Called Brother if he utterly refuses to […]
Matthew 18:15-17- From Seeking to Shunning: What is Required in Church Discipline? Part 1 of 2
This section on church discipline is completely ignored by many so-called churches, and wrongly used as a hammer by many others that actually see its importance. One neglected aspect of these words is that Jesus gave them with a little toddler still in His lap. Jesus had just used that little child to illustrate our […]
Matthew 18:12-14 Our Treatment of Fellow Little Ones Part 2: Pursuit & Pleasure
Matthew 18:12-14 Is one of the more familiar passages in the Bible. Mt. 18:12–14 What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, & one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains & go & search for the one that is straying? 13 If it turns […]
Matthew 18:5-10 Our Treatment of Fellow Little Ones
How seriously does the Father take an offense against one of His beloved children? Well, you’d be better off getting a millstone tied around your neck and being drowned in the sea! Listen as Pastor Matt show from Matthew 18:5-10 how we should treat fellow believers, the severity of the punishment for those who offend […]
Matthew 18:1-4 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus told the disciples again and again of His coming suffering and death in Jerusalem. How did they respond? At first they grieved, but soon after they are arguing. Over what? Over which one of them is the greatest. Finally, they ask Jesus who the greatest in the Kingdom was. In response, Jesus gives one […]
Matthew 17:24-27 Patiently Enduring Evil While Opposing It
How many times have you thought you knew something was right & found out it was wrong? How many times have you condemned something as wrong, only to find out later that it was right? In our pride, we have a tendency to think what we have always known, or always heard is right. Peter […]
Matthew 17:19-23- Nothing Will Be Impossible for You
Are you like me and some times feel weak, & ineffectual? We are not alone. On one occasion the disciples failed in casing out a demon, and they asked Jesus why. His response was both a rebuke and an encouragement. Matthew 17:20 “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if […]
Luke 12:13-21 Are You Rich Toward God or Are You Rich Toward Yourself?- Pastor Josh Woody
Greed is among the ugliest of vices and generosity is among the most beautiful of virtues. Since we live in the most affluent society in human history you’d expect us to be a generous people. But that is not what we see. Instead we live in one of the most self-absorbed societies in human history. […]
Matthew 17:14-18 Time to Get Ready to Work Like Jesus
When Jesus, Peter, James and John arrive at the bottom of the mountain after the transfiguration they walk up on a mess. The disciples are arguing with the scribes, and at the center of the argument is the inability of the disciples to deliver a young boy from demonic possession. We then see an angry […]
Matthew 17:9-13 Clarifying the Transfiguration
On the way down the Mountain Jesus takes the opportunity to make sure they understand the implications of what they just saw in the transfiguration. First, He reiterates His prediction that His death and resurrection are unavoidable aspects of the Father’s plan. And secondly, Jesus answers a pivotal question for the disciples that clarifies the […]
