How boss was Jesus?!?! He trolled the unrepentant cities who had seen His miracles by praising the Father for hiding the truth from them… and He did so right in front of them! Listen as Pastor Matt explores this spontaneous public praise of the Father. Jesus highlights His own deity by claiming that He is […]
Matthew 9:9-10 The Transformative Power of Jesus: Matthew the Sinner Becomes Matthew the Saint
Matthew 4:18-22 Peculiar Disciples with a Peculiar Calling
Who were Jesus’ 12 disciples? Smelly, hard-working, uneducated fisherman! That’s right, He calls fisherman not Pharisees, the common laborer instead of the learned, the overlooked instead of the overlord. God doesn’t think like us. We are finite & weak & we need strength or our goals may fail. God is infinite & powerful & He displays […]
I Thessalonians 3:9 An Occasion for Thanksgiving and Rejoicing
The Greek word for grace is ‘charis.’ The Greek word for thanksgiving is ‘eucharistia.’ Notice that the two words are related. That’s because any grace necessitates thanksgiving. We should not take one single gracious gift from our loving Heavenly Father for granted. Listen as Pastor Matt shows from I Thessalonians 3:9 a few often overlooked […]
I Thessalonians 2:13-16 Two Responses on Display
It is not astounding that people reject the Gospel. It is not astounding that Christianity is losing influence in the West today. It is astounding that it has spread as it has, and that it continues to spread. Listen as Pastor Matt shows from I Thessalonians 3:13-16 two opposite responses to the Gospel: The response […]
