Following Jesus’ challenging teaching in Matthew 10, Jesus answers a question from the disciples of John the Baptist and then speaks to the crow... Read More
The message of Jesus divides because it demands a response of whole life worship. But in responding to Jesus, the reward is immeasurable. ... Read More
Out of His compassion for crowds of people, Jesus multiplies His ministry through His disciples in order to reach more people. He equips those discipl... Read More
In Matthew chapters 8-9 as Jesus demonstrates His authority with miracles, He models what it looks like to labor in His Kingdom harvest field. Then in... Read More
In this passage, we learn that Jesus combines His great authority–as God’s promised King–with compassionate responses to people in n... Read More
After demonstrating His authority to forgive sins by forgiving and healing one paralyzed man, Jesus shows that His grace is even more expansive than t... Read More
Jesus displays his authority over all creation and over the whole spiritual realm. Sometimes, though, He uses His authority in perplexing ways. Even s... Read More
As Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount, He tells us how he wants us to respond to His words. We learn that Jesus speaks with one-of-a-kind authori... Read More
The citizens of God’s kingdom are also children of their heavenly Father. They are therefore invited and commanded away from anxious thinking an... Read More
To say David is in a dark valley would be a significant understatement. He flees Jerusalem in a funeral procession of sorts. Surrounded by a group of ... Read More