Today’s Passage: Matthew 25:14-26Do you see your life as stewardship and investment? Or is that only for the people who are really gifted, really resourced, really talented? I think there is a temptat...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 25:1–13Eschatology is the study of the “End Times.” God’s grand narrative began with “Let there be light...” The end of the story will be an eternal dwelling in the New Creati...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 24As a student minister, I remember a student once telling me that God told him AND his grandmother when the end of the world was going to happen. I know, I know, the first th...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 23Jesus pronounces 7 woes against the Pharisees and religious leaders in Jerusalem. On what does Jesus charge the religious leaders? Their heart. They focused on the outside -...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 22:1-22This parable is a story about rejection, ingratitude, rebellion, complacency, and anger.Rejection – People had been invited to the wedding feast, but they would not go ...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 21:28-4643 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.In many ways, this verse is the crux of the message ...  Read More

Today’s Passage: Matthew 21:12-27Today we are going to zero in on verses 12-17 - the account of Jesus in the temple. Jesus shows us what righteous anger is - anger invoked by unrighteousness expressed...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 21:1–11https://youtu.be/ifCWN5pJGIE?si=Y1E2-J9WeBopcoa1 In the last few years, I’ve appreciated Christmas music more and more. Near the top of the list of favorite Christmas s...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 20:20-34Fewer places emerge from the scriptures of where the Christian worldview and the secular worldview differ than here in Matthew 20:20-28.The world says, be happy.God sa...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 20:1-19How would you define grace? My parents always taught me that grace is receiving a gift you did not deserve. This parable uses a common, everyday experience at that time...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 19:16-28Jesus welcomes the little children in verse 14. Children have no real possessions of their own and no accolades to bring, but Jesus declares that to such as them belon...  Read More

Today's Passage: Matthew 19:1-15 It’s probably safe to say every one of us has been affected by divorce in some way. It could have been our parents, friends, coworkers, grandparents, etc. It’s all aro...  Read More