Jesus spends the beginning of Matthew 21 overturning money tables and disrupting the corrupt temple practices. Jesus spends the second half of Matthew 21 overthrowing theological understandings and disrupting corrupt religious practice. In the two vineyard parables, Jesus refines the faith back to its purest form by answering two questions: What is the will of God? Who are the people of God? The answers are stunning and simple. They also overturn our established answers. See both answers this Sunday.
In the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9, 19-23), the gospel is a transformative seed sown by Jesus, its impact depending on the heart’s...
This sermon covers fasting and how fasting is a spiritual discipline designed for difficult moments.
Paul ends his letter to Colossae by telling them to live their faith out in the open. He reminds them that living this thing...
