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Listen to Jesus – Matthew 17:1-13
I was talking with a friend about our mission trip experiences and I recalled a trip I had made to Ecuador, where we were doing house-to-house evangelism using the Evangecube. We came to one house and
Continue reading...Lose Your Life – Matthew 16:21-28
One of the things I used to hate the most was being wrong. To me that was super embarrassing and reflected my inadequacy. So I would often resist expressing an opinion in order not to risk being wrong
Continue reading...Certainties – Matthew 16:13-20
Jesus has come to a watershed moment in his ministry. He has traveled about as far as one can from the center of Jewish worship and still be in the greater holy land area. His opposition is steeling itself
Continue reading...Dangerous Leaven – Matthew 16:1-12
What do we need to watch out for as the Christian movement? What are the dangers we face, dangers that will steer us away from Christ? There are many, but one of the key dangers we face is to give ground
Continue reading...Faith-Boost – Matthew 15:29-39
What’s wrong with me? I see God do mighty things, like rid someone of a demon or solve a difficult life issue, but the very next time I am faced with the same situation, I feel nervous about whether
Continue reading...Create in Me a Clean Heart – Matthew 15:10-20
I came across a site called CleanHeart.Online that is part of a Catholic Church initiative to help people deal with impure usage of the internet. It is “an annual campaign that uses original Catholic
Continue reading...Troubling Traditions – Matthew 15:1-9
We are quite the rule-makers. At work we find it necessary to make rules to operate by in order to prevent harassment, safety problems, and theft. At home we often have stated and unstated, but nonetheless
Continue reading...Unusual Signs – Matthew 14:34-36
You don’t have to scour the internet very long to find testimonies of miracles people have experienced. Are all of them real? Of course not. But I have no doubt that many of them are and that God
Continue reading...Walk on Water – Matthew 14:22-33
I’m a little nuts about the movie Tombstone and the character of Doc Holliday, played by Val Kilmer. After Wyatt Earp has just braved charging the enemy and defeating them in a hail of bullets, one
Continue reading...Power to Minister – Matthew 14:1-21
I have had the privilege of becoming aware of hundreds and hundreds of ministries around the world started by virtual nobodies who are nevertheless children of the Living God. In places you would never
Continue reading...The Kingdom Scribe – Matthew 13:51-58
I love the book of Hebrews. One of the things I love most about it is seeing the brilliant way the author (whoever he may be) handles the Old Testament scriptures and communicates the gospel message through
Continue reading...Unimaginable Value – Matthew 13:36-50
The value of something is dependent on several factors: rarity, ability to get you something of worth, the “in” factor. We often attach a monetary factor to it. But as C. S. Lewis said, “All
Continue reading...Great Expectations – Matthew 13:31-35
A friend recently attended a celebration of his Texas church’s 150th anniversary. The day was filled with recounting what God had done through this congregation. In his own lifetime, my friend’s
Continue reading...Confirmation – Matthew 13:24-30
Churches that practice infant baptism often also hold a ceremony in which youth on the cusp of adulthood can affirm and confirm their faith in Christ that was only implicit as infants and young children.
Continue reading...Enduring Faith – Matthew 13:18-23
John’s first letter to the church, our 1 John, is arranged around a series of three-fold tests of genuine faith: (1) do you love your brother in Christ, (2) do you obey Christ’s commands, and
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