I’m taking a short break from Matthew through the end of the year. I go over why in the video, but in short, my pastor is going to spend the rest of the year bouncing between different sections of Matthew and to avoid accidental overlap I’m just going to put a pin in that for…

Righteousness Aimed at God: Identifying and Destroying Wickedness The more I’ve read my Bible, the more God has connected the dots and allowed me to see the broad, overarching themes present throughout the text. This speaks again to the matter of the letter verses the Spirit of the law. The action matters, but not nearly…

Matthew 13:1-23 “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A sower went out to sow.…

This video continues on in Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and delves into what it means to be “the salt of the earth.”

In this video I read through and explore the beginning of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and the beatitudes.

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may…

In this video I close out Matthew chapter 4, discussing three points taken from Jesus’s ministering to great crowds. I look at the geographical scope of his ministry, the ways in which his teachings and miracles crossed cultural lines and finally the spiritual relevance of all this and the opportunity for salvation offered to all…

In this video I continue on in Matthew 4, discussing three points taken from Jesus calling his first disciples: Firstly, how God is not limited by you, second, how God requires obedience from those who serve him and thirdly, how God keeps his promises.

2 Peter 3:14-18, “Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all…

In this video I continue on in Matthew 4, into Jesus beginning His ministry.