Out of Obscurity
Matthew 13:31-33 ESV He put another parable before them, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.…
Parables of the Kingdom
Matthew 13:51-52 ESV ‘Have you understood all these things?’ They said to him, ‘Yes.’ And he said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of…
The Reckoning
Matthew 7:21-29 ESV Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in…
Laying Up Treasures in Heaven
Guest Preacher: Dr. Paul Kooistra Matthew 6:19-24 ESV Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but…
#discernthewolf
Matthew 7:15-20 ESV Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from…
Asking the Father
Matthew 7:7-11 ESV Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and…
Fear and Faith
Matthew 6.25-34 ESV Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will…
The Law & Jesus: The Power of Desire
Matthew 5:27-37 ESV You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent…
The Law & Jesus: Liability of the Heart
Matthew 5:21-26 ESV You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to…
Inward to Outward
Matthew 7:1-6 ESV Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured…