The HealingMatthew 8:14-17“He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”After the healing of the leper and the centurion’s servant, Jesus came to Peter’s home in Capernaum.  It is on...  Read More

Amazing FaithMatthew 8:5-13“Truly, I say to you; I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.”After finishing his message in the sermon on the mount, Jesus walked a short distance to the f...  Read More

The real and the knockoff Pt 4The Two FoundationsMt. 7:24-29“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.”A house w...  Read More

The Real and the Knockoff PT 2:The Test of FruitMatthew 7:15-21“So then, you will know them by their fruits.”The people we listen to influence who we become.  In today’s media/information-saturated wo...  Read More

The real and the knockoff, Pt 3The Test of Obedience.Matthew 7:21-23,“No, everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My father who is in heave...  Read More

What is Real and What is a Knockoff Part 1:The Real Gate and the Knockoff GateMatthew 7:13-29Sometimes it is almost impossible to distinguish a knockoff product from a genuine article. At first glance...  Read More

Avoiding a Double StandardMatthew 7:13“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”Matthew 7:13 is a verse that provides a suc...  Read More

Persistence in PrayerMatthew 7:7-11“Ask, and it will be given to you.”It is easy to pray, but it is difficult to persist.  It is easy to pray with persistence but hard to pray with absolute confidence...  Read More

Judging Ourselves Rather than Judging OthersMatthew 7:1-6“Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your eye?Our natural tendency is to see the f...  Read More

Why WorryMatthew 6:25-34“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”Today we live in a culture of fear.  Fear sells magazines and gains an audience on...  Read More

Realigning our PrioritiesMatthew 6:19-24“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”It is easy to become distracted from the Kingdom of God. Christ came to deliver us from sin's devastatio...  Read More

The Quest for  AuthenticityMatthew 6:16-18“But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face.”It is easy to fall into the trap of externalizing our faith.  The longer we are a Christians and...  Read More