The Authority of JesusMatthew 9:1-8“So that you many know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”The religious leaders were shocked and enraged.  After his brief respite from the ...  Read More

Fearing Divine InterruptionMatthew 8:21-34“And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region.”When Jesus crossed over to the eastern sho...  Read More

When Fear Grips the Heart and MindMatthew 9:23-27“’Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?’  Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.”It had been a busy and...  Read More

The Lure of Convenience.Matthew 8:18-22“Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”  It is easy to follow Jesus when...  Read More

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