Read the passage here. We have now been working through the gospel of Matthew for a little over a year (we began last October).  We always take a break from whatever we’re studying for the … Read More

Read the passage here. Our passage today is again a fairly large one, so we are going to not spend as much time on it as it probably deserves.  However, we’re looking at such a … Read More

Read the passage here. I imagine that most folks are familiar with our passage today.  There are several questions and themes associated with this passage.  The most obvious has to do with the nature of … Read More

Read the passage here. I want to acknowledge that this is a difficult passage.  It may be a difficult passage because of the way that we’ve heard this passage explained over the years – it’s … Read More

Read the passage here. The passage that we’re looking at today contains two sections which I think are distinct, but closely related.  As always, we want to pay attention to how they’re related to the … Read More

Read the passage here. Our passage today begins (what is usually identified as) the discourse portion of this fourth major section. Once again, I want to point out that the sub-headings in our English translations … Read More

Read the passage here. As we work through the gospel of Matthew, we’ve posited that at least one of the main questions that Matthew is asking is, “Is Jesus really the Messiah?”  Or to put … Read More

Read the passage here. You will likely recognize that our passage today contains part of the passage that we looked at last time – specifically, verses 21-23.  And last time, we looked at those verse … Read More

Read the passage here. For what is or will be fairly obvious reasons, this is a pretty critical passage in the context of Matthew’s gospel.  However, I feel like this passage is one in which … Read More

Read the passage here. Once again, we are looking at a significant section of text.  As often happens, there’s much more to say about it than we actually have time for.  And it’s impossible to … Read More