Read the passage here. It’s now been several weeks since we took a break from the gospel of Matthew. We covered off the birth narrative, and we took a look at Jesus’ early ministry, this … Read More
First Sunday After Christmas
Read the passage here. New Year’s – or generally, the beginning of the calendar year – is a strange time. People are full of optimism, making resolutions on how they are going to make this … Read More
Advent III
Read the passage here. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Last week, we looked at the New Testament passage from the Revised Common Lectionary, from Romans 15. And we talked about the notion that … Read More
Matthew 4:12-25
Read the passage here. What we’re going to look at today are three short vignettes that begin to show us the nature of Jesus’ ministry – that is to say, we’re beginning to see the … Read More
Matthew 4:1-11
Read the passage here. Last week, we took a look at Jesus’ baptism as reported by Matthew. It’s appropriate, or unsurprising, that immediately following that, we get the report of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. … Read More
Matthew 3:13-17
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. By way of introduction, I want to pick up a couple of points from last week’s sermon. The first is the [over-arching] notion of fulfillment. Once again, one … Read More
Matthew 2:13-23
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Last week, we talked a little about the structure of the gospel of Matthew. And we talked a little about the motif of fives. The passage that we … Read More
Matthew 1:18 – 2:12
In a Nutshell… Read the passage here. Our passage today is Matthew’s account of the birth of Jesus. And we’re probably pretty familiar with this story – if not the text – because it’s part … Read More