The Temple Tax (Matt 17:24–27)
Simon Peter is asked what he thinks is an innocuous question, but Jesus uses Peter’s answer as an opportunity to point out that things in this world are not always as they appear | Matthew | Series: T...
27 Huhti 202535min
Resurrection in the New Testament (Matt 17:22–23; Acts 17:1–8)
As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we consider how the resurrection altered the disciples’ perception of the world. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King
20 Huhti 202531min
Death and Resurrection in the Old Testament (Matt 16:21–23; 17:22–23)
As we celebrate Palm Sunday, we will pause to consider how important the idea of resurrection was in first century Judaism. The resurrection is foundational for Christian beliefs but we see it with hi...
13 Huhti 202534min
Moostruck (Matt 17:14-23)
When Jesus’s disciples miss the real problem with a sick boy, Jesus takes the opportunity to remind them of the scope of their ministry and the need for prayerful discipline. | Matthew | Series: The E...
6 Huhti 202533min
Looking Back at the Disciples (Matt, varied passages)
This week, we pause to look back over Matthew’s gospel so far and consider what it meant to be a disciple. Why did Jesus choose those he did? What did he ask of them in the moment? And what he was pre...
30 Maalis 202535min
Transfiguration (Matt 17:1-13)
In one of the oddest moments of Jesus’s ministry, something happens on a mountain that three of his disciples struggle to comprehend. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled King
23 Maalis 202532min
You are the Rock (Matt 16:13–28)
While walking through the Golan Heights, Jesus asks a strange question. When Simon Peter takes a leap of faith, Jesus changes his name and makes a declaration that has been misinterpreted for 2000 yea...
16 Maalis 202536min
Signs? I’ll Give You a Sign (Matt 16:1–12)
When the Pharisees and Sadducees ban together to “stump” Jesus with a question about the end times, his response puts them on their heels and confuses his disciples. | Matthew | Series: The Exiled Kin...
9 Maalis 202537min
