Why is it at the times of our Christian lives, when we need God’s divine intervention that Christ will ask us to step out in faith? I wonder if my faith will be strengthened or fail in the middle of my worse trial. That is when our Lord will help…
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Matthew Chapter 14 – When You Are Totally Exhausted
Sometimes in our Christian lives we become busy doing the diligent walk and work of the Believer. Living life to the fullest can get exhausting. So you need a day off. It’s Biblical. What happens when you feel you cannot take on another day’s adventure? Sometimes, God gives you the…
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Matthew Chapter 13 – Is A Parable Salad
This mix of seeds, weeds, mustard and other ideas that Jesus gave to the listener. Most of those listening were just trying to pick an argument with the eternal Christ. Good luck on that one. Jesus was patient and used this cryptic conversation to teach his very close disciples the…
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Matthew Chapter – 13 Is Your Heart Good Soil
Hello and Merry Christmas dear friend!Its that time of the year when our hearts look for something completely different and even the never churched look for a possible church. The story of Jesus being born in the manager – because there was no room for him in the inn, is…
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Matthew12 – Believe & Stand The Truth or Fall for Traditions & Lies
We believe that everyone accepted the Gospel of Christ while he was here on Earth. But, He was regularly challenged by the established tradition leaders of the day. Their teaching was to get you so comfortable with their personal pet peeve traditions, that you would struggle with the question of:…
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I Will Have Mercy and Not Sacrifice Matthew 12:1-14
I was in line at the store today, and the lady behind us told us that most churches are not a big fan of the homeless or the street folks, because they get mud or blood on the carpet. That is a real fact in every way: The world is…
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Listen to Last Week’s Message… It Was Nicer than Today’s… Matthew 11 Pretty Little Unrepentant Cities
Matthew and Jesus were nice guys until Jesus had to call unrepentance exactly that: Unrepentance. These towns were full of local synagogues or chapels with really nice people; but they were no different than the world around them. John the Baptizer had to call them out for their sin, Jesus…
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When My Faith Needs Help – Matthew 11
There are times for EVERY Christian that life is physically or emotionally overwhelming. This is life and life is rough. It’s every problem and then reality affects the emotions. Emotions affect the deepest part of faith; and just when you need your faith in Christ to give you strength, your…
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Called To Step Out In Faith – Matthew 10
Before Simon was the Apostle Peter, or even before John was the Revelator, they were all disciples. Yes, a disciple named Phil, Bart, and Alphie all sat under the teaching of Jesus the Christ. Now Jesus is going to send out Doubting Thomas with Simon the Zealot! All these men…
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Was it Faith or Works? Galatians 3, Matt 9
Listen To Your School Master! Its official: you must have succumbed to a spell to go chasing some weird doctrine that takes you from the freedom of faith in Christ to serve the rules and rituals of an old religion. That old religion had its place – 2,000 years ago,…