April 10 – Matthew 27:15-23

April 10 – Matthew 27:15-23 This week we pick up on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. The night before he was betrayed by Judas, arrested, and interrogated at least twice. In the morning he was sent to Pilate having stayed up all night, having suffered abuse at the...

April 3 – Matthew 25:31-46

April 3 – Matthew 25:31-46 As always, let’s start with the context. This week we’re in Matthew 25:31-46, just a couple days before Jesus’ crucifixion. Here we find Jesus at the end of what’s called the Olivet Discourse, which runs from Matthew 24:3 to 25:46 and...

March 27 – Matthew 18:21-35

March 27 – Matthew 18:21-35 Next week we’ll jump back into the events leading up to the crucifixion, but for now we’ll take another step back in the Gospel of Matthew to look at a story about the Kingdom of Heaven. There Jesus tells a parable about forgiveness,...

March 20 – Matthew 22:15-22

March 20 – Matthew 22:15-22 Last week I mentioned that Jesus got three tricky questions while he was teaching in the temple, the last being the question about the greatest commandment we just studied. This week we’ll flip back to the first question, when Jesus...

March 13 – Matthew 22:34-40

March 13 – Matthew 22:34-40 For some context, this week we find Jesus teaching in the temple, and it’s a few days before his crucifixion. There he was being quizzed by religious leaders as they tried to tangle him up in his words. A gaff or some non-orthodox...