What hope was there for a Jewish tax collector; despised by Jews and Romans? What hope is there for medical care when you are waiting in the ER and finally your name is called? What if the question isn't about hope for the unrighteous or sick but for those who insist they need no healing … Continue reading Podcast: Matthew 9:9-13
The Center II
Remember the difference between geo-centric and helio-centric thinking from last week? Another problem with geo-centric thinking is that we tend to think that nothing happens unless we make it happen; as if we are born into an empty space; no history, no creation, nor ancestors, nor God, nor salvation. My life is what I make … Continue reading The Center II
Podcast: Matthew 9:1-8
Why did God create a material universe if the soul and our relationship with each other and God is essentially spiritual? How did Jesus confirm His will and identity? Why did Jesus confirm forgiveness for the paralytic and only afterwards heal him? Notice that neither the friends who brought the paralytic nor the paralytic himself … Continue reading Podcast: Matthew 9:1-8
The Center
Friends, is our universe helio-centric or geo-centric? Is the sun at the center or the earth? You may have thought that we settled that question a long time ago but today it sounds like people are convinced that not just the earth but the earth that makes up their human nature is the center of … Continue reading The Center
Podcast: Matthew 8:28-34
What is the will of the devil and demons except to destory? Why was the legion of demons that possessed this poor man unable to destroy him? Why wouldn't Jesus let him follow after he was healed? https://wordwithoutwalls.libsyn.com/bible-study-matthew-828-34-jesus-heals-the-man-possessed-by-legion
Podcast: Matthew 8:21-27
What should we spend our time on? What should we devote our time and interest to and what should we leave to others? Jesus redirects our thinking from a world of death to a kingdom of life. Why should we listen to Jesus; how do we know He has the authority He speaks with? Besides … Continue reading Podcast: Matthew 8:21-27
EasterTIDE 2021
Like Christmas, Easter is just beginning on Easter day. There are 49 days until Pentecost and this season is called EasterTIDE because the significance and benefits of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection continue to rise up in our hearts and minds. Like the tide coming in that lifts everything in its wake, so Jesus' resurrection … Continue reading EasterTIDE 2021
You Can’t Have To
Jesus reminds us that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath and that it is perfectly lawful to do good on the Sabbath. What day is the Sabbath following Jesus’ fulfilling of all the law? Is it still Saturday? Is it Sunday? Is it no more … or is it everyday? … Continue reading You Can’t Have To
Owners or Stewards?
“Moreover it is required of a steward that one be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:3). What is the trouble with thinking of ourselves as owners and possessors: I – my – mine? It is hard and ill-advised to walk with your eyes focused on your own feet. I asked a student if she was the source … Continue reading Owners or Stewards?
Podcast: Matthew 8:16-20
Jesus healed everyone - not just some. Jesus healed with a Word; He is the cause of all healing and His Word conveys absolute, comprehensive, and permanent healing. Jesus healed by taking the infirmities, distresses, and trauma of others upon Himself, as prophecied in Isaiah. Though Jesus is Creator and Redeemer of the world, the … Continue reading Podcast: Matthew 8:16-20