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Thoughts on the Gospel, Life, and Ministry
Intense is the only word that I can come up with to describe Matthew 23. Jesus holds nothing back in his instruction to the people and in his rebuke of the Pharisees. Instruction (23:1-12) Jesus instructs his hearers to be on their guard against… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 23”
I apologize for the delay in posting these comments. At this point in the Gospel, the conflict between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders was at a fever pitch. They did not like Jesus and were prepared to stop at nothing to get rid… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 22”
Jason and Mike worked for the same engineering firm. Mike spent his free time during college as an intern at the firm. He had gotten to know the firm’s management team. He had been to dinner with the owner. He walked into a tailored… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 20”
What do you value most in life? Is it your family? Is it your job? Is it your commitments to the community? Is it the successes of your life professionally and personally? Is the wealth you have amassed? Those are important questions. They are… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 19”
Jesus is the heaven-born king of the world. He came to establish his kingdom, which Matthew defines as the active reign of Christ in the hearts of men and women. This active reign of Christ creates a people — those who have submitted to… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 18”
There is something different about chapter 17. You can feel it. You can taste it. The drama intensifies. A Dramatic Shift and Peter’s Objection In 16:21, Matthew tells us that Jesus became singularly focused on getting to Jerusalem, enduring his cross, and preparing his… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 17”
When I started thinking about “The NT365 Experiment” my goal was to make one observation, one interpretation, and one point of application of each chapter in the New Testament. I have found that to be extremely difficult. Some chapters simply don’t lend themselves to… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 16”
The climax of the conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders of his day will not take place until Jesus’ crucifixion. However, it becomes a prominent theme in chapter 15. The Religious Leaders and Their Commandments Matthew begins the chapter with a question from… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 15”
Today we come to two of the most familiar stories in Matthew’s Gospel — the feeding of the 5,000 and Jesus walking on water. They were two of my grandmother’s favorites. I can vividly remember her teaching my friends and me in our “Training… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 14”
Parables. I love them. They’re awesome because they use an understandable story to illustrate a spiritual truth. And, Jesus loved to tell them. Matthew introduces us to seven of Jesus’ parables in chapter 13. Six of them deal with the kingdom of heaven specifically,… Continue Reading “The NT365 Experiment: Matthew 13”
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