The Heart That Needs More Than Soap
Read: Matthew 15:10–20 Turning from the Pharisees, Jesus summons the crowd with a statement that would have astonished any first-century...
When Devotion Becomes a Disguise
Read: Matthew 15:3–9 Jesus answers the Pharisees’ accusation with a question of His own, asking why they set aside God’s...
The Fence That Became a Cage
Read: Matthew 15:1–2 The common question we are asked each day, supplies the typical response: “How are you? Yeah. Good,...
He Holds Both the Storm and You
Read: Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 30:18-21; Romans 8:18 While the disciples strained at the oars, Jesus was on the mountain praying. He never lost...
Eyes on the One Who Walks on Water
Read: Matthew 14:28-31; Isaiah 26:3 Preachers sometimes treat Peter as an easy target, but consider what he actually did. Standing in a...
The First Time They Worshiped
Read: Matthew 8:23-27; Matthew 14:32-33 Follow the disciples through two storms and you will notice a quiet progression. In the first, from...
When Jesus Waits
Read: Matthew 14:24-25; John 11:5-6 These disciples were seasoned fishermen who knew how to handle a boat, yet Mark tells us Jesus saw them...
The Kindness of a Storm
Read: Matthew 14:22 Most of us would gladly order blue skies every day of the year. We plan our weekends and our daily commutes assuming...
How Will You Receive Him?
Matthew 13:53–14:21 lays before us four distinct responses to the real Jesus. Nazareth received Him with disappointment, scandalised by...