When God Doesn’t Meet Your Expectations
“Blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” — Matthew 11:6 We all have expectations. We expect certain things from our...
When Faith Starts to Waver
“Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” — Matthew 11:3 John the Baptist had seen Jesus with his own eyes. He had...
Comfort: Nothing Given in His Name Is Wasted
Read: Matthew 10:40–42 After wolves, division, and the cross, Jesus doesn’t end this chapter with a warning. He ends it with...
Cost: Faith Was Never Meant to Stay Private
Read: Matthew 10:16–39 Jesus doesn’t sugarcoat what following Him will cost. He sends His disciples out like “sheep in the...
Commission: Every Christian Is Sent Somewhere
Read: Matthew 10:5–15 When Jesus commissions the Twelve, some of His instructions were specific to that moment and to that mission: go...
Calling: You Don’t Need a Résumé, You Need a Sender
Read: Matthew 10:1–4 Look at who Jesus hands His authority to in Matthew 10: fishermen, a despised tax collector, a political zealot from...
Compassion: Do You See People, or Just Problems?
Read: Matthew 9:35–38 Before Jesus sends anyone anywhere in Ch 10 of Matthew, He looks in Matthew Ch 9 at the multitudes gathered. He...
Who Do You See?
Matthew 9:27–34 Two blind men followed Jesus, crying out for mercy. Before healing them, Jesus asked one question: “Do you believe...
While You Wait
Matthew 9:18–19, 23–26 Jairus came to Jesus in the worst moment of his life. His daughter was dying, and he — a respected synagogue...