Reaching for the Hem
Matthew 9:20–22 For twelve years, a bleeding woman had lived on the outside of everything — outside the temple, outside polite company,...
New Wine, New Life
Matthew 9:16–17 Jesus was asked a simple religious question: why don’t Your disciples fast like everyone else’s? Jesus...
The Booth Left Empty
Matthew 9:9 Matthew was at work when Jesus found him. Not praying in the temple, not searching for meaning; instead, he was collecting...
Your Greatest Need
A Summary of Matthew 8:18–9:8 Jesus returns to Capernaum. A paralysed man is brought to Him, carried by friends because he cannot come...
Everyone. Except Jesus.
Matthew 8:28–34 The storm is over. The disciples have seen Jesus command creation. Now the boat reaches the other side of the lake, in...
He Dealt With Their Hearts Before He Dealt With the Storm
Matthew 8:23–27 The disciples made their decision. They followed Jesus into the boat. And almost immediately, a violent storm arose that...
Trust Before You Understand
Matthew 8:18–22 Before Matthew shows us Jesus calming a storm, he records two brief conversations about what it actually means to follow...
The Question Every Christian Eventually Asks
An Introduction to Matthew 8:18–9:8 Can Jesus really be trusted? It’s easy to answer yes when life is going well. When the sun is...
Yes. Someone Exactly Like You.
A Summary of Matthew 8:1–17 “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.” — Matthew 8:17, quoting Isaiah 53:4...