Luke 16:1-15 I want to do a little experiment this morning. In one hand I have a lighted match. Now in the other hand I have a piece of paper. What will happen if I put them together? [paper burns up] How did you feel as I did this? What were you thinking? Did you…
Matthew 16:13-16 When Mary went to see Elizabeth after her encounter with the angel Gabriel, Mary was just another pregnant Palestinian. If someone had seen her as she walked toward Elizabeth and Zechariahās house they would not even have noticed that she was pregnant. But Elizabeth greeted her with a word of prophecy. (Luke 1:41-42)…
Matthew 14 Did you ever have one of those days? So much happens it takes days to recover and deal with all that happened. Matthew 14 shows us one of Jesusā days. Matthew 14 is a fascinating chapter full of drama. John the Baptist boldly confronted HerodĀ Antipas who was the son of Herod the…
Matthew 13 The soil in my garden is not the best soil. It is a dry and dusty soil. Even when I water it the water slips through and does not remain. So I have tried to improve the soil over time. But finding good soil in this area of Morocco is difficult. I have…
Matthew 11 When I first read the Gospels it seemed amazing to me that Jesus would simply walk up to a group of fishermen and tell them to follow him and they would leave their nets and boats and become his disciples. What was going on? Was there some supernatural aura around Jesus that made…