None of us naturally enjoy being corrected, but in God’s hands, a loving rebuke is a life-giving gift that points us back to Jesus. In Matthew 21:33–46, Jesus confronted the religious leaders with the Parable of the Wicked Tenants, yet their pride drove them to reject...
Have you ever promised to do something only to fall short, or rejected a good path before having a change of heart? In this message, "Second Thoughts," we take a fresh look at Jesus' parable of the two sons in Matthew 21:28–32. When we look honestly...
In today’s gospel reading for Matthew chapter 20, Jesus tells a story about workers who all get paid the same, even though some worked for many hours, and others worked for just a few. This didn’t make sense to his listeners then or to us today. Sometimes God‘s way of...
It would not seem suffering should have been part of God’s original design for our world, but sin brought brokenness into our daily lives. While the world constantly tries to either fix or run away from hardship, the cross offers a radically different perspective. In...
Being called a "watchman" might sound like a heavy title, but at its heart, it is all about love, care, and community. In Ezekiel 33:7-9, God places the prophet on the wall to warn the people of spiritual danger and call them back into a loving relationship...
Have you ever felt like two different natures are fighting for control of your life? The apostle Paul describes this daily reality for believers: we are simultaneously righteous saints in God's eyes and sinners struggling against our human nature—a concept Martin...
