Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 8:28-34), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… For the followers of Jesus (who were mostly Jews at the time), going to a place where there were violent, tomb-dwelling, demon-filled men, and also pig-farming Gentiles with their giant herd (2000… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 8:18-27), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [18-20] Crowds are always following Jesus, and Jesus is always inviting people to follow him. But his invitation is a challenge, because he’s going places sinners don’t want to go. He wants… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 8:1-17), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [1-4] You’re called “a leper” and cast out of society when your horrific skin disease has come to define your life and identity. You don’t just “have leprosy,” you are “a leper.”… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 7:24-29), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [24-27] Jesus tells us that it is wise to hear his words and do them. But this is not obvious to sinners in a world where doing Jesus’ words is a guaranteed… Read more »

Join us at the Costa home at 7:30am Sat., June 4, for our monthly men’s breakfast as we discuss this blog post: “The Confession of Sin.” Please bring a dish to share, and invite a friend if you’d like! RSVP to Eric.

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 7:21-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Jesus is the Lord. If you would enter the kingdom of heaven, you must appeal to the Lord Jesus, the Judge. Do you believe this? Is this concerning to you? Why would… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 7:7-12), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [7-11] In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is talking about the Strange Blessing of life in his kingdom. It is in this context that he promises that the Father hears and… Read more »

Join us at the Costa home at 7:30am Sat., May 7, for our monthly men’s breakfast as we discuss this blog post: “Called to Worship.” Please bring a dish to share, and invite a friend if you’d like! RSVP to Eric.