Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 10:34-42), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… In Genesis 3, the Bible describes humanity joining the Serpent (the Tempter, Liar, Accuser—the Devil) in his enmity against God. But God promised to put the enmity back where it belongs, between… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 10:16-33), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Jesus told his disciples, “You will be hated by all for my name’s sake” (22). Sinners are enemies of God, enemies of Jesus, and therefore also enemies of the people who are… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 10:5-15), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [7] Jesus opens his life to us and invites us to live as he lives in relationship to the Father and in relation to the world. We are to extend his own… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 9:35 – 10:5), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Jesus’ teaching is frequently called “proclaiming (preaching) the gospel (good news) of the kingdom” (9:35). How do you feel when you hear good news? When you hear about the kingdom… Read more »

Join us at the Costa home at 7:30am Sat., Sept. 3, for our monthly men’s breakfast as we discuss this blog post: “Our Offering” (a part of our series discussing the liturgy). 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 9:27-34), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Being blind means you cannot perceive some aspects of reality. What does being spiritually blind mean? What can the spiritually blind not “see,” and why can they not “see” it? Do those who… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 9:18-26), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Why is it remarkable that the ruler approaches Jesus, kneels before him, and expresses confidence that Jesus can raise his daughter from the dead? Why do Very Important People have a hard… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Matthew 9:1-8), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… [2] Jesus saw the faith of the paralytic and his friends. The evidence of faith that we can see is that they went to great lengths to get the paralytic before Jesus… Read more »