Mother’s Day. Few holidays can rival it for emotional highs and lows. As a child, I loved Mother’s Day. It was the one day of the year my dad would “cook” breakfast with us (or run to McDonalds to buy pancakes). We would “surprise” my mother with breakfast in bed. One particularly memorable year, my […]
Jesus Has the Authority to Forgive Sins by Adam Miller
Read: Matthew 9:1-17 Throughout this section of Matthew, Chapters 8-10, we have seen Jesus going around the villages of Galilee preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom and working miracles that demonstrated His power and authority. In this next section, we will see three unique stories that add a greater dimension to Jesus’ power. First, we […]
The Wind and the Sea Obey Him by Adam Miller
Read: Matthew 8:18-34 It is easy to look at the various stories in Matthew 8 as though they are isolated events, individual vignettes without any overarching narrative, but the truth is that they are all leading up to a point. Jesus has healed a leper, saved the life of a Roman centurion’s servant, restored Peter’s […]
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Resurrection Sunday | April 4, 2021 The Empty Tomb
When the women went to the tomb following the Sabbath, they expected to find the body of Jesus in a tomb, the entrance covered with a heavy stone. They had no way of knowing how they would get inside, but they went ready to anoint Jesus with the appropriate burial ointments. What they saw when […]
Saturday | April 3, 2021 A Deliberate Denial
Saturday gives us little to read, but much to ponder. Remembering that Jesus said He would rise from the dead after three days, the religious leaders went to Pilate to commission a guard and seal the tomb to make sure that the disciples wouldn’t steal Jesus’ body and perpetuate a story that He had risen […]
Good Friday | April 2, 2021 Forsaken for Our Forgiveness
In the morning after Jesus was betrayed, the religious leaders decided that they didn’t want to be held responsible for killing Jesus, so they brought Him before Pilate. Judas is quickly dispatched as he is overcome by the guilt and shame from betraying Christ. He had counted the pieces of silver, but he had not […]
Maundy Thursday | April 1, 2021 Is There Any Other Way?
As the disciples prepare for the passover meal, Jesus tells them how they are going to find the upper room by directing them to a certain man, “The Teacher says, ‘My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” Take note of this. Jesus has repeatedly told His […]
Wednesday | March 31, 2021 A Contrast of Treasures
The religious leaders had tolerated Jesus because of how well liked He was. They didn’t like what He was teaching, but they didn’t know how to silence Him without upsetting the people. They initially tried to reprimand Jesus for allowing His followers to worship Him when they called Him the Son of David, “Do you […]
Tuesday | March 30, 2021 The Woes to the Pharisees
It’s interesting that Matthew gives more time to the events of Tuesday than any other day during Holy Week. John prefers to spend time in the upper room with Jesus and the disciples on the night He was betrayed. Perhaps the significance of Matthew’s perspective gives us a pointed warning to the false teaching in […]
Monday | March 29, 2021 The Cursed Fig Tree
In a series of strange events during Jesus’ final week, cursing a fig tree is certainly at the top of the list. On the day after Jesus was hailed, “Hosanna, the Son of David,” He returned to the city, but He became hungry. He saw a fig tree without any fruit. He cursed the tree […]