Pastor of Hockinson Community Church
What Kind of Man Is This? As a crowd presses in on Jesus, as noise drowns out two men in need of mercy, we learn that Jesus is the kind of man who hears the cry. And our invitation is …
Pastor of Hockinson Community Church
What Kind of Man Is This? As a crowd presses in on Jesus, as noise drowns out two men in need of mercy, we learn that Jesus is the kind of man who hears the cry. And our invitation is …
Two moments collide in today’s text. Jesus shares what awaits him in Jerusalem, and a mother asks Jesus to give her sons an honored place in His kingdom. As the disciples fight, Jesus stops them with an important reminder not …
What must I do to have eternal life? That is the question a young man comes to Jesus with. It seems like a good question to ask, and yet right in the words we see an assumption that Jesus needs …
Life together doesn’t happen by accident. In Matthew 18, Jesus paints a picture of a community shaped by humility, compassion, restoration, and forgiveness, where every person matters because every person belongs to Him. Join us as we discover what it …
Some of the disciples experience the ultimate “mountain-top” moment. But what are we supposed to do with those moments in our lives? Are we to chase them? Preserve them? Or is there something more?
What could teaching and yeast have to do with one another? The disciples are as confused by that as you might be. Jesus wants his disciples to see that wrong teaching is more than wrong information, but a wrong way …
Most of us assume there are limits to grace, mercy, or who might respond to the gospel. In Matthew 15, Jesus challenges those assumptions in two unforgettable encounters. Join us as we explore what it means to discover a bigger …
Right off the heels of a walk on water and healings in a community, the critics show up like a wet blanket. We can learn much about our own hearts by hearing the critique of the Pharisees and Jesus’ response.
Throughout Matthew, we’ve been asking a question the disciples asked in Matthew 8: “What kind of man is this?” As we finish chapter 14, the disciples have found their answer.