Matthew 7:1-6 Jesus is not abolishing judgment. He's redeeming it. One of the deepest sins of the human heart is our desire to sit in God's seat, where God and…
I Kings 18:26-39; Matthew 6:7-8 Jesus is exposing the hypocrisy of our prayer life. His solution is really secret communion with the Father.
Matthew 5:21-26 Christ reveals that the covenant demands not only the restraint of outward violence, but the reconciliation of hearts, for only reconciled people can offer true worship to the…
Matthew 23:13-28 Jesus directly addresses the religious leaders, and his tone is much sharper.[1] Seven woes occupy this section. There are “three pairs with matching themes” (2, 2, 2), and…
Bible Text: Mark 14:1-11 | Speaker: Richard Winston | Series: Mark | Today’s passage presents us with a woman who values Jesus in a way that no one else does.…
Bible Text: Mark 7:1-23 | Speaker: Richard Winston | Series: Mark | Last week, we examined the Pharisees’ practice of ceremonial handwashing, and observed that in their attempt to keep…