Matthew 25:31-46 This passage depicts Jesus in the role of the judge exercising authority over the nations.[1] Like the previous parables, this vision expresses a division between those who are…
Romans 14:13-23 What are the big principles that should drive our decisions when it comes to disputable matters? These are the questions Paul addresses in today’s passage as he continues…
Matthew 24:36-51 Having completed his detailed description of the fall of Jerusalem, Jesus now answers the disciples’ second question, “What will be the sign of your coming and of the…
Matthew 24:3-51 In this sermon, we continue to look at Jesus’s detailed description of the coming judgment on Jerusalem.
Matthew 24:3-51 Jesus warns of a coming judgment for the covenant unfaithfulness of Israel’s religious leaders (e.g, 23:35, 38). When the disciples inquire further about the certainty and nature of…
Matthew 23:29-39 In this sermon, we look at the seventh woe. The seventh woe brings the denunciation to its climax with the charge of complicity in the murder of God’s…
Romans 13:1-14 As we come to Rom 13:1–7, we have one of Paul’s most extended statements about how Christians relate to the governments under which they live. When Paul wrote…
Romans 3:1-8 Romans 3:1–8 shows us how God by his grace changes the evil fate of his disobedient people. At first glance, this passage can almost seem to be a…
Acts 10:34-43 What is the message of Christmas? It is that God welcomes sinners. Today, let’s look at this summary of the Savior’s ministry in order to better under the…
Psalm 90:1-17 Moses teaches us how to seek God’s mercies while we wait for him to relent from the devastation of judgment.[1] If Psalm 89 confronted us with the reality…