Episodes
Monday Sep 30, 2019
"Fulfilled - "In Our Place " Matt 27:27-66 " Sep 29,2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
This text is the pinnacle of Matthew’s gospel. In fact, the crucifixion (and resurrection) of Jesus is the apex of the Bible and all of Human History. Jesus came to lay his life down in the place of guilty sinners. All of Matthew has been building to this point and the events found in this passage. Jesus demonstrates to us how His death satisfies the tension between God’s Holiness and steadfast love towards His sinful people. Jesus traded places with us to satisfy the debt that we owe but cannot pay. Everything that Jesus endured during these dark moments in history should have been given to us. But praise be to God that Jesus took our place!
Monday Sep 23, 2019
"Fulfilled - "Political Correctness " Matt 27:1-26 " Sep 22,2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
During the time of Jesus, Israel was under Roman control. When Rome conquered a territory, they would always send a Roman official to serve as governor of that area. Pontius Pilate was that official. However, Israel was not a prestigious appointment. History tells us that Pilate served there for 11 years, which was much longer than any of the governors before or after him. This means that Pilate wasn’t that great of a governor and couldn’t get promoted to a better post. He provoked the Jews in numerous ways that led to numerous insurrections and a great deal of social unrest. He would steal from the temple treasury to pay for his building projects and even allowed the Romans to worship Caesar in front of the temple. Pilate’s career ended when he was eventually fired and banned from government work by the Roman Emperor Caligula.
Monday Sep 16, 2019
"Fulfilled - "Jesus Conqures the Flesh " Matt 26:30-75 " Sep 15,2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Jesus and His disciples end their final Passover meal with singing. This was common practice in Judaism during the first century. The Jewish hymnbook was the Psalms. Psalms 113-118 were known as the “Hallel” or “praise psalms” and traditionally sung at Passover. If Jesus followed the custom, Psalm 118 would be the hymn that was sung in this text. Jesus then took His disciples to the Mount of Olives. Once there He laid another bitter truth on the disciples. He told them, “they would all fall away this very night” (vs. 31). Peter becomes the focus of their prophesied failure, but “all” the disciples claim their loyalty, and they “all” fail their Lord (vs. 56). Jesus took His inner circle, Peter, James, and John, into a garden to pray.
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
"Fulfilled - The Passover Matthew 26: 14-29" September 08, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
It is the time of the Passover celebration. This is a significant festival within Judaism that lasts an entire week and consists of two meaningful events. The first is the Passover meal. This meal occurs in one evening and commemorates God’s provision of the paschal lamb. The blood of the lamb was placed on the doorposts of the Israelite homes. The death angel saw the blood and then “passed over” their homes thereby saving their families from God’s wrath (Exodus 12:1-13). Next, the feast of unleavened bread begins and lasts the remainder of the week. This extended celebration commemorates the Israelites freedom from their slavery in Egypt (Exodus 13:1-10). It is very significant that the betrayal, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus begins during the onset of these feasts. It will be made known throughout the entire church age that the blood of Jesus saves us from the wrath of God (Romans 5:9-11) and also frees us from the bondage of our sin (Romans 6:18).
Monday Sep 02, 2019
"Fulfilled - "Waht a Waste " Matt 26:1-16 " Sep 01,2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Last week we finished the Olivet Discourse, the final section of Jesus’ teaching in the book of Matthew. This week, we begin the Passion Narrative, the story of how Jesus willingly offers Himself for those he came to save. In this passage, Matthew gives us four brief scenes which build on one another towards the crucifixion, which is to come.
Monday Aug 26, 2019
"Fulfilled - Waiting and Working Matthew 25" August 25, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Chapter 25 begins with two parables. Parables are an ancient way of making one or two points, but are not meant to be taken literally line or line. This final section of the last sermon of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew is sometimes presented in a way that promotes worldwide evangelization. However, this view is only one hundred years old. Worldwide evangelization is seen in Matthew 28 and is clearly realized as making disciples of all the nations. This last parable shows us the way we should act toward fellow believers.
Monday Aug 19, 2019
"Fulfilled - Senior Pastor Jesus Matthew 24: 1-51" August 18, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
The disciples have asked Jesus some very important questions about the destruction of the temple. Many argue that the temple mentioned in this text is in fact a new temple that will be built in Jerusalem at some point in the future. However, the evidence from the text suggests that the temple that is destroyed is in fact the same temple the disciples have seen (Matt. 24:1). Jesus answers His disciples questions with detail and compassion. He is not trying to confuse them or inundate them with esoteric information. Instead, Jesus speaks to promote obedience and faith that His disciples will need in a very disturbing time they will experience. A time when Jesus won’t be there with them in physical form. You will see and recognize the compassion of Jesus for His disciples throughout this text.
Monday Aug 12, 2019
"Fulfilled - "The Olivet Discourse" Matt 24:1-3 " Aug 11,2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Since chapter 21, we have seen Jesus performing His ministry within the temple in Jerusalem. The temple that Jesus ministered in is known as Herod’s temple and is actually considered the 3rd temple to have existed. The first temple was built by Solomon and was glorious and adorned with gold and precious jewels. However, this temple was destroyed by Babylon in 587 BC. The second temple, known as Zerubbabel’s temple, was completed around 516 BC. This temple fell greatly beneath the glory of Solomon’s temple. Through a political act to achieve favor with the Jews, Herod the Great began to remodel the second temple around 19 BC. This renovated third temple was the temple in which Jesus ministered.
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Psalm 48 is a hymn and ritual worship song that was sung by Jewish pilgrims to Jerusalem. It is a song that praises the eternal attributes of God by looking at the physical architecture of Jerusalem. The psalm directs the pilgrims’ attention to the elevated mount as they approach the city, the walls and citadels as they enter the city, the temple mount and dwelling of God for worship, and the towers/ramparts as they leave. This is a psalm sung to remember the majesty, glory, and eternal protection/deliverance of God.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
We all have a natural propensity to forget information. Whether it’s forgetting an item on a grocery list or forgetting a birthday of a loved one, we can all recall a situation in which we had a difficult time remembering something. This becomes a serious problem when we connect this to our relationship with Jesus. Even in the midst of our forgetfulness, God remembers us and is compassionate because of His redemptive love He has shown us in Jesus.