“The Least of These” November 26, 2023 Matthew 25:31–46 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates…

“In the River of Grace” November 19, 2023 Matthew 25:14–30 ‘For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he…

November 12, 2023 Matthew 25:1–13 In Jesus’ day weddings encompassed whole communities. The bridesmaids role began with the bride as she waited for the groom to arrive at her home. When he arrived, the bridesmaids would lead a procession back to the groom’s home where the ceremony and festivities would…

All Saints Sunday November 5, 2023 Matthew 23:1–12 Throughout Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus is critical of the Pharisees. However, he is not critical of their teaching of the Law. But Jesus does them out for failing to practice what they teach even while they expect strict observance of the law by…

October 29, 2023 Matthew 22:34–46 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “’You shall love the Lord your…

October 22, 2023 Matthew 22: 15–22 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap Jesus in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show…

October 15, 2023 Matthew 22:1–14 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would…

October 8, 2023 Matthew 21:33–46 ‘Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he…

“What Our Authority is to Look Like” October 1, 2023 Matthew 21:23–32 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?’ Jesus…