We live in an age when people feel increasingly disconnected, but that never how God intended for us to live! We celebrate the Reformation this year by looking at Smalcald…
Pastors Matthew and Ethan discuss Ethan’s sermon on Matthew 22 and Jesus’ words about rendering to Caesar. Rather than focusing on taxes or church and state, Ethan used the passage…
Jesus’ question is not really about taxes. It’s about identity, allegiance, and who you actually belong to. Pastor Matt and Pastor Ethan unpack one of the most famous trap questions…
The parables in Matthew 22 are not just difficult—they confront the way we think about stewardship, invitation, and whether we are living as though everything belongs to God. Pastor Ethan…
Pastor Matt takes us back to Matthew 21, to the second Parable Jesus tells during Holy Week. Jesus takes on the religious leaders who act as if they are in…
Two Parables from Matthew 21 Pastors Ethan and Matt reflect on Jesus’ parables of the two sons and the wicked tenants, exploring how the stories challenge listeners to recognize their…
Pastor Matt looks at a perplexing parable in Matthew 21:23-32 - the parable of the Two Sons. While this is a hard parable to understand, it does become clear when…
The first parable, often called the workers in the vineyard, lands like a gut punch: one hour of work, twelve hours of work, same pay. Matthew admits the story makes…
What if the parable that frustrates you most is the one Jesus uses to expose your heart? Pastor Ethan and Pastor Matt unpack two of the most unsettling stories of…
In Matthew 18, we hear Jesus teach the parable of the unmerciful servant. The parable shows us the ridiculous graciousness of the forgiving king and the fast judgement of the…