Category: Matthew
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Day 139: The Cycle of Recycled Revenge (2 Samuel 19-21)
In 2 Samuel 19–21, the kingdom feels trapped in what Coldplay called “a cycle of recycled revenge.” But Jesus, the Son of David, offers a better way: reconciliation instead of retaliation, peace instead of score-settling.
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Day 131: Why The Pharisees Missed It, and Why We Sometimes do Too (Psalm 20)
The Pharisees knew the Scriptures well enough to recognize messianic language, but they could not imagine God fulfilling His promises in a way that didn’t match their expectations.
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What Comes Next, Part 2: Confirmed
Part 2 of the Series “What Comes Next”
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One Pink Candle (An Advent Sermon About Joy)
Have you ever wondered why there’s one pink candle on the Advent wreath? What makes the third Sunday of Advent Rejoice Sunday
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Day 317: Jesus or Barabbas? (John 18:40)
Pilate offered Israel a choice between two sons: Barabbas, the violent son of a human father, and Jesus, the suffering Son of the Heavenly Father. The crowd chose Barabbas—and we’ve been choosing him ever since.
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Day 312: Does the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Teach Works-Righteousness? (Matthew 25:31-46)
When Keith Green thundered, “The only difference between the sheep and the goats is what they did and didn’t do,” he captured the urgency of Jesus’ words in Matthew 25. But was Jesus really teaching salvation by works? This parable doesn’t show how we earn salvation—it shows what saving grace inevitably produces.