Matt Skonicki Includes David calling his descendant Lord, who Jesus is to us, how cults form/dead JW’s Bible, woe to the Pharisees and Sadducees, the burden of prayer/worship, phylacteries defined/modern version and external show vs. internal life. Matthew 22:41-46; Matthew 23:1-7; Deuteronomy 11:18. 24020
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Pastor Mike Cepela Includes a revisiting of rendering unto Caesar, a wisdom that silences, explaining the Sadducees/modern application, non-negotiable truths, believers caught up in the mortal, reciprocating God’s love and addressing Universalism. Matthew 22:17-40. 24018
Armand J. Azamar The Parable of the Wedding Feast and rendering unto Caesar what is Caesar’s. Includes the invitation to intimacy from God, reactions/rejections to the Father’s invitation, being clothed in practical righteousness and the hypocrisy regarding tax question. Matthew 22:1-22. 24016
Pastor Mike Cepela Jesus as Prince of Peace. Includes the lesson of the withered fig tree, faith as source of life, human striving vs. divine life, promise of answered prayers, false authority word, pearls before swine, the Parable of Two Sons and the hollow agreement of the second son. Matthew 21:18-32. 24010
Armand J. Azamar The triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the overturning of the moneychangers’ tables. Includes Jesus’ fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, background on Palm Sunday, fickleness of people, hosanna defined, exploitation of Christian devotion and being a house of prayer. Matthew 21:1-17; Zechariah 9:9. 24008
Matt Skonicki Concerning the healing of the blind men on the way to Jerusalem. Includes joint trials of believers, the need for mercy, the religious response of the multitude, answered needs from Jesus, coffeehouse witness testimony and the need for individual encounters. Matthew 20:29-34; Psalm 1:37; Psalm 72:12. 24005
Armand J. Azamar Jesus speaking with the young, rich ruler and His follow-up discussion with the disciples. Includes the stronghold of riches/materialism, missing out on the coming kingdom, and misconceptions regarding Jesus the Good Teacher, the Commandments, the love of money. Matthew 19:16-30. 24000
Pastor Mike Cepela Concerning marriage, divorce and celibacy. Includes being Jesus in the moment, the potential of becoming religious, redefining Scriptures for carnality, the original intent of the Law vs. getting into the weeds, divorce counseling accounts and Jesus blesses the little children. Matthew 19:1-15. 23091
Armand J. Azamar The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. Includes praying in agreement, prophetic word concerning outcry, numbers game in forgiveness, conditional clause of forgiveness, bitterness in the modern church, adjudication testimony and Cain/Esau connection. Matthew 18:19-35, Colossians 3:12, Matthew 6:14, Hebrews 12:15. 23089
Armand J. Azamar The Parable of the Lost Sheep. Includes three things concerning angels, the affection of the Father for backsliders and the individual, three tiers of church discipline and Christ being among His people. Matthew 18:10-20. 23087
Pastor Mike Cepela The greatest in the Kingdom of God. Includes the worldly peking order in the church, fads in the Church/celebrity Christians, coming anonymous miracles, causing little ones to stumble and amputating spiritual evil. Matthew 18:1-10; Luke 14:11. 23082
Armand J. Azamar Includes the healing of the epileptic, faith as a mustard seed, hidden plan of God in the Resurrection, the temple tax, McDonald’s cashier prayer testimony, guarding against unbelief, offending others/causing others to stumble, and the coin in the fish’s mouth. Matthew 17:14-27. 23080
Matt Skonicki The Transfiguration of Jesus and aftermath. Includes apologetic response to supposed contradiction, the transformation of the butterfly, the Law and the Prophets/Moses and Elijah, growth in suffering, interrupted by God/listening to Jesus and Elijah/John the Baptist comparison. Matthew 17:1-13. 23076
Pastor Mike Cepela Jesus rebukes Peter. Includes the nudges of God, reaction to prophetic words, caught in the weeds of life, Satan in the interests of man/interfering with the Cross, the killer of double-mindedness and accountability of the believer. Matthew 16:21-28.
Pastor Mike Cepela The religious leaders seek a sign. Includes feigning interest in God, coming civil war in the house of God word, a sign from heaven explained, walking in doubt, crossing the Jordan testimony, leaven of the Pharisees/bad Christian teaching, valuing the new birth, and branding in the modern church. Matthew 16:1-20. 23072
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