Jesus has been answering His disciples’ question about the fall of Jerusalem. After telling two parables about what the kingdom of heaven was and would be like, he begins teaching about the moment He will sit upon His throne. Matthew’s Gospel and all of Jesus’s teaching is about the coming kingdom of heaven. During His... Continue Reading →
The Parable of the Talents
Jesus’s disciples asked Him when the Temple would be destroyed. Jesus responded by giving them the signs in Matthew 24. Now, Jesus is telling two parables that depict the kingdom of heaven. The two parables paint a picture of the same spiritual reality, a reality that is not assigned a particular time but is true... Continue Reading →
The Ten Virgins
Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 25 is a continuation of Matthew 24. Jesus’s disciples have asked Him when the Temple will be destroyed and what the signs will be of His judgment against Jerusalem. Jesus has been answering their question, and we are now able to look at the historical record and see that Jesus was... Continue Reading →
Before Easter, consider these things
Over the course of this week, we’ve been walking through Jesus’ teachings about His own death and resurrection according to Matthew’s Gospel. Those videos can be viewed below and the series will be downloadable this week from the church website. We walked through Matthew 24:1-26:5, where Jesus both states that all the things He described... Continue Reading →