Sermons

As I mentioned last week, today we have five parables that come rapid-fire one right after another with no explanation.

The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. The kingdom of heaven is like...

We are in the midst of a series of kingdom parables. Chapter 13 of Matthew is the first time Jesus uses parables in this gospel, and it's like he's been saving up these stories until now when they...

I have a complicated relationship with the parable of the sower. It has so many facets to it that you really can't take it all in without spending time pondering it.

For instance, if the sower is...

I have come to set son against father, mother against daughter, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law, son-in-law against father-in-law. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

These were the...

Last week we heard the calling and sending out of the twelve disciples/apostles. This calling and sending comes with a set of instructions which are basically the rest of Chapter 10 and all of our...