Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And some o

Matthew 10a: Weary and Dejected

Feb 10th, 2023 56m 49s

After Jesus healing so many, he looks on the crowds and his heart goes out to them. They have been longing to be cared for but their leaders have left them feeling tired and thrown away. So Jesus looks on them with compassion, which doesn't mea

Matthew 9b: Contagious Holiness

Jan 27th, 2023 55m 58s

Matthew has demonstrated Jesus' authority over various things; illnesses, demons, nature, and sins. But as the old adage goes "two things are always certain. Death and taxes." Is there anything that more certainly has a hold over us than death?

Matthew 9a: Blasphemy!

Jan 20th, 2023 1h 2m

Continuing the theme of authority, Jesus claims the authority to forgive sins. But, of course, there's no way to know if he's telling the truth right? Further, there is only one being that can forgive sins and that is Yahweh alone!

Matthew 8b: No One but Yahweh

Jan 13th, 2023 54m 12s

The cost of following Jesus is high. Every potential follower of Jesus should know that. It is precisely because the disciples follow Jesus that they find themselves in the middle of a massive storm. But with a word Jesus rebukes the sea and it

Matthew 8a: Make Me Clean

Jan 6th, 2023 1h 7m

After completing the Discourse on Discipleship, Matthew highlights interactions that Jesus has with various people. What is notable about the first three is that they would be considered outsiders among Matthew's primary audience. Why would Mat

Matthew 7b: No Mere Ranger

Jun 28th, 2022 58m 32s

In the last section of the Discourse on Discipleship, Jesus puts before us four different choices. Just like in Deuteronomy, he has laid before us life and death and calls us to choose life by following him.

Matthew 7a: Don’t Judge Me!

May 8th, 2022 1h 8m

Matthew 7:1-12 contains three well-known teachings of Jesus. Unfortunately they are also heavily misused and misunderstood teachings of Jesus.

Matthew 6b: One Day at a Time, Sweet Jesus

Mar 29th, 2022 1h

Continuing Jesus' discourse on discipleship, we discuss what it means to store up treasures "in heaven". We also how Jesus calls us to remember God is first and foremost or Father and how that affects an anxious heart to know the creator of the

Matthew 6a: Few Word Do Trick

Feb 28th, 2022 1h 17m

We continue through Jesus 'Discourse on Discipleship' and discuss what the true heart of the disciple should be when we give, pray, and fast.

Matthew 5b: You Silly Goose!

Feb 14th, 2022 1h 34m

Jesus continues his discourse on discipleship explaining that he did not come to destroy the law but to fulfill it. What does this mean exactly? Well, thankfully he gave us at least six examples after that to show us what he meant. He is saying

Matthew 5a: May My Mercy Prevail Over My Wrath

Jan 29th, 2022 1h 22m

After Jesus has passed the test in the wilderness, he begins to proclaim the kingdom of heaven is here and starts collecting disciples. In this chapter, Jesus begins his kingly manifesto to which he calls all of his disciples to. Jesus begins b

Matthew 4: God's Not Your Puppet

Jan 11th, 2022 1h 9m

After coming out of Egypt and passing through the waters, Jesus is taken into the wilderness to be tested just like Israel before him. As Israel's representative, the question that hangs on the scene is: "Will he fail the test the way every oth

Matthew 3: Crazy John

Jan 3rd, 2022 1h 9m

Matthew enters a new character onto the scene of John the Baptist. He shows John as preparing the way for God, Yahweh himself, to come and reign as king. The character who enters onto the scene as an answer to this, is Jesus. In other words, Je

Matthew 2: A New Iron Man?

Dec 24th, 2021 59m 25s

Matthew quotes all kinds of OT texts and says that they are fulfilled in Jesus’ story. But what if those texts were never Messianic in nature? Is Matthew just picking random texts out of context and forcing them to fit his story or is there mor

Matthew 1: A New Genesis

Dec 13th, 2021 1h 8m

After 600 years of darkness, the Jewish people have been ruled over by one oppressor after the next. We thought Yahweh was the God of the Exodus. How long will Yahweh let this go on? Matthew writes his gospel into that darkness and proclaims th

Joel 3: Eden Restored

Nov 30th, 2021 1h 17m

Yahweh is going to set things right. He must or he is not good. But for those who find their hope in him, he is a refuge and to them he will restore the blessings of Eden.

Joel 2: Even Now!

Nov 14th, 2021 1h 18m

What happens when God’s people repent? Does he just cease being mad at them? Does he just stop allowing calamity? No, God desires to pour out blessing upon his people but he won’t stand for them to continue in their sinful way.

Joel 1: The Day of the Lord

Oct 30th, 2021 59m 12s

When the locust swarm comes and takes away everything, what opportunity does that give us? Yahweh doesn’t just take things away for the sake of taking them away. Joel sees it as an opportunity for us to look towards God and put out hope and tru

Habakkuk 3: In Wrath, Remember Mercy

Oct 16th, 2021 59m 13s

In the face of Babylon, Habakkuk remembers what God has done in the past to trust in who he will be in the future. Faith isn’t blind. It’s seeing how God has already been faithful and trustworthy in the past and then trusting he will be the sam

Habakkuk 2: Woe! Woe! Woe!

Sep 27th, 2021 1h

In this episode we talk about the most memorable prayers God has answered for us. Then we get into God’s answer to Habakkuk. What is God doing about evil? Will he let it go on forever? What answer does Yahweh have for Babylon and any subsequent

Habakkuk 1: You’re Gonna Do What!?

Sep 9th, 2021 50m 55s

If Yahweh is good, why does he allow the evil to prosper? Have you ever asked this before? Well so does Habakkuk. This book is a lament of a prophet trying to find an answer to this question.

Exodus 40: God Dwells Among Us!

Aug 15th, 2021 1h 7m

The resolution of the whole Exodus story is here! Moses sets up the tabernacle and Yahweh dwells among his people. But is this where the Exodus theme ends? How do the New Testament writers see this theme finding its fulfillment in the works and

Exodus 35-39: The Penultimate!

Jul 23rd, 2021 56m 55s

Moses’ intercession is effective and Yahweh’s forgives Israel for the adulterous act of the golden calf. So what now? The Israelites’ response is tremendous. Having been forgiven much, they love much. They are willing to do anything and give up

Exodus 34: The Character of Yahweh

Jul 1st, 2021 1h 11m

This is the climax of the book of Exodus. Everything in the story has led to this point. When Yahweh describes himself what does he say and how should this shape how we respond to him?