Weekday Word w/ Eric

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  • Chosen to See, Hear and Understand

    Matthew 13:10-17, NRSV – Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”  He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.  For to those who have, more will be given, and they…

  • A Story About a “Foolish” Farmer

    Matthew 13:1-9,18-23, NIV – That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.  Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.  Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out…

  • An Expanding Family

    Matthew 12:46-50, NIV – “While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.  Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples,…

  • The “Unforgivable” Sin?

    Matthew 12:30-37, NIV – “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.  And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.  Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be…

  • The “Runaway Train” of Anger

    Matthew 12:22-30, NLT – Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see.  The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?” But when the Pharisees heard about the…

  • Jesus’s Secret Ambition

    Matthew 12:14-21, NRSV – But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.  When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them,  and he ordered them not to make him known.  This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet…

  • Pharisaical Tendencies

    Matthew 12:1-14 – At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” He answered, “Haven’t you read what…

  • The “Unforced Rhythms of Grace”

    Matthew 11:28-30, NIV – “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry…

  • Why Would Wisdom Be Hidden?

    Matthew 11:25-27 (CEB) – At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you’ve hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have shown them to babies. Indeed, Father, this brings you happiness. “My Father has handed all things over to me. No one knows the Son except…

  • A Jesus That Makes Us Uncomfortable

    Matthew 11:20-26, CEV – In the towns where Jesus had worked most of his miracles, the people refused to turn to God. So Jesus was upset with them and said: You people of Chorazin are in for trouble! You people of Bethsaida are in for trouble too! If the miracles that took place in your…