Weekday Word w/ Eric

Welcome to Weekday Word with Pastor Eric

  • The Calling of Matthew

    Matthew 9:9-13, NIV – As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.  While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.…

  • A Need Deeper Than Healing

    Matthew 9:1-8, CEB – Boarding a boat, Jesus crossed to the other side of the lake and went to his own city. People brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a cot. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man who was paralyzed, “Be encouraged, my child, your sins are…

  • Jesus and the Demons

    Matthew 8:28-34, NRSV – When he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs coming out of the tombs met him. They were so fierce that no one could pass that way.  Suddenly they shouted, “What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to…

  • Who’s in Your Boat?

    Matthew 8:23-27, CEB – When Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him.  A huge storm arose on the lake so that waves were sloshing over the boat. But Jesus was asleep.  They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, rescue us! We’re going to drown!”  He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you…

  • Why So Harsh, Jesus?

    Matthew 8:18-22, NIV – When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of…

  • Indiscriminate Healing

    Matthew 8:14-17, CEB – Jesus went home with Peter and saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.  He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and served them.  That evening people brought to Jesus many who were demon-possessed. He threw the spirits out with just a word. He…

  • Jesus Showing Up in All the Wrong Places

    Matthew 8:5-13, The Message – As Jesus entered the village of Capernaum, a Roman captain came up in a panic and said, “Master, my servant is sick. He can’t walk. He’s in terrible pain.” Jesus said, “I’ll come and heal him.” “Oh, no,” said the captain. “I don’t want to put you to all that…

  • The Purpose of Healing

    Matthew 8:1-4, NIV – When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.  A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was…

  • Avoiding the “Great Crash”

    Matthew 7:13-28 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in…

  • Tarnishing the Golden Rule

    Matthew 7:12, The Message “Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God’s Law and Prophets and this is what you get. This is the message version of the Golden Rule.  Every religious and…

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