Weekday Word w/ Eric

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  • It’s Not Fair!

    Matthew 20:1-16, The Message – “God’s kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. “Later, about nine o’clock, the manager saw some other men hanging around the town square unemployed.…

  • A Serious Commitment to Goodness

    Matthew 18:6-9, The Message – But if you give them a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you’ll soon wish you hadn’t. You’d be better off dropped in the middle of the lake with a millstone around your neck. Doom to the world for giving these God-believing children a hard time!…

  • Who Do You Say That I Am?

    Matthew 16:13-20, NIV – When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say…

  • Watch Out for That Yeast!

    Matthew 16:1-12, The Message – Some Pharisees and Sadducees badgered him again, pressing him to prove himself to them. He told them, “You have a saying that goes, ‘Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.’ You find it easy enough to forecast the weather—why can’t you read the signs…

  • The “Why” Vs. the “What”

    Matthew 15:1-20, CEB – Then Pharisees and legal experts came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,  “Why are your disciples breaking the elders’ rules handed down to us? They don’t ritually purify their hands by washing before they eat.” Jesus replied, “Why do you break the command of God by keeping the rules handed down…

  • An Uncomfortable Truth

    Matthew 13:47-50, The Message – “Or, God’s kingdom is like a fishnet cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish. When it is full, it is hauled onto the beach. The good fish are picked out and put in a tub; those unfit to eat are thrown away. That’s how it will be when…

  • Staying in Our Lane

    Matthew 13:36-43, NIV – Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.  The field is the world, and the good seed…

  • Mustard Seeds, yeast, & Other Secrets of the Kingdom

    Matthew 13:31-35, CEB – He told another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field.  It’s the smallest of all seeds. But when it’s grown, it’s the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds in the sky…

  • Triggered!

    Matthew 13:24-30, CEB – Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like someone who planted good seed in his field.  While people were sleeping, an enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and went away.  When the stalks sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. “The servants of the…

  • 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…