Here again, as we are moving into a new section of Matthew’s Gospel as seen through the lens of the Lord’s Prayer, is a brief outline of our study thus far. We have seen that, If you have even a basic knowledge of the Lord’s Prayer, you will know the […] Read more
Jesus, if you recall, had just told the disciples that the rich will find it difficult to enter heaven. Peter responded by asking if the rich couldn’t get into heaven, who could? He also asked what was in it for him and his fellow disciples since they had left everything. […] Read more
Michael Jordan. Wayne Gretzky. Tom Brady. Babe Ruth. Pele. Picasso. Rembrandt. Michelangelo. Shakespeare. Clark Kent. Perfection: we long for it, we idolize it, and we love it. We know it when we see it — whether on the field, the ice, the walls of a museum, the shelf in the […] Read more
This may seem redundant since we just recapped our study of Matthew’s Gospel last week, but here it is again: an outline of our study of Matthew’s Gospel thus far: With 18 chapters of Matthew and six petitions of the Lord’s Prayer behind us, our present discussion will move into […] Read more
As we approach a new section of Matthew’s Gospel, let us take a look back and see how our previous study of Matthew’s Gospel helps us better understand each petition in the Lord’s Prayer. In Matthew 1-2, God’s power through history is a reason for praying, “Our Father in heaven, […] Read more