Read Zechariah 4:6-10- 6 So he (angel) said to me (Zechariah), “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. 7 “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground...  Read More

Let’s look at another thread of small, unnoticeable things within Jesus’ genealogy...  Read More

Have you noticed within the Bible that God does big things in small ways? - Spit and dirt, to create mud which opened the eyes of the blind. Small things in a big way...  Read More

How many of you like small things? Little things? Barely noticeable things? ….. I get it, in some ways we do like or can appreciate small things....  Read More

Matthew was invited by Jesus with these words, “come follow me” not only was it an invitation of acceptance, but it was also an invitation to go and do the improbable. To go and do the things of Jesus. Jesus looked to all the disciples and essentially said, “I believe you can do what I do. Now go and do it.”...   Read More

Today I want to magnify our discussion from Matthew’s perspective. Because I think Matthew included these gritty, raw, powerful yet glorious stories because it aligned with HIS story...  Read More

Read Matthew 1:4-6a- 4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed...  Read More

Back to the coming of Christmas through the eyes of Matthew....  Read More

Oh the coming of Christmas and all that it entails. From joyous traditions to gift giving, spending time with family to tending to the grief journey or being distracted by hurry, noise, and missed expectations...  Read More

To finish our week out I wanted to leave us with an incredible passage giving further instruction and preparing us with spoken expectations of having courage and taking courage...  Read More

In the Old testament God directed Joshua to meditate on his word day and night so that he will be sure to obey all that it says. God was saying this to him and preparing him as he was leading the Israelites into the promised land...  Read More

Matthew 14:22-32 22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home...  Read More