Matthew 17:1-9  August 6, 2023   Lead in #1:  What happened on the mountain that day is about more than Jesus being transfigured.  As Peter, James, and John came to recognize the glory of the transfigured Christ, so can we come to recognize the more subtle hidden...

Matthew 13:1-23 July 16, 2023 Lead in #1: When the crowds would press in on Jesus, a favorite mode of escape was a boat. Such is the case in Matthew 13. The crowds were pressing in, and a boat is his getaway plan. Then, once on the water the boat becomes his pulpit...

Matthew 9:36 -10:8  June 18, 2023  Lead-in:  One day when Jesus was preaching, he looked out and, “at the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them.” (Matthew 9)  In effect, the sight of the crowd broke Jesus’ heart.  Such was the compassion that...