Traveling to Jerusalem | Page 14 of A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew is Online
We continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew with the next page of A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew. Page 14 covers Matthew 19:1-20:34. Jesus has finally left the northern regions and is making his way to Jerusalem, where he will be arrested and...
Post Mountain Top Syndrome | A Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday from Matthew 17:1-8
This sermon follows the Narrative Lectionary and explores Jesus’ Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-8. How do we overcome the Post Mountain Top Experience? Perhaps it has to do with our expectations about Jesus. I did not write a manuscript for this sermon. Please...
How Many Times Should We Forgive? | Matthew Page 13 Now Online
How can we get along in the church? in the world? That’s what Jesus talks about in Matthew 18:1-35. Scholars call this the Community Discourse. Jesus is asked two questions: 1) Who is the greatest? 2) How often should we forgive? Answer: The least is the...
Finding Our Way to the Transfiguration | Page 12 of Matthew is Online
Things are about to get really bad for Jesus and his disciples in Matthew 16:13-17:27. They need a glimpse of hope before the storm arrives. Jesus leads Peter, James and John to the top of a mountain where he is transfigured before their eyes. They don’t know what to do.