The Pharisees and Herodians come to Jesus with a question that isn’t really a question—it’s a trap. Their challenge about paying tribute to Caesar echoes a much older theme woven through Scripture: who is truly in charge? Matthew 22 invites us to look closely and notice what Jesus sees that others miss....

In the most crowded and electric week of the year, Jesus steps into Jerusalem and disrupts everything—riding in on a donkey, overturning tables, healing in the temple, and confronting the leaders who demand to know where his authority comes from. Matthew 21 opens in a place where heaven and earth were believed to meet, and into that charged space Jesus begins telling stories that expose the hea...

Jesus tells a strange story in Luke 16—a dishonest manager who slashes debts and somehow earns his master’s praise. What is Jesus doing with a parable like that? This week we explore Wesley’s third rule, give all you can, and discover that the heart of faithful stewardship isn’t ownership but generosity. Scripture reminds us that we are managers of God’s house, not masters of our own. When our “ey...

A man asks Jesus to settle an inheritance fight, and Jesus answers with a story about overflowing barns, spoiled manna, hungry ravens, and the real meaning of “enough.” From Genesis to Paul’s letters, the Bible keeps circling one stubborn question: where does your sufficiency come from? This week’s passages pull that thread tight—and Wesley’s second rule for handling wealth lands right in the midd...

This Sunday we begin a three‑week stewardship series built around John Wesley’s simple rules: Gain all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. It’s not your typical stewardship season—come see why....

What do movie spoilers and the Gospel of Matthew have in common? More than you’d think. Pastor Mark shares a personal story that leads into one of Scripture’s most unexpected turns—and what it means when God rewrites the ending we thought we knew....

Canaanite: A people who lived in the land of Canaan before and alongside theIsraelites, the region roughly covering modern day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and partsof Syria and Jordan. In the Old Testament they represent the nations Israel encounteredwhen entering the promised land, often associated with different religious practices thanthose given to Israel.Son of God: A title used in Scripture ...

Everyone builds their life around whatever they believe is most valuable. Jesus said it plainly: where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. So, the question is never whether you will give everything for something. You already do. The question is what you have decided is worth everything. In Matthew 13, Jesus tells five small stories about a kingdom that starts quiet, grows unseen, and...

This Sunday, we turn to one of Jesus' most striking parables, the Wheat and theWeeds (Matthew 13:24 30, 36 43). A farmer plants good seeds, but in the night anenemy scatters weeds into the same field. When the workers want to rip the weeds outimmediately, the farmer stops them: wait for the harvest, or you'll destroy the wheatalong with it.One of the things I find most helpful in reading this para...

We Get To…This week, we turn to one of Jesus’ most generous parables—the Sower who scatters seed everywhere, on every kind of ground. Some falls on the path, some on rocks, some among weeds, and some in good soil. What makes the story so striking is the farmer himself: he throws seed with no hesitation, no calculation, no fear of running out.Jesus isn’t just telling an agricultural story. He’s des...