Matthew (Page 4)

While in Jerusalem, Jesus goes to a fig tree to get some fruit, only to find there is none. He then curses the tree, and it immediately withers. The question is why? Why does Matthew include this story in the week leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion? Pastor Scott Gourley looks at this text in this week’s sermon, showing it has nothing to do with the fig tree and everything to do with faith. Matthew 21:18-22

We finally come to Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. In this week’s message, Pastor Scot Gourley shares what we can learn from this story. Matthew 21:1-17

As Jesus is headed to Jerusalem to fulfill the Father’s plan, two blind men ask Him for healing. It would have been easy to just pass them by, but Jesus showed compassion to them, even as He was headed down the road that would lead to His death. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn from this story. Matthew 20:29-34

Immediately after Jesus tells his disciples he will suffer and die in Jerusalem, the mother of James and John asks him to glorify her sons. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley juxtaposes the earthly desire for glory with the example Jesus sets for how we gain true eternal glory. Matthew 20:17-28

The story of the rich young man coming to Jesus to ask what he must do to earn eternal life is widely known, but what does this story really mean to us as Christians. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley teaches the true meaning of this passage. Matthew 19:21-35

We all struggle with the issue of forgiveness from time to time, In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley addresses the topic of forgiveness in light of God’s forgiveness of us in Christ. Matthew 18:21-35

Church Discipline. It is a very difficult subject, yet it is one that is so important that Jesus himself addressed it while He was on earth. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley walks through Jesus’ teaching on this difficult topic and what it means to the Church as a whole today. Matthew 18:15-20

The Gospel can be offensive. The problem is as Christians, we often end up being the ones who offend. In this week’s message, Pastor Scot Gourley looks at an example of how Jesus chose not to offend others despite the right to refuse to play the Temple Tax. Matthew 17:24-27

Sometimes we read a verse or story in Scripture like Jesus casting out a demon the disciples could not, and we are not sure how they apply to us. This week, Pastor Scott Gourley looks at this story and explains what we can learn from it. Matthew 17:14-23