The Nativity

「For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.」

「Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.」

「And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.」

「He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.」

「For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.」

「And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.」

Why did Peter begin to sink when he walked on water? (Matthew 14:28-31)

Exploring the tension between faith and doubt—how does Peter's experience reflect our faith today?

How does the birth of Jesus fulfill the Old Testament hope for a Messiah?

Exploring Matthew's genealogy and prophecies to see how God prepared the way for the Savior.

How does the Parable of the Good Samaritan challenge our definition of 'neighbor'?

From an unlikely stranger, we discover who truly is our neighbor—overcoming boundaries of religion and ethnicity.

Jesus says "do not resist evil" in the Sermon on the Mount — does this contradict the Old Testament lex talionis?

Abolition, fulfillment, or a higher standard of justice?

How does the Parable of the Good Samaritan颠覆 who counts as a neighbor?

Priests pass by; the despised Samaritan stops to bind the wounds.

How do the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount redefine our understanding of what it means to be 'blessed'?

From mourning to meekness to persecution for righteousness, Jesus flips the world's logic of happiness.