Some 2 ½ to 3 years into Jesus’ public ministry, a pivotal moment unfolds on the Sea of Galilee. After the disciples failed to grasp who Jesus truly was at the feeding of the 5,000, He sent them ahead...  Read More

About 2½ years into His ministry, Jesus led the disciples into a defining moment—the feeding of the 5,000. Faced with an overwhelming crowd and an impossible need, the disciples calculated cost, scarc...  Read More

Just outside the Gentile Court, near the Sheep Gate, lay the Pools of Bethesda—a place crowded with suffering and quiet desperation. Jesus deliberately entered that space and healed a man who could no...  Read More

The work of the spiritual harvest is urgent requiring our willingness to join Jesus in speaking truth and meeting people at the point of their need. To be a worker in the harvest is to see people the ...  Read More

In three Gospel accounts, two crises collide in one crowded moment—a woman who has suffered for years with a blood issue reaches for Jesus’ garment in quiet desperation, while Jairus—a respected synag...  Read More

Jesus told two small parables with a massive promise. First, He said that the kingdom of God often begins in ways that look insignificant—a mustard seed in a hand, yeast hidden in dough—but it grows, ...  Read More

Jesus told a sobering story about a farmer who sowed good seed in his field, but while everyone slept, an enemy came and sowed tares (weeds that resemble wheat) among the crop. When both began to grow...  Read More

A large crowd gathered to hear Jesus, so he stepped into a boat to teach toward the shoreline. He began with the Parable of the Sower, then added other kingdom parables (wheat and tares, mustard seed,...  Read More

Jesus accepts an invitation to dine in the home of Simon the Pharisee. In the middle of the meal, a woman with a notorious reputation enters—uninvited—and does what no one else has done: she wept at J...  Read More

Back in Capernaum, Jesus is teaching in a packed house—so full that four friends can’t get their paralyzed buddy through the door; yet they refuse to accept “too crowded” as the final answer. So, they...  Read More

As Jesus’ public ministry gains momentum, He doesn’t start with speeches or slogans—He starts with power. He touches a leper. He heals Peter’s mother-in-law. He rebukes fevers and casts out demons wit...  Read More

Jesus ends His famous sermon by drawing a line in the sand. After correcting the Law from God’s perspective, He shows us what real life with God looks like—humble discernment instead of harsh judgment...  Read More