steve working through the word
Sharing how God speaks into my life through reading His Word.
An omission is defined as “the action of excluding or leaving out someone or something”. Today, I have purposely left something out in my title, did it catch your attention? I feel it is befitting of the mysterious tendency that creeps into the ordinary day-to-day pattern of life we as believers can sometimes drift into. […]
One of the things I enjoy about living on the west coast of British Columbia is the easy access to a variety of different types of beaches. One of my favorite things to do on the beach is collect uniquely formed rocks and rocks of interesting color. I am not a rock expert, I can’t […]
In one of my previous entries I talked about the authority that Jesus gave the disciples in Matthew chapter 10, I would like to revisit this topic again in light of the last few verses in the book of Matthew in the great commission. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to […]
“Hypocrites… Blind guides… Blind fools… Full of wickedness… Snakes and brood of vipers…” These are all strong words and declarations Jesus speaks to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees. Jesus presents for us some of the consequences and threats that sin and darkness have for leaders and more specifically to those whose positions […]
Throughout the book of Matthew we have seen Jesus in action as He leads by example while teaching and training the disciples. It was important that the disciples did not overlook how Jesus responded to the needs of the people around him. In the same way, readers today must be conscious of the example Jesus […]
When we read about Jesus sending out the Apostles in Matthew chapter 10 we can pull from the text some important principles for effective leadership and lessons for building and managing our teams. #1 – Priority and focus. Jesus had commanded them “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. […]
Matthew chapter 10 is packed with a wealth of important instructions as Jesus sent the apostles out to reach the lost. As I started to unpack these verses I wrestled with and have tried to understand the “promotion” from being called disciples to becoming apostles. What is it that signified the change in title for […]
Do you remember the acronym WWJD, popularized in the 1990’s by a youth group leader in Michigan to help the youth of the church remember the phrase “What Would Jesus Do”? Throughout the book of Matthew we get to experience some of what Jesus did do (WJDD) as he began his ministry, we see how […]
