Fulfilled: Expectations of the King
Fulfilled: The Gospel According to Matthew
March 26, 2023 • Beau Eckert • Matthew 24
During the final week before the crucifixion, Jesus has triumphantly entered Jerusalem, overturned tables in the temple and had a series of conflicts with the religious leaders who were looking to trap, humiliate, and discredit Him. After declaring a series of “woes” upon them, He now leaves the temple and Jerusalem and teaches His disciples on the Mount of Olives about near and far prophetic events.
Fulfilled: The Gospel According to Matthew
March 19, 2023 • Scott Messner • Matthew 22:15—23:39
For many people in Jesus’ day, He didn’t do what they expected. People's expectations – then and now – are often the result of some form of misorientation. Today, let’s consider our propensity to drift offtrack and hear Jesus’ invitation to reorient our lives.
Fulfilled: The Gospel According to Matthew
March 12, 2023 • Adam Derus
Jesus, the humble King, enters Jerusalem and stirs up the city, leading to moments of celebration and moments of confrontation. As Jesus’ motives and mission become evident, we too must decide whether we will receive or reject the revealed King.
Fulfilled: The Gospel According to Matthew
February 26, 2023 • Beau Eckert • Matthew 18
As Jesus continues to disciple the disciples, He teaches them (and us) what is expected of His followers as we live and interact with one another. As we have been asking the last few weeks, do our expectations align with Jesus' expectations for what it means to follow Him?
Fulfilled: The Gospel According to Matthew
February 19, 2023 • Beau Eckert • Matthew 16:13—17:27
Jesus begins deliberately and methodically teaching His disciples, and us, that He must suffer, die, and rise again in order to fulfill His role as the Messiah. Our expectations of Jesus and what it means to follow Him need to line up with that reality.
Fulfilled: The Gospel According to Matthew
February 12, 2023 • Beau Eckert
Jesus continues to reveal His identity through authoritative teaching and miraculous signs. The crowds, religious leaders and His disciples continue to respond in diverse ways but now their expectations of Him become even more evident.