How in the world do you follow Easter? Jesus answered that. This weekend we read the end of the Gospel of Matthew. Before we back up and dive into the Sermon on the Mount next weekend, we’re first going to another mount found in Matthew 28:18-20.
21. Easter Seals
April 17, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 27:62—28:10
Jesus was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead. The seal that was placed over the tomb was broken on that day. What does His resurrection mean for us today?
20. The Cross
April 10, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 27:33–44
You can look at cost in terms of how expensive something is or how precious something is. This weekend we’ll be in what is likely the hardest part of the story of Jesus. The story of the cross. It’s expensive. And yet, it also tells you how precious you are to Jesus.
19. Interruptions
April 3, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Mark 15:15, Luke 23:23–24, Mark 15:21, Matthew 27
Can you think of being interrupted by something or someone that you didn’t see coming, yet you wound up incredibly blessed? Or challenged? Or both? This weekend, we’ll look at three very different people whose lives were interrupted by Jesus on the way to the cross in Matthew 27.
Some interruptions can be life-changing.
18. Drink From It, All of You
March 27, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 26:8–45, 1 Peter 2:24
So much of Jesus’ ministry was around a table in the context of a meal. This weekend we’ll be in Matthew 26, and His last meal with His disciples in the midst of the most difficult week of His life. It’s at this table that Jesus, Himself, interprets what His death on the cross will mean for everyone.
17. Disturbing the Peace
March 20, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 21:1–17
It’s rare to see the Lord “fighting mad.” But it’s just as important to understand what He’s fighting for. There are moments in our lives when the Lord “disturbs the peace” in order to make it possible for us or others to experience true, substantial peace. This weekend, in Matthew 21:1-17, we’ll look at a story that exemplifies this. There are layers to this story and multiple points of intersection for our lives.
16. Who’s Morphing Who?
March 13, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 17, Matthew 16:22–23
Have you ever had that awkward silence with someone you love after an intense disagreement? Didn’t know how to move forward? That could be what happened with Jesus and His disciples in Matthew 17 along with two of the strangest stories in all the gospels.
This weekend in Matthew, we see Jesus set the foundation for His church. Josh Brake brings us the word from Matthew 16:13-28.
13. Against The Wind
February 27, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 14:22–33, Isaiah 43:1–2, Nahum 1:3
One of Chris’s favorite stories in all of Matthew is finally here! It’s the story of Jesus walking on water — and Peter, for that matter. There are layers to this story as we learn what it means to look FOR Jesus in rough water and high winds. Then to look TO Him.
12. Something Greater Has Come
February 20, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 12, 1 Timothy 1:13
This weekend, in Matthew Chapter 12, we see Jesus saying over and over again that, “something greater is here….” Chris also talks about the one “unforgivable” sin and the question a lot of folks ask, “Have I already done it?”
11. An Offensive Gift
February 13, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 11
It’s possible to give someone a gift that they find offensive. Jesus is the greatest gift of all – and sometimes the gift can be offensive to us. Why does that matter? What does it have to do with following Jesus?
10. Covered Wagons and Warning Labels
February 6, 2022 • Chris Seidman • Matthew 9:35—10:39
This weekend, Chris is back to bring us a word out of Matthew 9:35-10:39 with Jesus teaching his disciples about authority, risk, discomfort, and sacrifice.
9. So Close But So Far
January 30, 2022 • Hunter Wheatcraft • Matthew 9:9–13
This weekend we come to the calling of Matthew, the titular author himself. Hunter Wheatcraft brings the word from Matthew 9:9-13 to the Farmers Branch campus.
8. Redeemed and Rewritten
January 30, 2022 • Josh Brake • Matthew 9:9–13
This weekend we come to the calling of Matthew, the titular author himself. Josh Brake is bringing this message to the Vista Ridge campus this weekend.
