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Matthew 15:1-9 The Pharisees are still trying to make Jesus look bad so they can support their counternarrative that He is actually a false prophet. Andrew and Edwin have a conversation about what it takes to have real, meaningful worship. The Pharisees were getting the forms and patterns right, but the heart was all wrong. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here....

Matthew 14:33-36 Andrew and Edwin use the confession found in Matthew 14:33 as a springboard to review who Jesus is in Matthew and how we should respond to Him. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and join the conversati...

Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus wasn't the only person to walk on water. There was another. Andrew and Edwin take a look at why and how Peter was able to walk on water, uncovering a fantastic lesson about God's grace in our lives today. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@Ch...

Matthew 14:22-27 Andrew and Edwin take a look at another miracle from Jesus. This time Jesus is able to walk on water like it is dry ground. Once again, Matthew writes his story about Jesus in such a way that we see Jesus is the greatest. Not only is He greater than the prophets, He is greater than the leaders and law givers. He is greater than Moses and Joshua. Read the written devo that goes alo...

Matthew 14:13-21 Andrew and Edwin discuss a couple miracles from the Old Testament to which Jesus's feeding of the 5000 points back. They draw an amazing lesson as Matthew continues his narrative and argument that Jesus is greater than all prophets. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email...

Matthew 14:1-12 In most stories, we expect the protagonist to be saved from death at the very last second. Andrew and Edwin discuss some great, but hard, lessons we learn from the fact that John the Baptist doesn't get delivered from or before death. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email...

Matthew 13: 53-58 Jesus traveled to His hometown of Nazareth. But the people weren't too happy with Him. They didn't believe Him. Because they didn't, He didn't perform many miracles there. Andrew and Edwin discuss the practicalities of that. If people don't believe, they won't show up for the miracle. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clickin...

Matthew 13: 44-46 Jesus tells two similar parables. One about a hidden treasure and one about a merchant searching for pearls. Is He just telling the same story twice? Or is there something else going on with these stories? Andrew and Edwin discuss the differences between the two parables and share their various opinions on why they are different. Read the written devo that goes along with this ep...

Matthew 13: 31-35 Usually when we talk about a mustard seed in the Bible, we are talking about our faith. However, Jesus talks about another mustard seed. This one is His kingdom. Andrew and Edwin survey the prophets to see what this parable about a seed growing into a huge tree is really all about. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you...

Matthew 13:10-17 Why did Jesus teach in parables? The mere fact that the disciples asked demonstrates that the common reason people think isn't actually the reason. Jesus wasn't simply trying to illustrate His teaching. Jesus wasn't trying to get down on the levels of His audience. Jesus wasn't trying to make it easy. Andrew and Edwin discuss Jesus's own response to this q...

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 The Parable of the Sower, at least that's what Jesus calls it. Andrew and Edwin discuss why Jesus calls it that instead of The Parable of the Soils like so many modern preachers call it. The emphasis is on this Farmer and why He behaves so oddly. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questio...

Matthew 12:43-50 Jesus turns the notion of family on its head. The family of God isn't about blood lineage or biological relationships. It's about who actually obeys God. Andrew and Edwin discuss what that means for us (especially those of us who are Gentiles). Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions...

Matthew 12:33-42 Happy Thanksgiving! Jesus is not only greater than the temple, He is greater than Jonah and Solomon. Andrew and Edwin discuss what makes Jesus greater than these two men. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook commun...

Matthew 12:15-32 The Pharisees have been countering Matthew's narrative about Jesus. Clearly, Matthew is telling us Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. He is performing amazing signs and doing wonderful works. The Pharisees have to come up with a reason Jesus is doing these things but at the same time a reason folks should reject Him. Their counternarrative is that Jesus is in lea...

Matthew 12:9-14 The Pharisees and scribes wanted to test and then accuse Jesus. So, when a man with a withered hand was in the synagogue on the Sabbath, they set the trap. They asked Jesus if it was lawful or if He really had authority from God to heal people on the Sabbath. Andrew and Edwin dig into Jesus's response to learn a fantastic lesson about Bible authority, hermeneutics, and how we...

Matthew 12:1-8 Jesus and the disciples were plucking some grain on the Sabbath. When the Pharisees and scribes challenged Jesus, He rose up to the challenge. Andrew and Edwin uncover what Jesus really was saying about Himself when He talked about being greater than the temple. Don't let anyone tell you He never said it. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here....

Matthew 11:25-30 Andrew and Edwin uncover there are at least two different kinds of children in Jesus's teaching. A few conversations ago, we learned about arrogant children who want to play the game by their own rules. In today's conversation, we find humble children who are actually a great example for us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Le...

Matthew 11:20-24 Today's culture is all about tolerance. The problem is life is preparing us for judgment and if we refuse to follow Jesus, judgment will not be tolerant at all. Andrew and Edwin discuss precisely how intolerant judgment will be and how all our protests to it won't change a thing. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know wh...

Matthew 11: 16-19 Jesus tells a parable that Edwin has misunderstood for a long time. Andrew has always gotten it right though. So, there is that. Which marketplace children represent Jesus and John, which ones represent the Pharisees, Scribes, and Jews. Our hosts then demonstrate how Jesus was talking as much about our generation as His. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by...

Matthew 11: 7-15 Jesus talks about the least in the kingdom for the second time in Matthew. However, this time, He seems to mean something different. Andrew and Edwin discuss this helpful insight into Bible study. They also springboard into what true greatness really is. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions...

Matthew 11: 1-6 Andrew and Edwin consider the seeming doubts of John the Baptist. Was he really unconvinced Jesus was the Messiah? Or was it something else. Edwin refers to Richard Foster's "Studies in the Life of Christ" to make a different suggestion. And that brings them to a powerful application for our own lives today when we think Jesus isn't behaving the way we expect Hi...

Matthew 10:34-42 Andrew and Edwin discuss what it really means to bear our cross. That old saying, "We all have our cross to bear," doesn't even come close to what Jesus meant. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook co...

Matthew 10:27-39 Andrew and Edwin take a seeming contradiction head on. Jesus once said the peacemakers are blessed, but now says He didn't come to make peace. What is that about? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community...

Matthew 10:24-33 Andrew and Edwin discuss this different context in which Jesus talks about the disciples being like their teacher. In other contexts, it has to do with behaving like Him and teaching like Him. In this context, we are talking about suffering like Him. Wow! That's tough. But suffering like Jesus is enough for us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicki...

Matthew 10 Andrew and Edwin consider how we are supposed to behave because we live in the midst of wolves. They discuss what it means to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org.     Join the Facebook community and...