Feed Your Soul Gospel Reflections

This week’s Gospel is urgent: be prepared for Jesus. It’s easy to forget about Jesus’ coming with the busyness of life, but this week’s Gospel reveals how being ready for Jesus is the most important thing we can do. Today, Allen shows us how we can be ready to welcome Jesus, as well as two ways to know if you’re on the right path.  

Have you ever realized you were doing the right thing . . . for the wrong reason? In these moments, we end up looking a lot like the Pharisees – like pretenders. In today’s video, Matthew reflects upon the Gospel’s difficult challenge of constant conversion, and offers a hopeful reminder that will inspire you to truly turn back to God again and again.

How hopeful are you? It’s a difficult question. In a world drowning in fear and anxiety, it can be easy to get swept up in the panic of today’s culture. But as Christians, we have something greater than fear. Today, Allen gives a beautiful reflection on what hope really means and how you can increase hope in your daily life. 

What are you living for? Approval? Success? Power? This week, Jesus reveals something terrifying in the Gospel: all of those things are waging a battle for your heart. Today, Jack asks a powerful question that will direct the course of the battle, and the outcome all depends on one decision. What will you choose? 

Challenge. Adversity. Hardship.  What do you do in the face of these? Do you take them head on, or do they overtake you? Jesus only gives one option. Endurance. Today, listen to Allen recount an inspiring story about one famous man’s story of endurance and discover how incredible things will happen in your life when you persist.

Have you ever spent time with someone who didn’t have your best interests at heart? This Sunday, Jesus encounters some people with bad intentions. Their attempted trick raises questions– about Jesus, about this Gospel encounter, and about ourselves. Watch Matthew’s reflection to get this list of hard questions that will help you grow in faith. 

Do you believe in miracles? Because today’s Gospel is one. It’s the miracle of one man living without hope who has a life-changing encounter. Listen to Allen’s reflection to discover the simple, powerful thing that changed this man’s life–and will change yours.

How often do you compare yourself to others? We all do it. In ways big and small, subtle and not-so-subtle.  Today, Jesus provides a warning about the destruction comparison can bring to our lives. Thankfully, he also provides the solution.  Watch Matthew’s reflection to hear the life-changing truth!

Do you dream of doing amazing things with your life? Well, great things don't happen overnight. Building a strong family, doing meaningful work, thriving spiritually...they all require one thing: persistence. Today, Allen reflects on one of Jesus' great parables that reveals how you can grow in persistence and elevate every area of your life.

What kind of person do you want to be at the end of your life? Oftentimes we push progress off to the future, but life’s too short to waste any time not becoming who you were made to become. God wants to see you become the-best-version-of-yourself, and today, Jack shows us how one choice can transform us into the person God made us to be.

The best flavor combination the Gospel has to offer: a little bit of sweet, a little bit of salty. Sometimes we can look at parts of the Gospel and think, “That sounds hard–I don’t like what that means.” And you’re not alone in that. But today, Allen makes a surprising comparison between the Gospel and a Reese’s cup to show us how the salty parts of the Gospel can make its message that much sweete...

Today’s Gospel is meant to send a shiver down your spine. If it doesn’t, you’ve missed the point. Watch Matthew’s reflection and discover how you can embrace one of Jesus’ most uncomfortable lessons and live a life of powerful goodness.  You will be pushed beyond your comfort zone, but you’ll never regret it.

What’s green, powerful, and can easily detach you from Jesus? Hint: Jesus talks a lot about it in the Gospels. This week, Jesus asks his most important question about something none of us like to talk about: money. Listen to Allen’s reflection on the role money plays in our lives and how we can let Jesus recapture our hearts.

When you look in the mirror, what kind of person do you see? If you ever see someone unlovable, Jesus says it’s time for an eye exam. Oftentimes our view of ourselves is radically different than what Jesus thinks, and he desperately wants us to see ourselves according to his vision. This week, Jack dives into what Jesus thinks of you and how believing his vision can transform your life.

How are you carrying your cross? Are you dragging it behind you begrudgingly, or ignoring it altogether? Today, Jesus shares his biggest reminder about carrying our crosses, one we tend to forget. Listen to Matthew’s reflection and learn the one critical conversation that will change your view of the cross and lead you towards your truest self. 

Do you want to be better at loving people one year from now? Then this week’s message is for you. Today, Jesus gives us his two biggest red-flags that can completely destroy our capacity to love. Watch Jack’s reflection to find out how to avoid these two distractions so you can build better relationships and improve your ability to love!

There are two things you need to know about today’s reflection from Matthew: 1. It will reshape the way you view all of life 2. Its lesson isn’t easy to live out, but it’s the only way to avoid personal destruction. Are you ready to discover the secret of the Narrow Path?

Is the Gospel really for everyone? Jesus says no. It might come as a shock, but Jesus says himself that the Gospel is exclusive. Today, Allen's reflection on the endtimes shows us that it's our choice to embrace the Gospel or not that defines our lives. (Plus, you'll learn 4 powerful ways to invite others to embrace the Gospel too!)

Do you know the most common phrase in the Bible? “Do not be afraid.” Repeated over a thousand times, it’s clearly a message God desperately wants us to hear. Today, Matthew explores the power of fear. How it paralyzes us. Why we give into it. And ultimately, how to overcome it. It’s time to face the fears that are holding you back and live the life you were made for. Are you ready?  

If some is good, more is better, right? Wrong. Enough never seems to be enough. Having things isn’t bad, but it’s easy to get wrapped up in our stuff and let it control us. Today, Jesus’ parable takes a different approach, and Allen shows us how we can use our stuff to heal the world.

If being a Christian feels safe, you’re doing it wrong. Jesus calls us to live differently, and the only way we can be serious Christians is by doing bold, dauntless things that make us uncomfortable. Today, Jack poses a challenge that might be the most daring thing you’ll ever do, and it promises incredible results.

Hustle. Full. Busy. Cram.  How many of these words do you hear on an everyday basis? How often do you try to squeeze the most out of your day or cram your schedule with tasks to check off your list? Our world tells us that the more we accomplish, the happier we'll be—but that’s not what Jesus says. Today, Allen shares the secret to defeating the most dangerous enemy of your spiritual life.

What limits do you place on love? Love will always be difficult, but Jesus gives us someone to look up to – someone legendary who took love to the next level. Today, Matthew reveals how this man can teach us how to make the most of every moment and unleash goodness in our lives.

Have you ever believed something about someone that just wasn't true? It colored your whole view of that person, didn't it? The same goes for our image of God. All of us have some image of God that just isn't true. And it colors our entire relationship with him. It even shapes how we view ourselves.  Today, Matthew shows us why we all assume things about God, how we can realign our...

Being a fair-weather fan is easy. You enjoy all the excitement and celebrate every win without any strings attached. If your favorite team stops winning, you can switch your allegiance to another team at the drop of a hat.  Our faith doesn’t work that way. Jesus asks us to set our face on Him and follow Him with absolute loyalty. Today, Allen reminds us that following Jesus will always be difficul...