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Matthew 18:1-5 The disciples ask Jesus to tell them which of them will be the greatest in the kingdom. He explains they'll be lucky if any of them even actually get into the kingdom. Andrew and Edwin discuss a kind of second conversion these disciples needed to go through (and perhaps we do to). This will kick off a three chapter look at humility. Read the written devo that goes along with th...

Matthew 17:22-27 Just a few weeks ago, Jesus was all about offending the Pharisees. He didn't seem to care about giving anyone offense. In today's reading, He's very concerned about giving offense. Andrew and Edwin discuss the difference. When do we need to care what others think? When do we not? Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us kn...

Matthew 17:14-21 Jesus accuses someone of being a faithless and twisted generation when He comes back down from the mountain. But whom? Andrew and Edwin discuss who is the faithless and twisted generation and connect this back to the time Moses came down the mountain to a faithless and twisted generation. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know wha...

Matthew 17:9-13 On the way down from the mountain, the disciples are confused. Isn't Elijah supposed to come? Jesus's answer does more than tell the disciples about the past. He also is telling them about the future for Israel. It is not pretty. Andrew and Edwin discuss how the final prophecy of our Old Testaments gets explained by Jesus here. Read the written devo that goes along with t...

Matthew 17:1-8 Andrew and Edwin continue to discuss the meeting on the Mount of Transfiguration. In today's conversation they discuss the meaning behind this meeting for us. We have moved on from the Law and the Prophets. They are still scripture, but they are no longer our covenant. Now we listen to Jesus and His covenant. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking h...

Matthew 17:1-8 The Mount of Transfiguration should call to mind some other great mountain meetings. Andrew and Edwin discuss how this mountain meeting relates to Moses's time up on the mountain and his shining face. 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....

Matthew 16:24-28 Andrew and Edwin discuss the choice we are making between the present and eternity, between the world and our soul. 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 conversation by clicking here. We&apos...

Matthew 16:21-23 Peter just had one the greatest moments of his life and now Jesus is calling him Satan. Wow! Andrew and Edwin discuss what this rebuke is all 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 and join the conve...

Matthew 16:13-20 Peter makes the good confession. Andrew and Edwin talk about this confession, its basis, and what it means for us and the kingdom built upon it. 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 conversat...

Matthew 16:5-12 The apostles didn't get it when Jesus warned them of the leaven of the Sadducees and Pharisees. He wasn't talking about their bread. He was talking about their teaching. He was talking about their influence. Andrew and Edwin springboard from this influence to the leaven we need to beware of today. There is plenty of it, and we need to take care. Read the written devo that...

Matthew 16:1-4 Jesus has fed 5000 with very little. He has fed 4000 with very little. He has called to mind the manna in the wilderness, the miracles of multiplying food from Elijah and Elisha. The Pharisees still ask for a sign. Andrew and Edwin discuss the signs of Jesus's times and what they mean for our times. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     L...

Matthew 15:29-39 Jesus feeds another large group of people. This prompts Andrew and Edwin to have a conversation about how Jesus went about His ministry. What was His standard operating procedure when He came into a town. Did He do what most folks today claim? Or do we see a different modus operandi. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here.     Let us know what you...

Matthew 15:21-28 Andrew and Edwin discuss one of the most shocking episodes in Jesus's ministry--that time when He called a woman a dog. What is up with that? Yet, it provides some fantastic lessons about faith. 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....

Matthew 15:10-20 Andrew and Edwin have a conversation about what defiles us and what doesn't. Jesus isn't worried about what goes into or comes out of our stomachs, but what goes into and comes out of our hearts. Guard your heart. 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...

Matthew 15:10-20 Jesus's disciples were concerned Jesus was offending the religious elite of the Jews. Jesus essentially says He doesn't care. Andrew and Edwin discuss Jesus's approach to the blind leaders of the Jews, the Pharisees. 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...

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...