Bedford Road Baptist Church Podcast

Finally, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem. He is greeted with acclamations that upset the religious leaders, but the real lesson happens near a tree by the

As Jesus walks toward Jerusalem for the last time, he deals with another question about status in the Kingdom of Heaven. He answers with one

A question from the disciples shifts Jesus into a discourse dealing with relationships and priorities among his followers.

Simon Peter is asked what he thinks is an innocuous question, but Jesus uses Peter's answer as an opportunity to point out that things in

As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we consider how the resurrection altered the disciples' perception of the world.

As we celebrate Palm Sunday, we will pause to consider how important the idea of resurrection was in first century Judaism. The resurrection is foundational for Christian beliefs

When Jesus's disciples miss the real problem with a sick boy, Jesus takes the opportunity to remind them of the scope of their ministry and

This week, we pause to look back over Matthew's gospel so far and consider what it meant to be a disciple. Why did Jesus choose

In one of the oddest moments of Jesus's ministry, something happens on a mountain that three of his disciples struggle to comprehend.

While walking through the Golan Heights, Jesus asks a strange question. When Simon Peter takes a leap of faith, Jesus changes his name and makes

When the Pharisees and Sadducees ban together to “stump” Jesus with a question about the end times, his response puts them on their heels and

Picking up after the healing of the Canaanite woman, Jesus makes a circuitous journey home. Along the way, he teaches a subtle lesson about the

Confronted by religious leaders who have traveled north from Jerusalem to question him, Jesus openly criticizes their interpretation of the Scriptures.

Hearing John the Baptist was executed, Jesus makes what appears to be an “accidental” tour around the northern Galilee performing two extraordinary miracles and healing

At the beginning of this narrative section, Matthew takes a moment to relate what happened to John the Baptist. This gives us a unique insight

The Parables Discourse is bookended by confrontations with Jesus's family (12:46–50) and then with the people from his hometown (13:53–58). It is here that we

Matthew gives us several short parables that Jesus gave concerning the kingdom. Although short, they contain so much of how Jesus viewed the Kingdom of

In this week's passage (Matt 13:24–30, 36–43), Jesus tells another parable about farming. He answers questions about the final judgment and who will be found

This week's message looks at the familiar parable of the Sower and the Seed. Jesus employs an image familiar to his Galilean audience to teach

This week, we return to our study of Matthew's Gospel. Chapter 13 is the “Parable Discourse” where Jesus presents the central themes of his preaching

You can see Erik’s Google Earth project that includes the important sites of Paul and John’s ministry here.

As we discuss Jesus’s warnings to the cities of Galilee, Erik mentioned his Google Earth project. You can view the locations on Google Earth at

If you’d like to read Erik’s biographical sketch of Herod the Great, it is available here. Herod's family tree is pretty complicated, but this is

If you’d like to see more of what Brian and Jackie McCobb are involved with in Paraguay, visit the Little Neighbors website.

Matthew uses a wide variety of words to describe the conditions of the people who Jesus healed. They divide into three rough categories: illnesses, deficiencies,and