Conversations on Jesus

In this episode we talked through the parable of the weeds, the parable of the mustard seed, and Jesus's explanation of the parable of the weeds.

In this episode we talked through Jesus's parable of the sower. We also talk through Jesus's explanation for why he speaks to people in parables.

In this episode we talked through Jesus's comments on signs given to people on how they've responded. Jonah was a sign, Solomon was a sign, and now Jesus is the sign. And, still, some people reject what has been shown to them.

In this episode we talk about Jesus and the Sabbath because of Jesus's disciples picking and eating grain on the Sabbath. We also talk about how the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus after he healed someone by saying that he was performing these miracles by the prince of demons.

In this episode we talk through the “woes” Jesus pronounces on those places that rejected Jesus even though most of his miracles had been done there. Jesus also makes it clear that he and the Father are united and you don't get one without the other.

In this episode we talk about the story of John the Baptist wondering if Jesus was the one they were waiting for. Jesus responds by quoting Isaiah and Malachi along with talking about John the Baptist's greatness and what that means for the least in the kingdom of heaven.

In this episode we talk about who the twelve disciples are, then Jesus instructs them to go out and spread the gospel. Jesus prepares them for the persecution they will face while doing so, but not to have fear. Then Jesus previews his purpose.

In this episode we talk about Matthew's story of Jesus raising a dead girl to life, healing a sick woman, two blind men, and a deaf man, as well as Jesus's declaration that the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

In this episode we see and talk about Jesus healing a paralyzed man, the way he called Matthew to be a disciple, and his discussion with John the Baptist's disciples about Jesus's disciples lack of fasting.

In this episode we talk through Jesus continuing his healing ministry, making it clear what it means to follow him, calming the stormy seas, and then healing two demon-possessed men.

In this episode we continue working our way through the Gospel of Matthew as Jesus heals a number of people who come to him for help.

In our final episode of Matthew 5-7 (the “Sermon on the Mount”) we talk about the narrow and wide gates, false prophets, those who say they know Jesus but Jesus doesn't know them, why we should build our houses on the rock, and how Jesus spoke differently than the teachers of the law.

In this episode of the podcast we talk through how judgment works for those in the kingdom of heaven as well as what it means for us to ask, seek, and knock.

In this episode we continue working through the “Sermon on the Mount” as Jesus speaks on fasting, storing up treasure, and worrying.

In this special episode of the Conversations on Jesus podcast we talk with Ken Shook, youth pastor (in transition) of Living Waters Church in Hastings, Michigan about what Paul means in Romans 12:2 when he tells his readers not to be “conformed to the world.” Together we talk about what it means to be a part of the world but set apart for the kingdom of God all at the same time.

As we continue through Jesus's “Sermon on the Mount”, we talk through what it means to give to those who need it and also a short teaching on prayer.

In our second episode through the “Sermon on the Mount” we talk about a good number of things: being useful in the kingdom of God, anger toward others, lusting after another, breaking the marriage covenant, being true to your word, vengeance, and loving our enemies. And overarching all of that is our conversation on how Jesus has fulfilled the Old Testament law.

Thank you for joining us as we continue our conversation through the Gospel of Matthew. In this episode we begin what will be a multi-episode discussion through the “Sermon on the Mount” by first talking about “The Beatitudes” and what the Bible says it means to be blessed.

In this special episode of the Conversations on Jesus podcast we talk with Gary Newton, pastor of Living Waters Church in Hastings, Michigan about what it means to be a “godly man.” In our conversation we talk about how the choices we make determine what we will do with our lives and what our lives will demand of us.

In this episode we talk through the rest of Matthew 4. In our conversation we talk about Jesus beginning his public ministry through preaching, calling some disciples, and healing a lot of people coming to him.

In this episode we continue with the rest of Matthew 4 as we talk through Jesus's three temptations brought on by the devil.

In this episode our conversation turns and focuses in on the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-2. James says God can't be tempted; therefore, if Jesus is God, how could he be tempted? Also...he got hungry?

In this episode we meet and talk about John the Baptist and what it means to repent because the kingdom of heaven is close by. We also talk about the baptism of Jesus and how it connects back to the flood and the exodus.

Thank you for joining as we look at chapter two of the Gospel of Matthew. In it we talk about the Magi, King Herod, the escape to Egypt, and the return to Nazareth.

Thank you for joining as we begin by looking at the Gospel of Mathew, consider its place in the Bible as a whole, its relation to the Old Testament and the New Testament, we take a look at the lives of Mary and Joseph, and the startling news that Joseph gets from the angel of the Lord.