Austin Rankin
Culture, Featured, God, Jesus, Joy, Ministry, Theology
Continuing in our study of the Gospel According to Matthew, this week we’ll be looking at Matthew 13. In this study, we’ll be looking at Jesus’ teaching about the Kingdom of God. What is the Kingdom of God? What does it look like today and what will it look like …
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Austin Rankin
Culture, Featured, God, Jesus, Theology
Continuing in our study of the Gospel According to Matthew, we’ll be looking at the second half of Matthew 12. In this part, Jesus continues to butt heads with the Jewish religious leaders while discussing the Kingdom of God, and also defining for us what true family and the Church …
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Austin Rankin
Culture, Featured, God, Jesus, Theology
Continuing in our study of the Gospel According to Matthew, we’ll be looking Matthew 12:1-21. In this part we’ll see some of Jesus’ encounters with the religious leaders and their disagreements of the sabbath and healing. Then we’ll discuss a little eschatology and what Jesus’ ministry means for the big …
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Austin Rankin
Affliction, Culture, Featured, God, Good Practice, Jesus, Joy, Ministry, Theology
Continuing in our study on the Gospel According to Matthew, this week we’ll take a look at Matthew 11. We’ve had a major transition in the Book of Matthew by now looking to what the people’s response to Jesus are. In this section, we’ll look at John the Baptist and …
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Austin Rankin
Culture, Featured, God, Jesus, Joy, Ministry, Theology
Continuing in our study of the Gospel According to Matthew, we’ll be looking at Matthew 10. Jesus commissions His 12 apostles. He teaches them what to expect on their mission, the cost of discipleship, and the reward of being faithful to their King. Follow this link for the verses used. …
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Austin Rankin
Featured, God, Jesus, Ministry, Theology
Last week, we did an overview of the Five Solas of the Reformation. This week, we’ll look at justification. How is someone made in right standing before God? Were Paul and James at odds together in Scripture? Follow this link for the verses used. Follow this link if the link …
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Austin Rankin
Affliction, Culture, Featured, God, Jesus, Theology
October is Reformation month and in this part we’ll take an overview of the doctrines that came out of the Reformation (follow this link for the articles on the Reformation). We’ll look at the Five Solas (“alone” in Latin) of the Reformation: Scripture Alone, Grace Alone, Faith Alone, Christ Alone, …
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Austin Rankin
Featured, God, Good Practice, Jesus, Theology
Continuing in our study of the Book of Matthew, we’ll be looking at Matthew 9:18-38. We’re continuing to see the serving ministry of Jesus unfold. We’ll see more of Jesus’ miracles and then cover why we should pray to God when He is sovereign over everything. Follow this link for …
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Austin Rankin
Culture, Featured, God, Jesus, Theology
In this study in the book of Matthew, we’ll be looking at Matthew chapter 9. We are continuing to study the ministry of Jesus. In this part, Jesus is encountering the religious leaders’ opposition to His ministry. Follow this link for the verses used. Follow this link if the link …
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Austin Rankin
Affliction, Featured, God, Jesus, Theology
Continuing our study of the Book of Matthew, we’ll be finishing Matthew chapter 8 today. We’ll discuss the cost of true discipleship, Jesus calming the storm and casting out demons. How do all of these fit together in Matthew’s narrative? Follow this link for the verses used. Follow this link …
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