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Encouragement from Hell

admin Baptized, Believe in Jesus Christ, Biblical Times, Blog, Bride, Church Member, Confronted, Corinth, Devil, Disqualified, Encouragement, Encouragement from Hell, Erik Garthe, Examine, Filthy Rags, God, guests, Heaven, Hell, Invitation, Jesus, King, King’s Gift, Life, Lord, No Longer Conformed, Paul, Prayers, purity, Righteous, Saved, Savior, Sinner’s Prayer, Son of God, Uninvited, Wedding Banquet, Wedding Festivities, Wedding Garment 0 Comment January 24, 2022

“When the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.” (Matthew 22:11) In biblical times, when a person went to a wedding, he was given a white scarf to wear across his shoulder; More →

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The King’s Share

admin Blog, Christians, Circumstances, Communicate, Destroy, Erik Garthe, Faithful, Fruit, Heir, His Word, Inheritance, Instruction, Jesus, Jesus’ Judgment, Jewish Leaders, King, Landowner, Leaders, Lord, Master, Messenger, Messengers, No Longer Conformed, Parable, Portion, Produce, Seasons, Share, Son, Stewards, Tenants, The King's Share, Vinedressers, Vineyard 0 Comment January 17, 2022

Matthew 21:33-46 records Jesus’ parable of the vineyard. It is the drama of a landowner who, having rented out his vineyard, sought his contractual portion of the produce. After sending workers to get his goods More →

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On Whose Authority?

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In the account of Matthew 21:23-32, Jesus’ authority was questioned by the religious leaders, “The chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority More →

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Looking for Fruit

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Matthew 21:18-22 is the record of Jesus and the fig tree event. Why did He curse it? Was He expressing frustration because He was hungry and couldn’t find anything to eat? We might do that but not Jesus. Consider More →

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The King is in Town, Part 2

admin Blind, Blog, Burnt Offerings, Buyers and Sellers, Chief Priests, Court of the Gentiles, David, Den of Thieves, Erik Garthe, Gift, God, Holy Spirit, Hosanna, House of Prayer, Jerusalem, King, Lame, Leaders, Lord, Multitudes, No Longer Conformed, non-Jews, Sacrifice, Scribes, Sins, Son of David, Temple, The King is in Town - Part 2 0 Comment December 27, 2021

When Jesus arrived triumphantly in Jerusalem, what did He do? Did He teach the multitudes? No. Did He converse with the leaders? No. Did He bask in all the praise? No. He went straight into the More →

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The King is in Town, Part 1

admin Bethphage, Blog, Creator, Cross, Deity, Erik Garthe, Freedom, God, God’s Word, Gospels, Homage, Hosanna, Isaiah, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus Christ, King, King of the Jews, Lord, Messianic, Multitudes, No Longer Conformed, Omniscience, Owner, Passover, Plan of Salvation, Prophecy, Prophet, Romans, Royalty, Sacrificial Lamb, Son of David, The King is in Town - Part 1, Throne, Town, Zechariah 0 Comment December 20, 2021

Matthew 21:1-11 records that point where all four gospels converge and together narrate the final movement of Jesus to the cross. The King arrived in Jerusalem but He didn’t take His throne: He had other work More →

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Ask Jesus for Help

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Matthew 20:29-34 gives exhortations regarding prayer. First, pray with sincere faith—“Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” (v. 30) As blind as these two men were, they believed that Jesus could help them, though they never saw More →

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Paradox of Christianity (B)

admin Actions, Authority, Blog, Christian Service, Christianity, Comfort, Commit, Criticism, Demeaning, Disciples, Discomfort, Erik Garthe, Example, Excuses, Gentiles, Gift of God, Giving, Grace, Heart, Jesus, Judges, Lead, Life, Lord, Lower Class, Ministry, No Longer Conformed, Offensive, Paradox, Paradox of Christianity (B), Ransom, Rulers, Sacrificially, salvation, Servanthood, Serve, Served, Service, Slave, Society, Son of Man, Uncategorized, Works, World’s Wisdom 0 Comment December 6, 2021

The heart of Christianity is giving sacrificially, and the soul is service: “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28) The term “servant” is offensive in today’s More →

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Paradox of Christianity (A)

admin Authority, Believers, Blog, Christ, Christianity, Disciples, Erik Garthe, Eternal Life, Glory, God, God’s Kingdom, Gospel Message, Greatness, Human Nature, James, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, King Herod, Kingdom, Leadership, No Longer Conformed, Paradox, Paradox of Christianity (A), Power, Ransom, Sacrifice, Son of Man, Suffer, Unbelievers, Uncategorized, world 0 Comment November 29, 2021

Have you ever said something that you regretted later? Matthew 20:20-28 could be titled, “What was I thinking?” The mother of James and John made a request of Jesus, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand More →

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Suffering, Death, and Resurrection

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On Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem and the cross, Matthew 20:17-19 marks the third time He told His disciples of His coming suffering. He was going there to celebrate the Passover, More →

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