What questions did Sunday's sermon raise for you?

In this week's Q&A episode, Fr. Rob and Rev. Josh continue the conversation from Sunday's sermon, exploring questions submitted by members of the St. Matthew's community.

This week, they revisit "E237 - Double Days", originally preached on Sunday, August 2nd, and discuss topics including:

• Does Godzilla have a place in the Kingdom of Heaven / Beloved Community?
• Are there any differences between the Biblical account of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and the 4,000?
• Is there more to say about taking, blessing, breaking, and giving?

Listen to the original sermon here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ E237 - Double Days

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Matthew 14:13-21

Jesus withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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What questions did Sunday's sermon raise for you?

In this week's Q&A episode, Fr. Rob and Rev. Josh continue the conversation from Sunday's sermon, exploring questions submitted by members of the St. Matthew's community.

This week, they revisit "E236 - Gentleness: It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood", originally preached on Sunday, July 26th, and discuss topics including:

• What is the weirdest question you've received following a sermon?
• What is the difference between gentleness and kindness?
• Why is it important to be gentle, and not just kind?

Listen to the original sermon here: ⁠⁠⁠ E236 - Gentleness: It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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Matthew 13:31-33,44-52

Jesus put before the crowds another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.” And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

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Matthew 13:24-30,36-43

Jesus put before the crowd another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’ He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ But he replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’”

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!”

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What questions did Sunday's sermon raise for you?

In this week's Q&A episode, Rev. Josh and special guest Julie continue the conversation from a bus in Jamacia, exploring questions submitted by members of the St. Matthew's community and discussing their experiences.

This week, they revisit "E234 - Jesus Doesn't Think You're an Idiot", originally preached on Sunday, July 12th, and discuss topics including:

• How can I make understanding the Bible easier?

• What has been impactful about the Jamacia mission trip time?

Listen to the original sermon here: ⁠⁠ E234 - Jesus Doesn't Think You're an Idiot⁠⁠

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Matthew 13:1-9,18-23

Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!”

“Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

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What questions did Sunday's sermon raise for you?

In this week's Q&A episode, Fr. Rob and Rev. Josh continue the conversation from Sunday's sermon, exploring questions submitted by members of the St. Matthew's community.

This week, they revisit "E233 - Law and Order", originally preached on Sunday, July 5th, and discuss topics including:

• Father Rob's vacation musings

• Why does the Bible emphasize widows and orphans so much?

• What does Christianity look like under a changing government?

Listen to the original sermon here: ⁠ E233 - Law and Order⁠

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