Charles St-Onge, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Pembroke, Ontario, shares the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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Text: Matthew 16:13-21. Jesus asks the question that all of the Gospel of Matthew has been building toward: having heard these things, who do you say that I am? Our answer can be a rock to get it through tough times and give us love even for our enemies. Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Text: Matthew 14:13-21. In the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus is once again leading his disciples into deeper faith. Do they really have only five loaves and two fish with which to feed the crowds? (Podcast will be on a break for three weeks). Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Text: Matthew 13:44-52. Jesus lays out four more parables: what is the treasure we should be seeking, and who is out looking to buy pearls? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Text: Matthew 13:24-46. Jesus explains how we should think about evil, and evil people, in the world. Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Text: Matthew 13:1-23. What does it mean that Jesus compares himself to a sower, and compares us to soil? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Text: Matthew 11:25-30. Jesus tells the weary that in him they will find rest. What does he mean? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Text: Matthew 10:34-42. Jesus sends the apostles out, and prepares them for how they will be received. The people of the world will be forced to choose a side: are you for the coming of the kingdom of God, or against it? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
Jesus' work of restoring the harassed and helpless sheep encounters opposition, because it upsets both families and societies. Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
"When [Jesus] saw the crowds,he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." (Matthew 9:36). The question is, who were harassing them and leaving them helpless? How does the Lord show compassion today? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
The Lord is holy, and we are not. What does that look like? Who does the Lord seek: those who think they are holy or those who know that he alone is? Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .
To know there is a God is not the same thing as knowing the Lord, the uncreated Father, who sends his Son to live among us as a human being, and who draws us to himself by sending his Spirit to live in us. This, the one true God, is who saves and heals us every day by his Word. Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org .