Matthew 21

Jesus is born. 

Jesus' family moves to Egypt, then to Galilee. 

Jesus' way is paved by John the baptist. 

Christmas proves how Jesus is Messiah — a King, and Promise-Fulfiller — for all the nations, not just Israel. 

Pastor Fouad Kahwagi shares how much Jesus longed to save Jerusalem when he wept over her, and his invitation for salvation still stands for us today if we only open our hearts to him so he could enter. يشارك القس فؤاد قهوجي كم كان يشتاق يسوع ان يخلّص اورشليم عندما بكى عليها، ودع ... Show More

The final section of Romans opens with a question. If non-Jews have been included in God's promises to Israel because of faith in Jesus, what about Jews who do not believe in Jesus? Seth and David talk about the faithfulness of God and how he is still faithful to God's people.  

Matthew 14:22-32. Here, we read the account of Peter walking on water towards Jesus. All was fine until Peter took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at what was going on around him. He then sunk. That happens to all of us when we focus on things instead of Jesus. 

When Jesus asks the Pharisees how David calls the Messiah “Lord,” they refuse to answer. What made that seemingly simple question so incendiary? 

Why did Jesus leave earth after his resurrection? Pastor John gives six reasons for Jesus’s ascension to the Father’s right hand. 

This week Fr. Michael unpacks a theme he sees in the post-Pascha Sunday readings around people saying yes to Jesus immediately vs qualifying the yes or asking follow-up questions before saying yes. He talks about the reasons why we might not say yes right away, and how our human ... Show More