Matthew 17:1-8 The Mount of Transfiguration should call to mind some other great mountain meetings. Andrew and Edwin discuss how this mountain meeting relates to Moses's time up on the mountain and his shining face. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a gues...
Dec 27, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Matthew 16:24-28 Andrew and Edwin discuss the choice we are making between the present and eternity, between the world and our soul. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. Click here to find out more ....
Dec 24, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Matthew 16:21-23 Peter just had one the greatest moments of his life and now Jesus is calling him Satan. Wow! Andrew and Edwin discuss what this rebuke is all about. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Aven...
Dec 23, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 79
Matthew 16:13-20 Peter makes the good confession. Andrew and Edwin talk about this confession, its basis, and what it means for us and the kingdom built upon it. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. ...
Dec 22, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Matthew 16:5-12 The apostles didn't get it when Jesus warned them of the leaven of the Sadducees and Pharisees. He wasn't talking about their bread. He was talking about their teaching. He was talking about their influence. Andrew and Edwin springboard from this influence to the leaven we need to beware of today. There is plenty of it, and we need to take care. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. E...
Dec 21, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 77
Matthew 16:1-4 Jesus has fed 5000 with very little. He has fed 4000 with very little. He has called to mind the manna in the wilderness, the miracles of multiplying food from Elijah and Elisha. The Pharisees still ask for a sign. Andrew and Edwin discuss the signs of Jesus's times and what they mean for our times. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join...
Dec 20, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 76
Matthew 15:29-39 Jesus feeds another large group of people. This prompts Andrew and Edwin to have a conversation about how Jesus went about His ministry. What was His standard operating procedure when He came into a town. Did He do what most folks today claim? Or do we see a different modus operandi. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook ...
Dec 17, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Matthew 15:21-28 Andrew and Edwin discuss one of the most shocking episodes in Jesus's ministry--that time when He called a woman a dog. What is up with that? Yet, it provides some fantastic lessons about faith. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest am...
Dec 16, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Matthew 15:10-20 Andrew and Edwin have a conversation about what defiles us and what doesn't. Jesus isn't worried about what goes into or comes out of our stomachs, but what goes into and comes out of our hearts. Guard your heart. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet...
Dec 15, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Matthew 15:10-20 Jesus's disciples were concerned Jesus was offending the religious elite of the Jews. Jesus essentially says He doesn't care. Andrew and Edwin discuss Jesus's approach to the blind leaders of the Jews, the Pharisees. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to m...
Dec 14, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Matthew 15:1-9 The Pharisees are still trying to make Jesus look bad so they can support their counternarrative that He is actually a false prophet. Andrew and Edwin have a conversation about what it takes to have real, meaningful worship. The Pharisees were getting the forms and patterns right, but the heart was all wrong. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere...
Dec 13, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Matthew 14:33-36 Andrew and Edwin use the confession found in Matthew 14:33 as a springboard to review who Jesus is in Matthew and how we should respond to Him. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who meet on Livingston Avenue. C...
Dec 10, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus wasn't the only person to walk on water. There was another. Andrew and Edwin take a look at why and how Peter was able to walk on water, uncovering a fantastic lesson about God's grace in our lives today. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet yo...
Dec 09, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 69
Matthew 14:22-27 Andrew and Edwin take a look at another miracle from Jesus. This time Jesus is able to walk on water like it is dry ground. Once again, Matthew writes his story about Jesus in such a way that we see Jesus is the greatest. Not only is He greater than the prophets, He is greater than the leaders and law givers. He is greater than Moses and Joshua. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here . Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have....
Dec 08, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Matthew 14:13-21 Andrew and Edwin discuss a couple miracles from the Old Testament to which Jesus's feeding of the 5000 points back. They draw an amazing lesson as Matthew continues his narrative and argument that Jesus is greater than all prophets. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here...
Dec 07, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Matthew 14:1-12 In most stories, we expect the protagonist to be saved from death at the very last second. Andrew and Edwin discuss some great, but hard, lessons we learn from the fact that John the Baptist doesn't get delivered from or before death. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking her...
Dec 06, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Matthew 13: 53-58 Jesus traveled to His hometown of Nazareth. But the people weren't too happy with Him. They didn't believe Him. Because they didn't, He didn't perform many miracles there. Andrew and Edwin discuss the practicalities of that. If people don't believe, they won't show up for the miracle. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Faceboo...
Dec 03, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Matthew 13: 44-46 Jesus tells two similar parables. One about a hidden treasure and one about a merchant searching for pearls. Is He just telling the same story twice? Or is there something else going on with these stories? Andrew and Edwin discuss the differences between the two parables and share their various opinions on why they are different. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at Tex...
Dec 02, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 64
Matthew 13: 31-35 Usually when we talk about a mustard seed in the Bible, we are talking about our faith. However, Jesus talks about another mustard seed. This one is His kingdom. Andrew and Edwin survey the prophets to see what this parable about a seed growing into a huge tree is really all about. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook c...
Dec 01, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Matthew 13:10-17 Why did Jesus teach in parables? The mere fact that the disciples asked demonstrates that the common reason people think isn't actually the reason. Jesus wasn't simply trying to illustrate His teaching. Jesus wasn't trying to get down on the levels of His audience. Jesus wasn't trying to make it easy. Andrew and Edwin discuss Jesus's own response to this question. It is kind of surprising. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what...
Nov 30, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 The Parable of the Sower, at least that's what Jesus calls it. Andrew and Edwin discuss why Jesus calls it that instead of The Parable of the Soils like so many modern preachers call it. The emphasis is on this Farmer and why He behaves so oddly. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversati...
Nov 29, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Matthew 12:43-50 Jesus turns the notion of family on its head. The family of God isn't about blood lineage or biological relationships. It's about who actually obeys God. Andrew and Edwin discuss what that means for us (especially those of us who are Gentiles). Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by c...
Nov 26, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Matthew 12:33-42 Happy Thanksgiving! Jesus is not only greater than the temple, He is greater than Jonah and Solomon. Andrew and Edwin discuss what makes Jesus greater than these two men. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the conversation by clicking here. We'd love to meet you. Be a guest among the Christians who m...
Nov 25, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Matthew 12:15-32 The Pharisees have been countering Matthew's narrative about Jesus. Clearly, Matthew is telling us Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. He is performing amazing signs and doing wonderful works. The Pharisees have to come up with a reason Jesus is doing these things but at the same time a reason folks should reject Him. Their counternarrative is that Jesus is in league with the prince of demons. This isn't the first time they've leveled this charge. However, this is th...
Nov 24, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 58
Matthew 12:9-14 The Pharisees and scribes wanted to test and then accuse Jesus. So, when a man with a withered hand was in the synagogue on the Sabbath, they set the trap. They asked Jesus if it was lawful or if He really had authority from God to heal people on the Sabbath. Andrew and Edwin dig into Jesus's response to learn a fantastic lesson about Bible authority, hermeneutics, and how we should use the Scripture to know what we are authorized to do as Christians and in Christ's church. While...
Nov 23, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Matthew 12:1-8 Jesus and the disciples were plucking some grain on the Sabbath. When the Pharisees and scribes challenged Jesus, He rose up to the challenge. Andrew and Edwin uncover what Jesus really was saying about Himself when He talked about being greater than the temple. Don't let anyone tell you He never said it. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org...
Nov 22, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Matthew 11:25-30 Andrew and Edwin uncover there are at least two different kinds of children in Jesus's teaching. A few conversations ago, we learned about arrogant children who want to play the game by their own rules. In today's conversation, we find humble children who are actually a great example for us. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the F...
Nov 19, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Matthew 11:20-24 Today's culture is all about tolerance. The problem is life is preparing us for judgment and if we refuse to follow Jesus, judgment will not be tolerant at all. Andrew and Edwin discuss precisely how intolerant judgment will be and how all our protests to it won't change a thing. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook comm...
Nov 18, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Matthew 11: 16-19 Jesus tells a parable that Edwin has misunderstood for a long time. Andrew has always gotten it right though. So, there is that. Which marketplace children represent Jesus and John, which ones represent the Pharisees, Scribes, and Jews. Our hosts then demonstrate how Jesus was talking as much about our generation as His. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@Chr...
Nov 17, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Matthew 11: 7-15 Jesus talks about the least in the kingdom for the second time in Matthew. However, this time, He seems to mean something different. Andrew and Edwin discuss this helpful insight into Bible study. They also springboard into what true greatness really is. Read the written devo that goes along with this episode by clicking here. Let us know what you are learning or any questions you have. Email us at TextTalk@ChristiansMeetHere.org. Join the Facebook community and join the convers...
Nov 16, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 52
