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.

The Holy Spirit is a destructive force... because death must be cleared away to make room for life. Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org.

Support the show Visit us at intheway.org or stjohnspembroke.org.