Craig Blomberg

Read: Matthew 19:16-26 Go, sell your possessions and give to the poor. (v. 21 NIV) Countless readers of the story of the rich young ruler have asked, “Does God call

Read: Matthew 18:21-35 This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart. (Matt. 18:35 NIV) Stan stomped out

Read: Matthew 17:19-27 Take the first fish you catch . . . and you will find a four-drachma coin. (v. 27 NIV) Some commentators think this text contains the strangest

Read: Matthew 16:13-20 I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. (v. 18 NIV) Is it a problem if Jesus called Peter

Read: Matthew 15:21-29 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” (v. 24 NIV) Do you know anyone who insists their country is the only one

Read: Matthew 14:25-33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” (v. 33 NIV) Do you ever feel like your worship

Read: Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23 But the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. (v. 22 NIV). Most of the parable of the

Read: Matthew 12:24-32 Anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. (v. 32 NIV) People have often asked me about the unforgivable sin. Too frequently they are

Read: Matthew 11:25-30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (v. 30 NIV) I have never lived on a farm. My mother’s cousins did, and I often