Faith
Can You Worship with a Hard Heart?
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
Craig Blomberg September 16, 2025
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
Read: Matthew 10:16-23 Truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. (v. 23 NIV) Ever since the beginning
Read: Matthew 9:1-8 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” (v. 2 NIV) Maybe it’s because I grew up in
Read: Matthew 8:23-34 What kind of man is this? (v. 27 NIV) It’s one of Jesus’s most famous miracles—stilling the storm on the sea of Galilee after his disciples rouse
Read: Matthew 7:1-12 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. (v. 1 NIV) Is all judgment wrong? We often hear people reassure each other with the two words
Read: Matthew 6:25-34 Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (v. 33 NIV) As a seminary professor, I often