On this First Sunday in Lent, we step back in Matthew’s story, to immediately following the baptism of Jesus. Jesus is baptized by John, in the River Jordan. As he…

For the last two Sundays, our gospel reading has come from chapter 5 of the Gospel of Matthew, and this week, we continue in that same chapter. If you were…

Last week we heard the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew. We heard Jesus proclaim blessings on the poor, those who mourn, the meek, those who hunger…

At the end of our reading last week, we heard: “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom,” and this week, we…

Our gospel reading this morning is Matthew, chapter 4, verses 12 through 23. Returning to Matthew’s gospel, we hear the story of Jesus calling his first disciples; the first followers…