Mountain Brook Baptist Church

1st Thessalonians, Chapter 5

2nd Peter, Chapter 3

1 Chronicles 29:14-19

Matthew 25:1-13

Matthew 25:14-30

Matthew 22:1-14

Theme: Jesus tells a parable that shows the essential role he plays in God’s plan of salvation. To reject God’s offer of salvation in his Son, Jesus Christ, is to reject the cornerstone of God’s work of redemption. Matthew 21:33-44

Theme: Jesus tells a parable that exposes our tendency to think we deserve more reward from the Lord than others based on our work. But, Jesus helps us see that we should always rejoice when God is generous to others. None of us deserves the grace God has extended to us in Jesus Christ. Matthew 20:1-16

Theme: Our church building is a resource the Lord has given us to gather and grow in our Christian faith alongside one another. The building is only valuable if we make the commitment to gather and grow. Hebrews 10:24-25

Matthew 16:21-27

Theme: Jesus brings the disciples to a point of decision. He asks them to reveal who they think he is. Peter rightly identifies Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God. We all must eventually answer the question, “Who do we say Jesus is?” Matthew 16:13-20

Theme: A Canaanite woman comes to Jesus, desperate for him to heal her daughter. She will not be denied because she believes Jesus can work the miracle she longs to see come to pass in the life of her child. Jesus responds to her request by healing her daughter. And Jesus marvels at the great faith of this Canaanite woman, which stands in stark contrast to the disbelief of the Pharisees and scribes.  Matthew 15:21-28

Theme: Jesus comes to his disciples in the midst of a raging storm and calms the sea. In the process, Jesus teaches his disciples to choose faith over fear and trust he will provide for them.  Matthew 14:22-33

Theme: Jesus performs a miracle by multiplying the five loaves and two fish to feed thousands in a desolate place. Jesus’ miracle harkens back to God’s provision for his people in the wilderness. In this episode we are reminded that God takes our meager resources and multiplies them for our good and his glory.  Matthew 14:13-21

Matthew 13:24-30

Theme: The Parable of the Sower can be read as an encouragement to sow the seeds of the Kingdom of God far and wide, trusting the results are ultimately in God’s hands and not ours.  Matthew 13:1-9

Theme: After telling his disciples they will encounter persecution and must lose their lives in pursuit of making him known, Jesus encourages his disciples with the truth that his yoke is easy and his burden is light.  Matthew 11:25-30