All Episodes
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Matthew 15:1-28 | Kingdom Now: Dirty Hands, Empty Hands
In Matthew 15, Pastor Karl walks through two encounters that reveal how Jesus responds to very different kinds of people. The first is a confrontation with the Pharise...
Matthew 14:22-33 | Kingdom Now: The Invitation (with Jeff Stemple)
What do you do when the storms of life hit? Our instinct is to hunker down, strain at the oars, and just try to survive. But what if the storm isn't just an obstacle —...
Matthew 14:1-21 | Kingdom Now: Two Tables, Two Kingdoms
In this message from Matthew 14, Pastor Karl explores two seemingly separate events — the beheading of John the Baptist and the feeding of the five thousand — and reve...
Matthew 13:44-58 | Kingdom Now: The Hidden Treasure, The Pearl & The Net
In this concluding message of Matthew 13, Pastor Karl unpacks the final three parables of Jesus — the Hidden Treasure, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Net — and chal...
Matthew 13:31-33 | Kingdom Now: The Mustard Seed & The Leaven
In this message, Pastor Karl digs into the third and fourth parables of Matthew 13 — the Mustard Seed and the Leaven — and recovers an interpretation that the earliest...
Matthew 13:36-43 | Kingdom Now: The Weeds and the Wheat (with David White)
What do you do when the world around you feels messy, broken, and out of control? In this week's message, guest speaker David White walks us through one of Jesus's mos...
Matthew 13:1-23 | Kingdom Now: The Sower
In this episode, Pastor Karl opens Matthew 13 — a chapter packed with seven parables — by laying the groundwork for what parables are and why Jesus used them. A parabl...
Matthew 12:40-50 | Kingdom Now: Clean Isn't Enough
In this message, Pastor Karl wraps up the church's three-week study of Matthew 12 — what he calls the hinge point of Jesus's ministry and of all human history. Drawing...
Matthew 12 | The Journey To Easter: God's Verdict (Easter Sunday)
This Easter, Pastor Karl takes an unconventional approach — rather than turning to a traditional resurrection passage, he stays in the church's ongoing study of Matthe...
Matthew 12 | The Journey To Easter: The Hinge Point
In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Karl walks through Matthew 12 — not the triumphal entry itself, but the pivotal chapter that sets it all in motion. This is the fir...
Matthew 11:20-30 | The Journey To Easter: Indifference Is Not Neutrality
In this message, Pastor Karl tackles one of the more challenging passages in Matthew's Gospel — a section most preachers skip, especially leading up to Easter. Working...
Matthew 11:1-19 | The Journey To Easter: The Disappointed Believer
In this message, Pastor Karl opens a four-part Easter series through Matthew 11–12, describing these two chapters as the "hinge point" of Jesus's ministry — the moment...
Matthew 10:26-42 | Kingdom Now: The Cost of Loyalty (with Michael Rondon)
In this message, guest speaker Michael Rondon picks up in Matthew 10, covering the second half of the chapter and unpacking six key themes Jesus presents to his discip...
Matthew 10 | Kingdom Now: Sent, Costly, Unafraid
In Matthew 10, Pastor Karl highlights a pivotal transition in Jesus' ministry, where the disciples move from merely observing and admiring Him to being sent out as act...
Matthew 9:18-38 | Kingdom Now: Reach Out in Faith
In this episode of the podcast from the church, Pastor Karl concludes the study of Matthew chapter 9, highlighting Jesus' revelation of His power through a series of r...
Matthew 9 | Kingdom Now: Recreate, Not Repair
Pastor Karl continues the "Kingdom Now" series in Matthew 9:1–17, showing that Jesus doesn't patch torn-up lives—He recreates them entirely, unleashing kingdom power t...
Matthew 8:23-34 | Kingdom Now: Chaos & Comfort
Guest speaker David White continues the "Kingdom Now" series in Matthew 8, showing that wherever God’s kingdom arrives, chaos is confronted—but comfort is challenged.H...
Matthew 8 | Kingdom Now: The Authority of the King
In this message, Pastor Karl transitions from the Sermon on the Mount into Matthew 8, emphasizing Jesus’ supreme authority over the natural and supernatural realms. He...
Matthew 7:21-29 | Kingdom Now: No Turning Back
In this sobering conclusion to the "Kingdom Now" series on the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Karl closes Matthew 7:21–29 with Jesus' urgent call to authentic, obedient f...
Matthew 7 | Kingdom Now: The Danger of Self-Deception
In this challenging and convicting message from the "Kingdom Now" series on the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Karl dives into Matthew 7:1-20, unpacking Jesus' teachings ...
