Glorious Things :: January 11, 2026
I picked Psalm 87 for this morning because it’s so glorious and so…weird. I picked it because I really have never understood it. No matter how many times I’ve read it. What is this psalm, this song, all about? So,…
One Thing I Ask :: January 4, 2026
What are you asking the Lord for in 2026? What are you praying for as we set out into a new year? What do you want? Many of us start the year by making some goals. We’re going to lose…
Come, Lord Jesus :: December 28, 2025
“Come, Lord Jesus!” That’s the very last prayer in the Bible. It’s in the last book of the Bible. It’s on the last page, in the last paragraph, in the second-to-last verse. And we’re studying it on the last Sunday…
The Son of the Most High :: December 21, 2025
This story is the announcement by an angel to that humble young Jewish woman named Mary that the first Christmas was coming, that the Christ was coming, not just someday but now, and not just to her house, but to…
Days of Feasting and Joy :: December 14, 2025
There once was a wicked man named Haman, and he hated the Jews. He was their enemy. This Haman was a leader in the kingdom of Persia in the fifth century before Christ, and he was very very proud. Narcissistic…
Another Decree :: December 7, 2025
Our story is not over yet. The Tale of Queen Esther did not end with the death of the wicked Haman at the tail end of chapter 7. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 8:1-17. Full manuscript available on Pastor…
We have finally reached “Queen Esther’s Banquet.” It’s actually Queen Esther’s Second Banquet, isn’t it? Because she put one on in chapter 5, as well. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 7:1-10. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog. You can listen…
Timing is everything. In so many areas of life, so much comes down to timing. What happened when. How fast something unfolded. What came first. What came last. What happened at just the right time…or at just the wrong time!…
Queen Esther is about to do the bravest thing she has ever done. Queen Esther is about to embark on what might be, for her, a suicide mission. She is going to take her life into her own hands and…
What was troubling Mordecai? By verse 5 of chapter 4, Queen Esther wants to know. But we already know what is troubling Mordecai: The genocide of the Jews has been placed on the calendar. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 4:1-17. Full…
I’ll be right up front with you. This chapter ends on a cliffhanger. You know, one of those moments where the hero of the story and their friends are in danger, hanging from a cliff, and you don’t know what’s…
“Where Is God?” That’s the title of our new series on this unique book of the Bible called, “Esther.” “Where is God?” That’s a question that we have all asked from time to time, and we have all felt in…
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- “Glorious Things” [Matt's Messages] January 11, 2026
- “One Thing I Ask” [Matt's Messages] January 4, 2026
- Highlights from Reading in 2025 January 1, 2026