In this chapter of Matthew, we see Jesus using parables to conceal the truth from those who would reject it, and to reveal the truth to those who would receive and believe.
Ken Boa introduces this new series based on his book coauthored with John Alan Turner. The first teaching focuses on the creation story, taken from Genesis 1 and 2.
Genesis 6 documents the radical measures God took to address increasingly rampant human wickedness and preserve a godly remnant of people for Himself, through one family.
Ken Boa shifts to practical application of his teaching on life's purpose by focusing on some personal principles and values that help us review and remind ourselves of our purpose as humans, as believers, and as individuals.
The metaphor of God as our shepherd and God’s people as the sheep of his pasture runs through Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. The most famous of these references is certainly Psalm 23.
Ken Boa teaches on the third chapter of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus exhorts His followers to examine themselves when tempted to have a censorious attitude toward others.
In this wisdom psalm, God invites us to consider the skies (His world) and the Scriptures (His word), and to then respond to this general and special revelation by turning our souls to Him in repentance (His way).