Solid Ground
Midweek Teaching Content
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In Mark 10:13–16, Jesus welcomes the children whom His disciples tried to turn away, revealing His deep concern for the young and vulnerable. This study challenges churches and families to remove barriers that keep children from Jesus and to make their spiritual formation a true priority. It also explores what Jesus means when He says that the kingdom of God must be received like a child.
Peter, James, and John watch Jesus transfigured in glory on the mountain — and are told by God Himself to listen to Him. But the story doesn't end on the mountain: it ends in the valley below, where the other nine disciples stand helpless over a boy they can't heal. Tonight we look at how mountaintop clarity and valley failure sit side by side in Matthew 17, and what it means to stay dependent on Christ once the glory fades.
Tonight we're in Matthew 16:13–20, where Jesus asks his disciples the question that matters more than any other: "Who do you say that I am?" Peter gets the answer right — "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" — but we'll see that having the right title doesn't mean you've got it all figured out, and that Jesus's promise to build his church rests on his faithfulness, not ours. We'll close by asking a question every believer eventually has to answer: whose church do you think this actually is?
A slice of moldy bread raises an odd question: do you toss the whole loaf, or just cut around the spot? Jesus asks his disciples to beware a different kind of contamination — the leaven of two rival religious factions who set aside everything that divided them the moment their authority was threatened. It's a study about the kind of corruption that never announces itself, and why "eat around it" is never actually a safe strategy. Join us this week as Pastor Brian focuses on Matthew 16:1-12
In Mark 7:24–30, a desperate Gentile mother approaches Jesus with humble yet persistent faith, trusting that even a crumb of His mercy is enough to deliver her daughter. This study explores Jesus’ challenging words to her, revealing that God’s saving grace—offered first to Israel—was always intended to reach every nation.
In Matthew 14:22–33, Jesus walks upon the stormy sea and reveals Himself as the sovereign Son of God, calling His disciples to trust His word above their circumstances. This study shifts the focus from Peter’s brief walk on the water to Christ’s divine identity, reminding us that seeing Jesus clearly should ultimately lead us to worship.
