<![CDATA[Walking The New Testament]]>

<![CDATA[Walking The New Testament]]>https://wtnt.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3DO!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ab4b099-4a88-4ec0-b272-925257f7300f_1280x1280.pngWalking The New Testamenthttps://wtnt.substack.comSubstackThu, 02 Jul 2026 18:25:19 GMT<![CDATA[If You Believe]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/if-you-believehttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/if-you-believeMon, 29 Jun 2026 12:02:11 GMTHello everyone! I’m so grateful you made the choice to check out another episode of WTNT! Matthew 21 is an amazing chapter. It would be easy to dive into this chapter for several hours. I chose to focus on just one part of it though. We’re going to briefly take a look at the power we have. The power we have squandered. The power we doubt.

“Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21: 21-22 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Call Out All the Louder!]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/call-out-all-the-louderhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/call-out-all-the-louderMon, 22 Jun 2026 12:01:35 GMT

Hello Everyone and thanks so much for checking in for another episode of WTNT!

Every chapter of Matthew has been challenging. Not because of the content, but because of the sheer volume of lessons to be learned in each of them. Fortunately, we will have opportunities to explore some of the ones we haven’t looked at as we continue in the gospels over the weeks ahead, so stay tuned!

This week, I felt compelled to talk just a bit about not giving up, even when people around us are telling us it is useless to try…

As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. ³⁰Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

“Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”

Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Matthew 20: 29-34 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Nothing is Impossible]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/nothing-is-impossiblehttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/nothing-is-impossibleMon, 15 Jun 2026 12:01:29 GMTHello everyone! Thank you for stopping by once again. This week was, again, a tough one when it comes to deciding what to talk about. There’s some very deep things mentioned by Christ in Matthew 19. That being said, we’re going to focus on “rich” people. It should be interesting.

“Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19: 23-24

“Who then can be saved?” Matthew 19: 25

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19: 26

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]]><![CDATA[From Your Heart]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/from-your-hearthttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/from-your-heartMon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:41 GMTHello everyone! I’m so glad you decided to take this journey with me and that you are taking a few minutes out of your day to explore this episode. Matthew 18 is deep. Very deep. A person could probably spend hours talking about all of the advice that Jesus gave in this chapter. Today we will focus on forgiveness again. I know we talked about that a bit earlier in the book of Matthew, but I believe that as a people we are lacking in the area of forgiveness so we’ll see what Jesus has to say about it as he continues his ministry.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of goldwas brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Matthew 18: 21-35 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Doubt is Our Enemy]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/doubt-is-our-enemyhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/doubt-is-our-enemyMon, 01 Jun 2026 12:03:36 GMTHello Everyone! Thank you so much for checking out another episode of Walking the New Testament! Matthew 17 was another difficult one for me. There’s some really deep things going on in this chapter, but we’re going to focus on just one thing; Jesus explaining why the disciples “couldn’t” cast out a demon.

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“You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” Matthew 17: 17 NIV

“…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17: 20 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Fake Yeast]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/fake-yeasthttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/fake-yeastMon, 25 May 2026 12:01:28 GMTGreetings! Thank you for checking out another episode of WTNT.

Matthew 16 was a difficult chapter for me because many Christians are already familiar with the content. There’s nothing groundbreaking to say about this chapter, but we’re going to take a quick look at false teachings that Christ warned us about.

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“…“Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Matthew 16: 6 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Don't Let Human Rules Become Religious Dogma!]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/dont-let-human-rules-become-religioushttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/dont-let-human-rules-become-religiousMon, 18 May 2026 12:01:01 GMTGreetings! Thank you for checking out another episode of WTNT! This week we’ll take a peek at how easy it is for something made up by people (churches, governments, family) can turn into a “religious” act that has nothing to do with being a Christian or follower of The Way.

“Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules. vs 3-9 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[You Give Them Something...]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/you-give-them-somethinghttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/you-give-them-somethingMon, 11 May 2026 12:02:45 GMTHello and thank you for checking out another episode of WTNT! Today I’m planning to take a look at one thing that is hardly ever mentioned about the feeding of the multitudes.

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“…They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” vs 16 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Blind and Deaf]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/blind-and-deafhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/blind-and-deafMon, 04 May 2026 12:03:56 GMTGreetings! Thank you for checking out another episode of WTNT. Today we’ll take a peek at what Jesus had to say about those who hear and see everything going on around us, miracles, calamities, and the like, and yet still just don’t get it.

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I hope you will find this episode beneficial. There is a lot going on in Matthew 13 so it would be impossible to cover all of it in one short episode, but Mark, Luke, and John, also cover a lot of the same topics so we will definitely get to explore some of the other things going on during the incredible ministry of Jesus. Stay tuned!

This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.” vs 13-16 NIV

“…Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.” vs 56-57 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Putting Them in Their Place]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/putting-them-in-their-placehttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/putting-them-in-their-placeMon, 27 Apr 2026 12:01:52 GMT

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Hello everyone! Thank you for checking out another episode of WTNT!

This week we’ll chat a bit about legalism and the way we are supposed to handle those who have taken human rules and made them more important than God’s law, and/or taken God’s law and misapplied it.

I’ll do the best I can to shed a bit of light on this very important chapter of the New Testament.

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“If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” vs 7-8 NIV

“…Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” vs 12 NIV

“And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out?” vs 27 NIV

“The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here.” vs 41 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[Woe!]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/woehttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/woeMon, 20 Apr 2026 12:02:33 GMTGreetings my friends! Thank you for checking in on another episode of WTNT!

Today we will take a look at Jesus’ warning to countries that reject his miracles and blessings and refuse to repent.

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“Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” vs 20-24 NIV

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” vs 28-30 NIV

“When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7: 13-14 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[The Most Difficult Fight]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-most-difficult-fighthttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-most-difficult-fightMon, 13 Apr 2026 12:01:49 GMTGreetings! Thank you for checking out another episode of Walking the New Testament. This week, we are going to discuss the difficulties of being an ambassador of Christ in a fallen world. We’re all called to be witnesses of the truth. This doesn’t necessarily mean we are standing on a corner holding a sign that says “the end is near.” Sometimes, it also means living our lives in a way that points people to the truth. And, guess what? We will be hated for it.

Of course, all verses below are from Matthew Chapter 10

“If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.” vs 14-15 NIV

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another.” vs 21-23 NIV

“…If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!” vs 25 NIV

“For I have come to turn

“‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.” vs 35-36 NIV

^“Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” vs 39 NIV

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]]><![CDATA[New Clothes]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/new-clotheshttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/new-clothesMon, 06 Apr 2026 12:02:52 GMTGreetings! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

Today we will chat a bit about how Jesus was an expert at putting the Pharisees and “Religious” leaders of his time in their place.

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” vs 13

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” vs 16-17

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]]><![CDATA[We Don't Want You Here]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/we-dont-want-you-herehttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/we-dont-want-you-hereMon, 30 Mar 2026 12:03:47 GMTGreetings!

I trust your week has been a good one. Today we will take a look at how a gentile recognized Christ’s authority and how, in many cases, people reject the power of Christ and beg him to leave them alone.

Thank you for taking time to join me for another episode of Walking the New Testament!

A Centurion recognizes the authority of Christ

“The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it. When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.”” Verses 8-10

People beg Christ to leave them alone

“Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.” Verse 34

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]]><![CDATA[The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached: Part 3 (Finale')]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-greatest-sermon-ever-preached-07bhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-greatest-sermon-ever-preached-07bMon, 23 Mar 2026 12:03:42 GMTToday we’ll take a look at the end of Jesus’ sermon on the mount. I plan to talk a bit about judging others, treating others the way we want to be treated (and how Jesus said that when we do this, we are fulfilling “the law”), and finally, how simple it is to be a Christian if we will study the Sermon on the Mount and do our best to put the wisdom of this sermon into practice.

“You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” vs 5

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” vs 12

“But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” vs 26

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]]><![CDATA[The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached: Part 2]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-greatest-sermon-ever-preached-e63https://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-greatest-sermon-ever-preached-e63Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:03:57 GMTThank you for bearing with me while I took a couple of weeks to visit family and recover from the traveling. I hope you will enjoy this episode!

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We will be discussing being “righteous” in public and how forgiving others is a prerequisite for being forgiven ourselves. Is saying, “I forgive you, but I won’t forget what you’ve done” the right way to handle forgiveness?

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” vs 1

“…Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” vs 4

“…Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” vs 6

“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” vs 12

“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” vs 14-15

“…your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” vs 18

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]]><![CDATA[One More Week!]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/one-more-weekhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/one-more-weekMon, 09 Mar 2026 12:03:23 GMTGreetings!

I had a great time with family over the last week. This family time required significant traveling and I am exhausted, but invigorated.

Please bear with me for one more week while I recover from my trip.

Lord willing, I will be releasing Matthew 6: The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached, Part 2 on 03/16/2026!

I look forward to the next episode, and I hope you do as well.

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]]><![CDATA[Short Break]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/short-breakhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/short-breakMon, 02 Mar 2026 13:02:59 GMTHello everyone! Thank you for being part of Walking the New Testament! I hope each of you has been able to get some benefit from this project so far. I know I have been truly enjoying every minute of this incredible journey.

That being said, there is no audio episode this week (03/02/2026) because I am visiting family and traveling. Please, don’t unsubscribe! Ha! Bear with me and, Lord willing, I will be back with the next episode “Matthew Chapter 6” on 03/09/2026.

Until then, God bless each and every one of you. Have an amazing week!

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]]><![CDATA[The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached: Part 1]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-greatest-sermon-ever-preachedhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/the-greatest-sermon-ever-preachedMon, 23 Feb 2026 13:02:42 GMTJesus’ sermon on the mount is actually 3 chapters long. Chapters 5 - 7. We won’t go through all 3 chapters today, of course. Here are the verses I plan to expound upon a bit today:

³⁷All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

⁴²Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

*** There may be no episode dropping next week (March 2, 2026) because I will be traveling. I may skip two weeks, and if I do, I will let everyone know. Thank you! ***

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]]><![CDATA[We Have the Power]]>https://wtnt.substack.com/p/we-have-the-powerhttps://wtnt.substack.com/p/we-have-the-powerMon, 16 Feb 2026 13:03:00 GMT“Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”

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