Pastor Matt Ewart
Matt Ewart was born and raised in Oklahoma and has lived in several different places since then, including Nebraska, Utah, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Alaska (for a summer). He has served as a pastor at NorthCross Lutheran Church in Lakeville, Minnesota, since 2014. Before that, he served churches located in Commerce City, Colorado, and Tempe, Arizona. Pastor Matt enjoys being outside, listening to podcasts, and tinkering with things in his free time.
The person teaching you
“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons” (1 Timothy…
Bringing Jonah back
God commissioned the prophet Jonah to deliver an important message. The message was designed to prevent judgment from falling on the city of Nineveh….
Take away the stone
Lazarus died. It seemed he died too young. Mary and Martha—sisters of Lazarus—were heartbroken. The entire community gathered around them and mourned with them….
The finish is worth it
The first generation of Christians was all but gone by the end of the first century. The apostle John was the only one remaining…
They don’t know
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). Jesus spoke those words over the Roman soldiers who were…
You will see him
Have you ever prepared to teach a Bible lesson or a Sunday school class? Or have you put serious thought into how to talk…
You know
The prophet Jonah was sent to tell the people in the ancient city of Nineveh that God had taken notice of their wickedness. His…
Take a census
King David got in trouble when he took a census of his people. The census itself was not wrong, but David’s motivations were. The…
Family history
Being a Jew in the first century included with it a certain amount of pride in your ancestors. Jewish families would tell stories about…
Show of force
When tensions rise among nations and their differences are not settled, what can often happen is they resort to a show of force. It…
What people think
People around you will form opinions about you based on how you live your life. Some will think highly of you. Others won’t. Rarely…