Jesus moves from the feast at Matthew's house to answering questions about fasting. He explains fasting using analogies of clothing repair, wine storage, and weddings. We examine our new life in Christ and fasting from both doctrinal and devotional points of view.

Like the book as a whole, the final two chapters of 2 Samuel are Bitter-Sweet.

In looking at Christ, we discover a pattern for victory in suffering.

The command to submit to the civil government is not arbitrary. There is meaningful purpose behind it.