The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Radical Truth Telling

Today we continue with the I say to you sayings of Jesus in our series over the Sermon on the Mount.  We turn to the fourth ethical teaching of Jesus contained within this section and discover Jesus’ radical call to truthful living found in Matthew 5:33-37. THINK About how we have lived regarding our truthfulness….

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Divorce

THINK About how we have come to treat the institution of marriage and what God has created marriage to be. KNOW Jesus doesn’t just have something to say to us today regarding divorce, but the God-given purpose and intent of marriage. DO Grow in our understanding and conviction of the holy, sacred nature God has…

Easter Changes Everything

SERMON REFLECTION Memorize 1st Corinthians 15:3-4 THINK About how the resurrection has impacted your life and view of this world.  Has it? KNOW If Christ is risen—then nothing else matters.  This historical fact changes everything.  It is the central point of our faith, and it should bring about personal life-giving change. CHALLENGE Does it matter? …

Palm Sunday 2023 ~ The Tale of Two Kings & Kingdoms

Today we will briefly pause this week from our sermon series over the Sermon on the Mount. To carry on a historical tradition of faithful followers of Jesus throughout the church’s history to reflect and remember a very special and significant moment of Jesus’ life leading up to the crucifixion and death, and ultimately to…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Adultery & Sin

Today we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount and enter into our second ethical teaching given to us by Jesus in the second section of Jesus’ teaching.  In the section known as the, “I say to you, sayings of Jesus.”  Learning today what Jesus has to say about adultery and sin. ((Audio…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Anger & Murder

In today’s message, we continue taking our time this year to dive deeply and learn from what is claimed by many as the greatest moment of teaching in the Bible that is given directly to us from Jesus to those who would desire to be His disciples, who would desire to follow His way. Those…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ I Say to You

Today we return to Matthew chapter five. Last week we finished our exploration of the beatitudes, the blessed attitudes, and the virtues of God’s Kingdom and its people, which was just the beginning of a much larger exploration of what we know today, as the Sermon on the Mount. Insomuch, as our journey through the…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Persecuted

Today we examine the final beatitude in the introduction of the Sermon on the Mount.  In this, we tie them all together to show how they are a collective whole, and how you cannot have one without the other. We also examine what it is Jesus means when He says blessed are those who are…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Peacemakers

Today as we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount we continue our journey through Jesus’ opening words, The Beatitudes.  The blessed attitudes and virtues of the Kingdom of God and its people.  We continue where we left off in verse nine of Matthew five, which is the seventh beatitude. “Blessed are the…