Category: Sunday Word
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Faith Without Hypocrisy
This morning we will return to our series in the Sermon on the Mount and explore more of the theme we discussed a couple of weeks ago on Pentecost. In particular, as we turn to the sixth chapter of Matthew, causing us to ask even more that question about who it is we are living…
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Pentecost ~ Simony
You may be asking yourself, looking at our sermon title for today. What is Simony, and how does it have anything to do with Pentecost Sunday, the very celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit in power, as promised by the prophets and Jesus Himself? It has everything to do with it because it…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Radical Love
We have been on a journey through the sermon on the mount, discovering the true peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. Join us on this journey as we continue where we left off in Matthew 5:42-48 where we come face to face with the true peculiar and radical nature of God’s Kingdom and…
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The Peculiar Kingdom of God & its People ~ Retaliation & Forgiveness ~ Part 2
We have been on a journey through the sermon on the mount, discovering the truly peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. Join us on this journey as we continue where we left off in Matthew 5:38-42 in part two of a two-part sermon, where we examine what Jesus teaches in His fifth, “I…
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The Good Shepherd
Today God took us on a bit of a journey as we turned to the 23rd Psalm to drink deeply into what the Word of God had in store for us today. ((Audio Only))
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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.…
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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…
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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? …
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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…
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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…