Today we continue where we left off last week looking at the Sermon on the Mount as we move to the second of the beatitudes and seek to discover what it is Jesus means when He says blessed are those who mourn. In this, we will see how this is beautifully connected to the former,…
Tag: Matthew
The Peculiar Kingdom of God and it’s People ~ Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Today we begin a long journey through the Sermon on the Mount. As we enter into its opening Words may we have open and fresh hearts to receive the deep impactful message it has for us. In particular, today we examine the beatitudes. Mainly the first. Blessed are the poor in spirit. ((Audio Only))
Advent 2022 ~ Entertaining Angels: Make Room and Make Space for Peace
Have you ever been in a situation where peace was hard if not impossible to find? Have you ever found yourself in a place where you were in fear of what would happen next? Today we see how God works in such moments in our lives, and how we can have peace in the most…
Advent 2022: Entertaining Angels – Expectant Hope to Share
Today as we go into our time to hear and respond to a message from God’s Word we begin our Advent 2022 preaching series Entertaining Angels. As we look to our theme verse in Hebrews 13:1-2 and see how we should approach Advent as not only a season of personal preparation of Jesus’ coming, but…
The Authority of Jesus
Who is the ultimate authority in your life? Is it Jesus? Jesus makes this claim. Do you believe it? More importantly, do you live like it? Join us today driving into the Word of God seeking the answers to these questions and more, and discovering why it is pivotal for us to not just believe…
C.H.U.R.C.H. ~ Community of Belonging
THINK: What is this thing? Who is this thing Jesus is building called the church? Do I belong to his Church? Am I living for what Jesus died for? KNOW: We are in this together, every one of us. We are the church. It is not brick and mortar. The Church Jesus builds is a…
Little Faith
If you have lived for any period of time you know that life is full of storms, and there are more storms in this life than we would care to admit. Today we turn to the Gospel of Matthew in the eighth chapter and we talk about an actual storm and see the ability to…
Parables of the Kingdom ~ Treasures Old & New
Today we continue to explore the parables of the Kingdom as we look to Matthew chapter 13 to fully understand what this Kingdom of God is and how to can live in it in the present even though it is present but not yet fully here. ((Audio Only))
Parables of the Kingdom ~ Treasures & Pearls
The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure in a field and a pearl of great value. How so? What implications do these parables of the Kingdom have for us here today as we live in the tension between times? As we live in the tension of a present, but not yet Kingdom. ((Audio Only))
Parables of the Kingdom ~ Mustard Seed & Leaven
As we continue today discussing how it is we live and fulfill our present purposes in the midst of the tension we live in a time between times. That we live in a present but not yet fully fulfilled promise, present but not yet Kingdom, and present but not yet life. We will be continuing…