God is obsessed with life. His desire is not just that his people wouldn’t murder, but that they would bring life everywhere they go. Matthew 5:21-26.
We discuss what Jesus meant when he said that he came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 5:17-20.
You need people in your life who take their role as your friend seriously. 1 Chronicles 27:25-33. 1 Kings 4:1-6. John 5:1-9. Mark 2:1-12.
We continue through the Sermon on the Mount and discuss the ways that skillful works and moral works act as light in the world. Matthew 5:14-16.
When life gets harder we have to choose active surrender, which gets easier as we grow in faith. Hebrews 11:1-11.
Do your life make people around you thirsty for God? Matthew 5:13-16.
We discuss “The Beatitudes” and how they are meant to be read as descriptive rather than prescriptive. In what may have been his first sermon, Jesus starts by letting his listeners know that whatever position you are in, you’re welcomed into his kingdom because he’s that good. Matthew 5:1-12.
We begin our series on Jesus’ preaching with the Sermon on the Mount as we discuss Jesus’ authority and the importance of being teachable.
God says that each and every one of us matters. People mean something to God and everyone should know that.
God’s desire is to create bonfires and redwoods out of smoldering wicks and bruised reeds. Matthew 12:20.
Is there anything out there to be afraid of? What is healthy fear and what is unhealthy fear?
How are the people of God to relate to the city around them? Jeremiah 29:4-14. Matthew 5:13-16.