Sermons on Matthew
July 21: Helping Those Who Help Themselves (to your stuff)
Believers spend a lot of time on the meaning of the letter of the law, but Jesus Himself shows us just how radical the spirit really is.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 50: 6-7
Psalm 112
Matthew 5: 38-42…
July 14: Becoming Believeable
From Matthew 5, Alex looks at why we lie, and how to become believable.
Readings from this service:
Leviticus 19: 12
James 5: 12
Psalm 76: 11-12
Matthew 5: 33-37…
July 7: Hurting Those We Love
Jesus teaches on sensitive topics like adultery and divorce because he aims to heal the deepest wounds of the human heart. He calls us to faithfulness and draws us into mercy.
Readings from this service:
Colossians 3: 1-5
Psalm 51: …
June 30: Nudged Into Making Peace
Ben asks what anger reveals about the contents of our hearts, and what to do when we feel afraid, insecure, or out of control.
Readings from this service:
Proverbs 25: 7b-10
Deuteronomy 5: 17
Psalm 37: 7-11
Matthew 5: 21-26…
June 23: Jesus & The Law
Christ came not to lower the standard of God’s righteousness, but to complete it for us. Only when we face up to the full gravity of the Law can we understand the magnitude of the Gospel.
Readings from this service:…
June 16: Salt & Light
In Matthew 5, Jesus pays his followers the greatest compliment, and then says something even greater. But “so what”?
Readings from this service:
Proverbs 4: 10-19
Psalm 112: 1-4
Matthew 5: 13-16…
June 9: Growing In the Likeness of Christ
Alex begins our news series on the Sermon on the Mount by exhaling how the first 12 verses of Matthew 5 are the key to understanding the whole thing.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 61: 1-3, 8-9
Psalm 34: 15-19…
Sept. 4: Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
Rev. Ben concludes our summer series this week. The same Jesus who showed his compassion to two blind men outside Jericho reaches out with a tender heart toward sinners and sufferers today.
Readings from this service:
2 Samuel 7: 12-17…
Aug. 28: Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
A little faith in a big Jesus can move mountains.
Readings from this service:
John 14: 12-14
Psalm 95: 6-11
Matthew 17: 14-21…
Aug. 21: Jesus Heals Many & Hardly Any at All
Matthew urges us to repent of our pride so that we can see and marvel at Jesus with fresh eyes.
Readings from this service:
Matthew 13: 53-58
Psalm 103: 8-17
Matthew 15: 29-31…
