Hosea: God’s Redeeming Love
Hosea’s life is his sermon. Called by God to marry a faithless wife, Hosea pursues her with an unrelenting love. This was God’s last-ditch attempt...
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Jonah: Running from God
Father’s Day is a good day for a “big fish story.” The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible...
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What is Your Foundation?
Today’s message brings the Sermon on the Mount to a close. Jesus gave an invitation to respond to His truth. He did it through the...
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Going Against The Flow
As Jesus nears the end of the Sermon on the Mount, he encourages persistence in praying to the Father, gives us the Golden Rule, and...
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Your First Priority
In verses 19-24, Jesus emphasized that we have to choose between serving God or stuff (mammon). That choice has another natural consequence – anxiety. If...
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Judgment and Discernment
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus moves from personal temptations to interpersonal temptations. He warns against inappropriate judging (v. 1-5) and commends appropriate evaluation...
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Where is Your Treasure?
In the first half of Matthew 6, Jesus describes the believer’s private life (giving, praying, fasting); in the second half he is concerned with our...
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Just Do It
Why do you do what you do—to gain the adoration of God or of others? Jesus teaches his disciples to be careful to not “practice...
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No Ordinary Faith
In the Sermon on the Mount, it becomes evident that Jesus believed authentic faith should shape how his disciples relate to people around them. It’s...
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Easter: It Is Finished
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Woman Behold Your Son
Jesus models abiding in the 5th commandment here. He is caring for his mother who loves him as much as a mother can love a...
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Raise The Bar
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus doesn’t lower the bar when it comes to the law, he raises it. By making it clear that...
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