Matthew 6:19-34
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life," Jesus says. "Easier said than done," we say. Then Jesus offers two heart truths as a way out from under the anxiousness. Who knew birds and flowers were so smart?
Your Kingdom Come - Treasuring Treasures
Matthew 6:19-34
The further into the Sermon on the Mount Jesus goes, the deeper into our hearts He probes. This week we hear Him address the treasures we treasure, the things we set our eyes on, and the masters we serve. The Great Surgeon is performing open heart surgery.
Your Kingdom Come - Does Prayer Work?
Matthew 6:5-15
Oftentimes prayer feels like an add-on to the Christian life. Something we know we should do but don't do well. Jesus knows prayer is the work of the Christian life, and He teaches us to do it well.
Your Kingdom Come - Kingdom Spirituality
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Jesus doesn't need spiritual superheroes, although the world loves them and rewards them accordingly. The Kingdom spirituality Jesus looks for is also rewarded, and what a great reward it is!
Your Kingdom Come - Frenemies and Such
Matthew 5:38-48
This week we continue to discuss how Jesus fulfills the Law and the prophets. Jesus shows us that the Kingdom of God will be different. The laws of the Kingdom will be different. The King will be different. And as a result the people of the Kingdom are called to be different as well.
Your Kingdom Come - Simply "Yes" or "No"
Matthew 5:31-37
Words and deeds matter. We don't just hear God's Word, we are to be do-ers of the Word, as well. Our words matter, too. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us not to swear oaths. Why? What's the big deal with oaths? Well, words matter. And the words we speak point to a greater reality than we realize. So choose your words carefully.
Your Kingdom Come - Kingdom Passions
Your Kingdom Come - Who's Got the Fulfilled Life
Matthew 5:13-20
Who can't help but look at the world around us and groan at all that is so wrong. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers a similar assessment and offers a solution that hinders the decay and repels the darkness. We may need to rethink our groaning.
Your Kingdom Come - Who's Got the Good Life
Matthew 4:12 - 5:12
The Good Life. That's what everyone wants, right? What does it look like and how do we get it? In the beatitudes, Jesus offers a powerful picture of what it looks like. The good news of this good life is that it isn't up to us to 'get it'.
Your Kingdom Come - The Best Sermon Ever
Matthew 5-7
We are a people following in the Jesus Way, learning to live lives that reflect the in-breaking Kingdom of heaven here on earth. Matthew 5-7 is the best sermon ever preached, by the best Preacher who ever lived, telling us about the Kingdom way of life.
Easter Sunday - The Verbs of Easter
Matthew 28:1-10
"You seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, just as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples." The story of the resurrection of Jesus is powerful. Four key verbs invite us into the action so we, too, might experience the power.
Palm Sunday - Behold Your King
Matthew 21:1-11
In recording the triumphal entry, Matthew wants us to know that Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble king. A humble king? Where did Jesus learn to be humble? When we realize where, it will change our perspective on so much.
The Jesus Way - People of the Way
Matthew 28:17-20
As People of the Way we are 'Sent Ones,' sent by Jesus to make disciples who love God, love others and make disciples. That sounds like a huge responsibility! But this Great Commission is rooted a Great Claim Jesus makes, followed by a Great Promise. He makes disciple making possible.
Randy Smyth - Expanding the Edge of the Church to Where Christ is Not Known
Randy Smyth speaks on Ethnos360’s church planting missionaries serving unreached language groups of people in remote areas.
The Jesus Way - Gifted for the Way
Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
The Holy Spirit gives each and every follower of Jesus at least one spiritual gift so that all can contribute to the building up of the body. As we discover our Trinity Way of Life, let's earnestly desire both the gifts and the Giver.
The Jesus Way - Equipped for the Way
Ephesians 4:11-16
As followers of Jesus, we get to love God, love others and make disciples. And the good news is that He doesn't expect us to figure out on our own how to make disciples. He equips us! Ephesians 4 shows us some of that equipping and where this equipping will lead us. It is glorious!
The Jesus Way - The Light of the Way
Ephesians 5:1-14
What does a transformed life of a disciple of Jesus look like? In Ephesians 5:1-14, Paul offers a stark contrast of life before and after Jesus shines His light on us. The good news is that we can now walk in the light of the Jesus Way.
The Jesus Way - Renewed Worship
Colossians 3:12-17
The life of the Christ follower ought to reflect Christ's character, be ruled by Christ's peace, and be indwelt by Christ's word. God brings such transformation through renewed worship that restores and restor(i)es our focus.
The Jesus Way - Love God. Love Others.
Acts 2:42-47
Luke gives us a glimpse of a healthy and fruitful church in chapter 2 of Acts. As Christ-followers, they loved God, loved others and made disciples; Christianity's Irreducible Core. God changed the hearts and lives of these, "followers of the way". We will investigate their activities and ask God to help us to begin to develop a "Trinity Way" of living out the Christian life.
The Jesus Way - Abiding In Him
John 15:1-11
When life gets busy, do you feel more or less connected to others? Funny how so much "doing" leads us away from what really matters. We hear from Jesus what a fruit-bearing life looks like and it can't be measured by a 'to-do' list.