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Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Lustful Eyes
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
This sermon looks at a second of the "antitheses," that section of the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus repeatedly said, "You have heard it was said.....but I say to you." In each of these antitheses Jesus explains that God's right intentions regarding the commands had been perverted. Today's sermon explores, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery,' but I say to you, don't even lust."
Sunday Jan 22, 2017
Simmering Anger
Sunday Jan 22, 2017
Sunday Jan 22, 2017
The text for this sermon come from Matthew 5:21-26 and is the opening of a section of the Sermon on the Mount called the "antecedents" because Jesus repeatedly says, "You have heard it said before that...." followed by Jesus' expostion of what God's real and true intention was vastly different than what the religious leaders were saying. Today's sermon examines the issue of simmering anger. "You have heard it said that you shall not kill, BUT I say to you, don't even be angry with your brother (simmering anger) or call him a moron."
Monday Jan 16, 2017
A City on A Hill
Monday Jan 16, 2017
Monday Jan 16, 2017
This sermon comes from Matthew 5:13-16 and is the place where Jesus says to his disciples, "You and you alone are salt and light." The sermon looks at how being salt and light reshapes a person's life in their discipleship to Jesus. By being salt and light we bring glory and praise to God. This is our divine purpose.
Sunday Jan 08, 2017
Caring About the Weak
Sunday Jan 08, 2017
Sunday Jan 08, 2017
This sermon looks at the second four of the eight beatitudes in Matthew 5: merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, and the persecuted. The beatitudes, in sum, give a picture of the transformation that occurs to those who take discipleship to Jesus seriously.
Wednesday Jan 04, 2017
Realizing Our Need for God
Wednesday Jan 04, 2017
Wednesday Jan 04, 2017
This is the first of two sermons on the Beatitudes and the gateway to a Winter/Spring series on the teachings of Jesus from the Gospel of Matthew. Each of the Beatitudes serves like a link in a chain, each link dependent on the previous. The text for the sermon is Matthew 5:3-10.
Saturday Dec 31, 2016
I Am Gabriel
Saturday Dec 31, 2016
Saturday Dec 31, 2016
The angel Gabriel is the voice of this sermon as it looks at the role that angels have played in delivering messages from God. The angels help us to see the weight that is given to the birth of Jesus as the work of God in manifesting his plans to mankind.