Sermon On The Mount - Build On The Rock
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like aa wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like aa foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Sermon On The Mount - Asking / Golden Rule
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 7:11
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Matthew 7:12
Sermon On The Mount - Judging Others
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you."
Matthew 7:1-6
Sermon On The Mount - Treasures And Anxieties
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
Matthew 6:33
Sermon On The Mount - The Lord's Prayer
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Sermon On The Mount - Beware Of Practicing Your Righteousness
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
Matthew 6:1-4
Sermon On The Mount - Oaths, Retaliation, Love Your Enemies
Continuing in our series on Jesus' sermon on the mount, Josh Agnew walks us through verse by verse what is said about oaths, retaliation, and loving your enemies.
Sermon On The Mount - Law, Anger, Lust, Divorce
Sean continues walking us through Jesus' sermon on the mount and what He says about The Law, as well as anger, lust, and divorce.
Sermon On The Mount - Salt And Light
"You are the salt of the earth,
but if salt has lost its taste,
how shall its saltiness be restored?
It is no longer good for anything
except to be thrown out
and trampled under people's feet.
You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do people light a lamp
and put it under a basket, but on a stand,
and it gives light to all in the house.
In the same way,
let your light shine before others,
so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 5:13-16
Sermon On The Mount - The Beatitudes
The first sermon in our new series on the Sermon On The Mount. Jesus came and preached about a kingdom that seemed upside down and backwards to what the world says. The beatitudes Jesus spoke about show us how we who are in God's kingdom can look different than those in the world because our hope is not in this world.
The Humility Of Jesus
Bret Farris teaches us what a life of humility looks like by looking at the example Jesus lived for us. Counting His status as nothing, our King left His throne and came to serve us. Let us now lay down our lives to serve Him!
Surrender Your Comfort
“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.”
Philippians 3:8-11
Surrender Your Sin
Sean Eppers examines the story of King David and Nathan and what repentance in the life of a believer looks like. Praise God for the blood of Jesus that takes away our sin! We can surrender it confidently knowing that our God has paid for it already.
Surrender Your Life
The first sermon in our series on surrender. We want to be a people who surrender our whole life to the Lord. In this sermon, we look at Peter, and the way Jesus called him into this sort of surrender.
Abba Father
Josh continues our mini-series on loneliness by pointing us to the relationship we have with our Heavenly Father. It is personal, intimate, and satisfying. Praise God that He hears us and knows us and loves us as His children.
Battling Loneliness
Sean teaches us about how loneliness is a very real battle in this day and age and how we are to fight it by finding our every need in Christ and by being a part of the Church. God gives us community with Himself and with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Ruth - God's Greater Plan
Sean Eppers wraps up our series on Ruth, showing us how Jesus is our True and Better Redeemer, and how God is sovereign over all things in life, working for our good and His glory.
Ruth - A Stand For Righteousness
Sean examines the moment Boaz wakes up to Ruth at his feet. But rather than giving into a moment of passion, Boaz stands for righteousness, further displaying the character of Jesus, our Redeemer.
Ruth - Redeeming Love
"Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? Is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do.” And she replied, “All that you say I will do.”
So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.”"
Ruth 3:1-9
Ruth - The Price Of Redemption
Ruth is a story that clearly parallels and points to Jesus and the redemption that He brings His people. Sean examines how we start seeing those parallels in Boaz towards Ruth.