Teaching by Book: Matthew
Who Then Is the Faithful and Wise Servant?
How should the faithful and wise servant of Christ live in difficult times? The faithful and wise servant is prepared, productive, and practices love.
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Faith, Hope, and Love – Part 4
We will never be fully human until we learn to fully love. According to Jesus, that includes loving both our neighbors and our enemies.
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Mind Your Heart, Part 3: Fear and Worry
Our worry is directly related to our understanding of eternity. Have you developed a sense of an eternal value system? Because once you do, it dilutes any sense of worry and fear.
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The Cost of Not Following Jesus, Part 5
To not follow Jesus is to miss out on being part of the eternal, magnificent, unexplainable kingdom of God, where everything is different than we would expect. Everyone has a platform in His kingdom, so we must get away from the mentality that there are only certain types of important people.
Watch / ListenThe Cost of Not Following Jesus, Part 4
A cost of not following Jesus is that you will attempt to find truth, peace, and righteousness through your own self. The Sermon on the Mount reveals that none of those are possible outside of life in the kingdom of God.
Watch / ListenThe Cost of Not Following Jesus, Part 3
The kingdom of God is His universal sovereign rule over all time and all situations in all of history. A cost of not following Jesus is being outside of His kingdom and missing out on its eternal benefits.
Watch / ListenThe Cost of Not Following Jesus, Part 1
A cost of not following Jesus is that you will have a restless soul and troubled conscience. People who are at rest have an insatiable desire for the Word, a devoted prayer life, a care-less attitude about the things of this world, and a nonjudgmental spirit toward people who are not as mature as they are.
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What’s in a Name?
You are not defined simply by what has happened to you or by what you have done. When the Son sets you free, you are free indeed, and He gives you a new name.
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Moral Integrity, Part 2
When you surround yourself with a community who truly understands the Christian faith, you are able to find true victory in your walk with Jesus.
Watch / ListenMoral Integrity, Part 1
Understand that you will never fully understand the opposite sex. But if you seek to learn someone’s story, you might have more sympathy than judgment.
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God Won’t If We Don’t
A forgiven person should always have a forgiving spirit. Jesus commands that we forgive others because of what He has forgiven us. God won’t if we don’t.
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Sanitizing Christmas
Sometimes our understanding of the events surrounding Jesus’ birth become “sanitized” when we don’t realize how difficult those events were. The Messiah brought “peace on earth,” but maybe not the way you think.
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In the Beginning, Part 23: Brokenness
We are all broken sexually, spiritually, emotionally, intellectually and physically as a result of the fall. Our brokenness blinds us to our brokenness and tells us we are not as broken as others.
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Forgiveness: Living an Authentic Christian Life
Forgiveness is the willingness to live with the consequences of someone else’s sin without holding it against them.
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It Is Finished: Good Friday
As we consider the cross, we should be sobered by the reality that Jesus was willing to come from the safety of heaven, take on human flesh, live a sinless life, and die a sinner’s death on our behalf.
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