Apr 24, 2016
No one but Jesus has ever said "Love your enemies." The normal and accepted way to live is to endure your enemies at best. This week Jesus invites his disciples to the summit of the Christian's character and conduct. According to Jesus, this is one of the chief aims of the Christian life. The summit is glorious but...
Apr 17, 2016
How do you respond to personal offense? How we handle the offenses in our lives can make a tremendous difference on our quality of life. The natural reaction is often to retaliate, and not just retaliate but escalate. Take it up a notch. In our text this week, Jesus encourages his disciples to not only avoid...
Apr 10, 2016
While there are more ways to communicate with people today, it seems good communication is harder and harder to come by. What is the value of a person's word, does it matter anymore? In today's text Jesus talks about the importance of truthfulness in our speech. Why does truthfulness matter? What affect does it have...
Apr 3, 2016
Most people today have been impacted one way or another by the effects of divorce. In today's text Jesus speaks about this complex and sensitive subject. The goal of his command is not just to avoid divorce, but to encourage life long love of marriage partners. Matthew 19 flushes out more fully Jesus' teaching on the...