It’s been almost 20 years (4/25/95) since the Arizona Republic newspaper reported the story of Steve Tran of Westminster, California. Steve had a bug problem: cockroach infestation in his apartment. He tried everything but couldn’t seem to get rid of the nasty creatures. One day he heard about a product…

Today we are continuing our series through the book of Matthew… Sermon on the mount… Section on the Old Testament as addressed by Jesus. Review: Two weeks ago, when we were last in Matthew, we began this section on how Jesus calls Kingdom Citizens to live in light of the Law and the prophets. Jesus now…

As people, it is apparent that we are remarkably bad at choosing people for the best reasons. We are predictably drawn to what we see, to the outward appearance. This is often the natural inception of our understanding of others, and this is not always a bad thing. However, we have to move to a much more accurate assessment of someone by viewing who they are in the inside. When we miss this, we end up with all kinds of trouble. We elect, hire, marry, reward attractive people, or people who perform well, but miss the much more important beauty of so many who may not have the appearance of others. In the same way, we have learned to have the outside of our cups clean and decorated in specific ways in order to be accepted.

There is no place for unjust anger in the kingdom of God.

We are to be Salt and Light and here is why…

Message today is How to Change the World in One Easy Lesson. I believe Jesus wants us to change the World. Look at the sermon on the Mount. Jesus is teaching the Sermon on the Mount in Matt 5-7 . He teaches the Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit… those who mourn... When Jesus preached that sermon,…

TEXT SERIES TITLE Exegetical Idea Homiletical Idea Want them to Know? Want them to do? BIG IDEA When you try to run with your anger it will kill your walk with God. PREACHING IDEA What’s Different? What difference does it make? DATE & PLACE DELIVERED What do they need to know? (Information) Why do they…

An overview of the book of Matthew. The eight "elephant bites"

My sermon is going to be different today. If you are visiting, I’m so glad you are here, but I need to inform you that today’s sermon is nothing like every other sermon I preach from week to week. And this is why: According to Bob Smietana, from LifeWay Research, “more than half of Americans have read…

Relationships in the Kingdom Words to Live // Part 4 Turn to Matthew 5 We spent 3 weeks on the Beatitudes, which deal with the basic character traits of those who will inherit the kingdom of heaven. Explain why I’m skipping down from salt and light Check out those sermons on our YouTube channel This…

Now that Jesus has established that the 'greater righteousness' needed to get into heaven comes from him, he moves to show what it really means to live out that righteousness in a deep, heart-level obedience to God. The righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, based on a cold-hearted, technical obedience to God's law, just won't cut it.

When you go out - go out from where? In today’s portion it’s when you leave that place of covering : your home, your community, your city, your country. An opportunity to do the ‘ right thing ’ and honour your covering or to do the ‘ wrong thing ’ and dishonour your covering. When you ignore the teaching…

As we continue our Believe series, we come to the topic of Peace. Peace - it’s something we all want. We want peace of mind - peace in our lives, homes, nation, world. Every Miss America contestant wants world peace. We want peace, yet, we rarely experience it - there is always something that interferes…

Hate to Hope Text: Matthew 4:17-19 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he…

Matthew 5-7 (morning worship Sermon Details: The big picture of the Sermon on the Mount reveals Jesus' pervasive Kingdom living focus for every believer in the Kingdom as well as contrasting every unbeliever outside of it. Sermon Points: #1 The King Preacher #2 The King's Preaching Purpose #3 The King's Preaching Themes #4 The King's Sermon (Matthew 5-7) Preacher: Daniel Pelichowski