Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples

Counter Culture

Beware

“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. Matthew 6:1 Jesus is saying to beware the motives of your heart. Three times in this passage, with regards to giving, praying, and fasting, Jesus says,…

Not an Iota or a Dot

You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, John 5:39 Jesus didn’t just bring a cross to reconcile us to God, but He brought a distinctly different kingdom from the world we live in. Jesus isn’t just a point in…

Living Differently

Jesus calls us to be distinctly different. In Matthew 5:3-12, Jesus mentions 8 specific blessings. We call these the Beatitudes. How, as Christ followers, are we different from the world?Jesus shows us a different way of righteousness. Jesus shows us a different way of love. We don’t love because of the bottom line or if…