We have a culture that is determined to not offend anyone or make anyone feel bad about their choices and desires. We want everyone to feel comfortable and no one to suffer any consequences for anything. But could it be that in God’s eyes our interests have become so man-centered instead of God-centered – we…
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:20 Wow! Jesus pulls no punches. How is our righteousness supposed to exceed that of the experts? How are we supposed to live holy and perfect lives? Jesus gives us six examples…
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…
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 5:16 Salt and Light. Jesus looked at the people on the hillside, those broken, those unwanted, unloved, and he says to them that they are the…
There is a lot of “religion” out there that says that grace and love will win regardless of our behavior. However, that is not what Jesus or the scriptures teach. Join us as we look at what Jesus had to say about the world, our culture and how we’re supposed to fit in.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who…
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people…
This phrase “descended into hell” is important so we can feel the weight of our sinfulness. It is our sin that held him there. It is our rebellion that held him there. We are dead in our trespasses and sins, and we are made alive in the resurrection of Christ. We were dead, and now…
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith who for the joy that was set…