Sermons

Wholly Follow the Lord When we think about what it means to be a Christian, what do we think about? Do we think about praying before meals? Do we think about reading our Bible? Do we think about not saying certain words, or eating certain foods, or drinking certain drinks, or all the things that we aren’t supposed to do? Do we think about all of the things we are supposed to do? [Read More]

Easter Sunday Jesus. The center of our faith. Without Him, everything is useless. He is the Creator, and he is the Savior. He is, as we have talked about in our Wednesday nights and as I mentioned in communion last week, all knowing. And we all know that. From the beginning of the creation of the world, God knew that atonement would be needed and He had a plan all along. [Read More]

Hebrews Chapter 12 Summary Jesus suffered the cross for the goal of our salvation We should endure discipline so that we can become holy In becoming holy we have gained a kingdom that cannot be shaken if we listen to Him The consequences of not doing so are grim. - Our God is a consuming fire. The book of Hebrews can be quite difficult to understand. It is filled with imagery. [Read More]

This lesson continues the sermon series on the Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees. I had originally thought that this would take maybe two Sundays to go over, but I have really enjoyed diving a little deeper into these verses than I might normally, so I hope that you have found it useful as well. Before we begin though, let’s pray. Matthew 23:23-28 ESV 23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! [Read More]

The past couple of times we have looked at Matthew 23 we have looked at the hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees. This week we look at their blindness and answer the question, “What does Jesus mean when He says that they are blind?” Before we go further though, let’s pray. Matthew 23:16-22 16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath. [Read More]

Matthew Chapter 23 is one that is quite famous and well known. I think the reason for that is that hypocrisy is something that we all see and can identify, perhaps daily in our lives or the lives of the people or institutions around us. I think one of the other reasons that this passage is so famous is because there is a passion that comes through the text from the words of Jesus that stirs us. [Read More]

One of the biggest claims against the church of today is that it is full of hypocrites. Unfortunately, that is many times true. I have heard it said many times that “Of course the Church is full of hypocrites!” “We are imperfect people and we have sin, we recognize it, and that is why we are at church in the first place!” I have oftentimes agreed with this sentiment. I know that I am not perfect and I know that I have sin. [Read More]