Series: Radical: the Hard Sayings of Jesus Title: The High Cost of Living for Jesus Text: Luke 14:25-33 Today’s Takeaway: Your relationship with Jesus should be the most precious thing to you on earth 1. Don’t put anything before Jesus a. Jesus > your family b. Jesus > your possessions c. Jesus > your life…
Title: The Land of the Free Text: 1 Peter 2:16 Today’s Takeaway: Don’t waste your freedom! 1. Enjoy your freedom 2. Defend your freedom 3. Advocate against ungodliness 4. Maximize your service to God May America be better because we take every advantage of our freedom in Christ!
Series: Radical: the Hard Sayings of Jesus Title: For God and Country Text: Matthew 22:15-22 Today’s Task: How do I navigate the tension between my duties to God and to government? 1. Be exemplary in obeying God and government 2. Realize the connection between God and government 3. Give God pride of place when God…
Series: Radical: the Hard Sayings of Jesus Title: That’s Not Fair! Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Today’s Topic – How to keep a distorted desire for justice from ruining your joy in the kingdom of heaven 1. Remember where justice would land you 2. Rest in the great gift that God has given you 3. Refuse to…
Series: Radical: the Hard Sayings of Jesus Title: One Hand Is Better Than Two Text: Matthew 5:30 Today’s Takeaway: Take extreme measures to oppose sin in your life Who? Only those who sin should take extreme measures Why? Because sin is extremely deadly How? Amputate, mortify, and limit sin in your life May we never be…
Series: Life Lessons from the Mountain Title: Without Fanfare or Forethought Text: Matthew 6:1-4 Tonight’s Task: How should we give to the needy? 1. Give to the needy out of Jesus’ expectation 2. Give to the needy without the intent of attracting the praise of man 3. Give to the needy with spontaneity and secrecy…
Series: Life Lessons from the Mountain Title: What Is Best in Life? Text: Matthew 5:43-48 Tonight’s Task: Why should I love my enemy? 1. God loves His enemies 2. God wants me to be outstanding 3. God plans to graciously reveal my imperfections 4. God desires to change my enemy through me May we love…
Series: Life Lessons from the Mountain Title: Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right Text: Matthew 5:38-42 Tonight’s Takeaway – Show grace personally to others even when you are wronged 1. Vengeance is not yours to take 2. Grace is yours to give May we show grace by the grace of God!
Series: Life Lessons from the Mountain Title: Mean What You Say Text: Matthew 5:33-37 Tonight’s Takeaway – Live with such integrity that oaths are almost unnecessary 1. Not all oaths are forbidden 2. Oaths should not be made rashly 3. Oaths should not be made deceptively 4. Oaths should be made only in God’s name…
Series: When Life Doesn’t Make Sense Title: Yet I Will Rejoice Text: Habakkuk 3:1-19 When life doesn’t make sense… 1. Rest in the mercy and power of God 2. Rejoice in God even if there’s nothing else to rejoice in May circumstances never choke out our joy in God!