Sermon RecapText: Matthew 6:1-18Big Idea: Your righteousness has everything to do with your heart.Summary: As Jesus continues His sermon, He does not begin a new thought in chapter 6, rather, He carri...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 5:38-48Big Idea: The perfection of the Law is an unnatural love.Summary: As Jesus concludes His six case scenarios of reinterpreting the Law through the interpretation of Chr...  Read More

Discussion Questions1. What teaching have you received from pastors in the past regarding politics?2. How do you discern between morality and policies in contemporary politics?3. What avenues of engag...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 5:27-37Big Idea: Pursue faithfulness, because God loves integrity.Summary: The pattern of Jesus after He declares Himself to be the fulfillment of what the Law pointed toward...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 5:21-26Big Idea: Do not murder, because God loves life.Summary: After declaring that He is the fulfillment of all that the Old Testament pointed to and anticipated, Jesus pro...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 5:17-20Big Idea: How we understand the Law will define how we understand the Gospel.Summary: In these four verses, Jesus communicates significant truth about His disciples' r...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 5:14-16Big Idea: The light of your life is to shine the glory of God.Summary: Movement 1: In the beginning God created the cosmos, and it was formless and void. Darkness cove...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 5:1-13Big Idea: God's economy is not like the world's...Summary: The Sermon on the Mount is sometimes referred to as Jesus' ethical framework for His Kingdom. While an elemen...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 4:12-25Big Idea: You can trust the King’s heart.Summary: These three vignettes all support an evidencing of King Jesus’ heart. The first vignette reveals Jesus as the fulfill...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 3-4:11Big Idea: The King is on a mission!Summary: A pivot occurs between Matthew 2 and Matthew 3. The story turns from Jesus' birth story and transitions to His adult life. H...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 2Big Idea: There are ultimately only two responses to the King.Summary: Continuing on in the storyline of the Christ who has come into the world, Matthew details two response...  Read More

Sermon RecapText: Matthew 1Big Idea: Everything in the Bible is pointing to Jesus.Summary: Matthew's Gospel is an intentionally crafted retelling of the life of Jesus Christ. His emphasis is on Jesus ...  Read More