This Sunday, we take a break from our series on the Beatitudes and the sermon on the mount in the gospel of Matthew and focus on the cross and celebrating the Lord’s supper.  Our text for this communion service is Galatians 6:11-18.  In this text we see Paul the apostle summarizing and making emphasis (v.…

This Sunday, we continue our series on the Beatitudes with the seventh beatitude from chapter 5, verse 9, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”  This beatitude is one not to take lightly because we see that Jesus doesn’t say “blessed are the peaceful” but “blessed are the peacemakers!”  How do we help make peace in a crazy,…

This Sunday, we continue our series on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount with the sixth beatitude from chapter 5, verse 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart.”  This beatitude is probably the most difficult, but also encompasses all the others; for indeed if we are pure in heart, we would have all…

This Sunday, we continue our series on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount with the fifth beatitude from chapter 5, verse 7 “Blessed are the merciful.”  This beatitude we can tend to think is an easy one; after all, who is not merciful as a Christian?  But here is where we tend to…

This Sunday, our series on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount continues again with the fourth beatitude from chapter 5, verse 6.  We’re going to look at this particular beatitude again this week.  Remember Jesus says that the blessed, approved of God person is the one who hungers and thirsts after righteousness.  It…

This Sunday, our series on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount continues with the fourth beatitude from chapter 5, verse 6.  This time Jesus says the blessed, approved of God person is the one who hungers and thirsts after righteousness.  Jesus now speaks of our spiritual to desire to do, and to be…

This Sunday, we continue our series on the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount.  We are now on the 3rd beatitude from chapter 5, verse 5.  Blessed, that is, to be approved of God, is the promise of these beatitudes that we are studying.  This time we look at the 3rd beatitude, which is…

This Sunday, we continue our series on Matthew 5-7, looking at the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount.  We are now on the 2nd beatitude from chapter 5, verse 4.  In these verses 9 times we are called blessed, that is, to be approved of God, and that is what we are in Christ. …

This Sunday, we take a break, and step aside from our series in the gospel of John and start a new series on Matthew 5-7, looking at the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount.  We start with verses 1-3 of chapter 5, looking at the first of the 9 times we, as believers, are…

This Sunday in our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John; we are finishing chapter 11, looking at verses 45-57; where we have looked at this major miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.  We have seen what is most important in this miracle; that Jesus (God) has power over life and death.  And…