Richard continues taking us through The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5: 38-48, where Jesus discusses the Law and challenges what they have been taught their entire lives. Jesus calls His followers to respond in love, not vengeance and revenge, when confronted with attacks. Jesus also calls us to love and pray for our […]
In this week’s message we look at marriage, specifically at the principal of divorce and being a person of your word in Matthew 5:31-37. Richard spends some time leading us through the historicity of a marriage in Biblical times and their view of marriage as a contract. When we take this into account, the message […]
We continue in Matthew 5: 21-30 as we look at The Sermon on the Mount. We see in this week’s message that the heart’s intent is what matters, no matter the outward action. Whether it is hate or lust, what the heart intended has already been considered done. We also see that if our hearts […]
Richard continues in Matthew this morning in verses 17-20 as we discuss how we can fulfill the law. Richard demonstrates further through Matthew 7:12 and Matthew 22:34-40 that we are to Love God and Love Others. These are the greatest commands and it is not about going through the motions, but the intent behind it.
This week we look take a look at the commands to be the salt of the earth and to be the light upon the hill In Matthew 5:13-16. We take a better look at the purpose of salt and light in the ancient world and what it means to lose your saltiness. There is a […]
Richard starts a new series that will walk us through the Sermon on the Mount. This week we start with a series of paradoxes, better known as The Beatitudes, in Matthew 5:1-12. We look at how we, as believers, are blessed (or happy) even though the situations don’t naturally lean to being in that state […]
Richard is wrapping up the Deserted series in Numbers 13-14. We look at the time when the spies went into the Promised Land and provide a report of what they saw. Caleb reported that they could go in and conquer the inhabitants, but the remaining spies were convinced they couldn’t do it. As a result […]
This week we are in Exodus 32 looking the all-familiar story of the Golden Calf. Moses has been on Mt. Sinai for a while and the Israelites are not patient enough to wait for his return and make an idol to worship. When Moses returns, he takes punishes the Israelites and even makes a plea […]
We are in Exodus 18 this week looking at the lesson that Moses learns from his Father-in-Law. Moses sits as the judge over all Israel trying to handle all of their issues alone, and he recieves advice to appoint others to handle the smaller issues and to only handle the larger issues that they cannot […]
Have you ever done something purely out of familiarity, even though you were told differently? We are habitual people, and Moses did the same thing when the Israelites were thirsty. In Exodus 17, Moses is instructed to strike the rock to bring forth water for the Israelites to drink. In Numbers 20, Moses is instructed […]