April 6, 2025
I am confident that each of us here today probably have something we are not at peace with right now. Maybe it is your health or the health of a family member. Maybe it is your job or financial situation. And perhaps there are troubling family relationships where there is no real peace. We live… Read More »
March 30, 2025
If I were to ask you today, “How many of you see yourself as being pure in heart?” I wonder how many of us would raise our hands. And if we were to do that, I’m sure most of us might be like, “Mmmm… I don’t know, maybe, I don’t know…I hope so…but I’m not… Read More »
March 23, 2025
First Century Context: Mercy Was Opposed As we continue in this series on the Beatitudes, we focus on the theme of mercy. Very similar to meekness, mercy is often associated with weakness. I came across a writing by a Christian historian, relating how mercy was viewed by many of those who heard these words when… Read More »
March 16, 2025
We are continuing today in this series preaching from the Beatitudes. Many commentators and biblical scholars see these Beatitudes of Jesus as operating principles of the kingdom of God. I certainly believe they are correct. This means that Jesus desires those who are his disciples will have these traits or qualities as part of their… Read More »
March 9, 2025
I just want to emphasize in this series that Jesus lays out some operating principles within the kingdom of God. We are to enact these operating principles in our personal lives as people in the kingdom of God. Or people who have the kingdom of God within them. Yet I find there are many misunderstandings… Read More »
March 5, 2025
There are different types of mourning. I believe most of us think of mourning in terms of loss or separation. It could be separation from our loved ones through divorce or death. Or perhaps, less intensely, impersonal objects or items of affection that we lose or experience unwanted separation in our lives. Broken hearted lovers… Read More »