 Matthew 24:45-51
Jesus is coming soon. Christians must be sure to be found busily working the jobs Jesus has given us to do.
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 Matthew 21:18-22
Prayer is much more than something else we do to practice our faith in Jesus. Faithful prayer is crucial for a vital connection to the life of God. There can be no "fruit" without it.  Matthew 17:1-8
The event of the transfiguration of Jesus showed Peter, James, and John who Jesus is. Followers of Jesus trust the testimony of those three disciples. As we learn to worship God in the way of Jesus, God provides the strength and comfort to live faithfully to Jesus's way.  Matthew 16:24-28
It is true that Christians have the hope of "going to Heaven" at the end of God's plan for history. But that is not the good news that calls each of us to follow Jesus. In this passage in Matthew 16, Jesus exposes the heart of his call to discipleship--to following him and his way. It is the call of the master to his servants. Jesus warns that anyone following him for other reasons will lose the very thing they hope to gain. Instead, Jesus invites every human being to embrace what we are: servants of God. Jesus invites every human being to devote ourselves to the only worthwhile object in this life: living for the happiness of God. Jesus sounds this call, because the truth is that God alone is worthy.  Matthew 16:1-4
Jesus teaches that evidence of what God is doing in our time in history is as plain as a brilliant red sunset. But that does not mean that those signs are easy to understand. The experts in religion in Jesus's day were baffled by the signs of the kingdom of God that stared them in the face. Expert Bible knowledge is necessary, but there is much more to it than that. Disciples are expected to learn how to listen to God as he leads his Church through each season of history.  Matthew 15:21-28
What's going on when our prayers seem to "fall on deaf ears" in heaven? Why would a good God not be quick to come to our rescue? Matthew tells us about a time when Jesus was accosted by a Canaanite woman. Jesus was very reluctant to help her -- her daughter was tormented by a demon. As we think about the story, we learn valuable lessons about our own relationship with God. We are inspired again to worship God in the name of Jesus.  Fred Willmon surveys Paul's letter to the Philippians. Highlights of this letter encourage Christians today to have a vibrant faith in Lord Jesus.
 Romans 10: 14-17
In this famous passage, Paul calls attention to the need for listening to the message Jesus Christ has sent into the world. This calls Christians to be careful to give first priority to listening to the "apostolic" teaching kept for us in the Bible. Many Bible studies written by others can be helpful in some ways. Nothing should take the place of studying the Bible in the form that its teachings have been given to us by God's wisdom.  In Matthew 5:16, Jesus teaches that his disciples are to do their good works in such a way that God receives the glory. This sermon considers how that works when God is the source of his own glory.
 2 Corinthians 5:7
How can we have confidence that it will go well for us when we "stand before the judgment seat of Christ" after all is said and done? In this message from guest preacher Mark Collins, of Durango, CO, we are encouraged to rest our fate in the righteousness of Jesus, and to devote our own lives to living God's way according to Jesus. |
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