Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus enters the temple area and clears out the money changers and those transacting business. He declared that, “My house will be called a house of prayer.” The next morning, He curses a fruitless fig tree. Let the house of the Lord have ears to hear!

Finding security and identity in wealth or finances is really finding it in ourselves and what we think we can do or provide. This hinders our walk with Christ greatly. It is a direct kingdom clash. We will talk about Jesus’ thought provoking encounter with the rich young ruler and what that means for us. Jesus also discusses divorce and remarriage again in this text (19:1-15.) We covered this very important topic in our series, Sermon on the Mount- Week 5, which covered Matthew chapter 5. If you’d like to go back and listen, it’s available on our website.

There is a stigma on the church today when it comes to money. Many believing that Christian organizations, including the church, just have their “hand out.” Does God want us to give our hard-earned money to the church that we attend? Is the tithe a New Testament principle? What is the clearest pattern of giving found in Scripture? These questions and more will be addressed.

We are compelled in Scripture to run the race of faith that is before us. Just as a physical race would need our training and dedication to secure victory, so too our spiritual one. Our pursuit to know Jesus, and be known by Him, is the greatest possible endeavor we can put our heart, soul, and mind to. Isn’t it time we take it serious? It is time we run in such a way…

In lieu of a traditional Christmas sermon series, we would like to celebrate Jesus in a different way! An interview series called, "Hello my name is... Jesus" spotlighting four of the names or titles of Jesus. Each week someone will be asked what their favorite name or title of Jesus given in Scripture is. In addition, why and how has He demonstrated Himself in that way or form in their life? This week: The Lord.

In lieu of a traditional Christmas sermon series, we would like to celebrate Jesus in a different way! An interview series called, "Hello my name is... Jesus" spotlighting four of the names or titles of Jesus. Each week someone will be asked what their favorite name or title of Jesus given in Scripture is. In addition, why and how has He demonstrated Himself in that way or form in their life? This week: Prince of Peace.

Part 1- One of the biggest tools of Satan against the Church is offense. He desires to divide, cripple, and conquer. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” is a misnomer. Words along with deeds can cause much damage and deep scarring. Jesus gives incredible counsel, actually commands on how to deal with conflict resolution. This comes into effect especially with offense. We would do well to heed His words and resist the temptation of gossip, taking sides, and taking on someone else’s offense. A must for every Christian.

As Peter is commended that his confession that Jesus is the Christ, and that His church will be built upon this revelation, he is given keys to the kingdom. What are these keys? He is told that whatever they bind or loose on earth will be bound or loosed in heaven. We hear so much in the spirit-filled charismatic churches of ‘binding’ Satan. Is this what Jesus is referring to in Matthew? Can we actually bind Satan as a Christian? Or was Jesus referring to something else? We also look at Peter’s loving rebuke of Jesus and why Jesus’ response had to be immediate and scorching.

When men consider our interpretations of God’s word as taking precedence over God’s word itself, we have produced a new gospel; that is not a “gospel” at all! What doctrines of men could we currently be blindly accepting as Scripture, because we don’t actually know the tenants of the Word of God?

This center section of Matthew (and chapter 14) could rightly start at the tail end of chapter 13, verse 53; and that is where we begin this new series. One of the most damning sentences in Scripture is as follows: “And He did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.” How does that apply to our own faith-level? This was Jesus’ hometown; where they had a certain expectation of who He was, or who He was NOT. What about our expectations? How much of that feeds into our little faith? Elsewhere He feeds five thousand with a kid’s lunch!

We examine five mini-parables about what the kingdom of heaven is like. They are the Parables of the Mustard Seed, the Yeast, the Hidden Treasure, the Pearl, and a Fishing net.