Messages on Matthew (Page 3)
Earthly vs Heavenly Treasure
In a materialistic world trying to turn our attention to all the new, shiny, faster, and better items which promise us a better, happier, more fulfilling life, Jesus calls us to something completely different. Rather than storing up the earthly treasure the world is selling, he tells us to store up heavenly treasure which pays an everlasting reward. Message Today we start a new series to see what the Bible says about “Treasure.” We don’t talk a lot about treasure…
Offense and Forgiveness
Every relationship is has a moment where one person offends or hurts another. The question is, how do people move forward after the relationship is damaged? Often people ignore the hurt and let it fester, lash out with revenge, or go and tell the other person they are owed an apology. But the Bible tells us that we have to choose a different option: forgiveness. And we are supposed to forgive regardless how how grievous the sin, how many times…
Be Nice
A first step in strengthening relationships is simple kindness. Everyone knows that, but few actually live it out every day, towards every person. Instead we pick and choose who to love and who to loathe. The Bible teaches us to love our neighbor as ourselves and we don’t get to pick who our neighbor is. Message Do you know the secret of getting people to like you? Be nice to them! This sounds simple, but do you realize how all-encompassing…
Community Renewal
When we think about Heaven, oftentimes we think about clouds and harps. But when Jesus speaks about the Kingdom of Heaven in the Gospel of Matthew, he speaks of God’s divine authority breaking into our world around us. As followers of Jesus we have the opportunity to join with God’s work in bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to our community.
Your Forever Family
The Importance of Family at Christmas This morning we are continuing our Christmas Series “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” where we are looking at our favorite parts of Christmas & tracing those themes to see how they point to Jesus. We already covered how our Christmas tree comes to us from the Tree of Life and points to the tree Jesus was hung on, thereby giving us eternal life. And last week we looked at how music is so integral…
Eyes to See Like Jesus
Jesus saw the world around him with compassion. Unless we see the world like Jesus, we will never share Jesus with the world.
Outside the Walls
Finding Our Mission I’ve had busy days during this first week as pastor of First Baptist Church in Chariton, Iowa. I’ve met many of you, held meetings, put my office together, learned who to ask about what – and I’ve loved it all! I’m excited about being here and about what I see God doing already. But the busyness and the activity are not what my job here actually is. We don’t exist as a church simply for me to…